Epic lifted the bar by introducing computer aided design and a CNC machined plug for the first V10. The new Ultra skis have lifted it further. The vacuum moulding process and nomex/honeycomb laminate totally eliminates the waviness or "oil canning" which is usually present in GRP products laid up by hand. There is a small amount of waviness remaining in the seams but no doubt somebody will solve this as well in the not too distant future.