More Retro memories????

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Originally Posted by Snowdogskier 

 

Okay, Phil, I'm calling you out! 

 

You claim to be focusing on binding collection because you don't have any room for further ski storage, and then you show us that you have TWO ski tuning machines in your house?!?!!  Those things weigh about 15 tons apiece! 

Sure, they are available on eBay for a few hundred bucks, but then you have to pick up and transport them yourself!  And then find a place to set them up! 

 

Something doesn't compute.  What are you keeping from us?  Are you actually 'collecting' ski tuning machines, or are you just a technical gear freak (i.e. bindings and tuning machines)?.......................... Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

I am just looking for clarification here.

We won't tell anyone.

Thanks

LOL, that was actually at my in-laws house in Vermont. and it is two pictures of the same machine. 

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Originally Posted by MidwestPete 

 

Here is something Phil could collect since he doesn't have extra space. I bought these on my honeymoon in Vail in 1992. I had never seen any before that nor since. I wouldn't mind finding some more.

 

I just need to find some mini bindings to mount on them (correct era of course!).

 

need some ess bindings for them 

Here's Newfydog in the early 80's

Kaestle National Team SL in a 205

Salomon 727 bindings with my first ski brakes

Orange 1973 Lange Banchees, both broken and bolted together with a metal plate

Blue and yellow Swedish Ingemar Stenmark hat. (helmet?? be serious!)

Bright blue padded pants

Still have those skis, the only straight ones I kept.

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Originally Posted by newfydog 

Here's Newfydog in the early 80's

 

Kaestle National Team SL in a 205

Salomon 727 bindings with my first ski brakes

Orange 1973 Lange Banchees, both broken and bolted together with a metal plate

Blue and yellow Swedish Ingemar Stenmark hat. (helmet?? be serious!)

Bright blue padded pants

 

Still have those skis, the only straight ones I kept.

 

 

 

 

This photo looks like it could be a poster!  Too bad it's not in color.

It could look pretty cool silkscreened in one color on a t-shirt though. Reminds me of some below...
 

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Originally Posted by newfydog 

Here's Newfydog in the early 80's

 

Kaestle National Team SL in a 205

Salomon 727 bindings with my first ski brakes

Orange 1973 Lange Banchees, both broken and bolted together with a metal plate

Blue and yellow Swedish Ingemar Stenmark hat. (helmet?? be serious!)

Bright blue padded pants

 

Still have those skis, the only straight ones I kept.

 

Nice skiing, Newfydog!
 

MR

 HOLY COW !!!!!!-- check out this shrine to skiing. My mother-in-law just returned from a bike trip in Alaska. She came across this while on her travels.  

Now that's just wrong....how can you ski them if they're stuck on a wall?

I think I see a few pair I need too......

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Originally Posted by MidwestPete 

 HOLY COW !!!!!!-- check out this shrine to skiing. My mother-in-law just returned from a bike trip in Alaska. She came across this while on her travels.  

 

Exactly where is Alaska? That must be ALL the straight skis IN Alaska. 

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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash 

Now that's just wrong....how can you ski them if they're stuck on a wall?

 

I think I see a few pair I need too......

Maybe you need to make a trip North with a screwdriver.

 

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Originally Posted by MidwestPete 

 

 

Maybe you need to make a trip North with a screwdriver.

 

Make that a PoziDrive. 

Rossi,

They might consider a swap for some of your de-lams or overstock.

Karl

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Originally Posted by orionxprss 

Rossi,

 

They might consider a swap for some of your de-lams or overstock.

 

Karl

What? No way...Only one pair in the whole bunch with a nasty core shot/edge section missing.

98% are skiable. The original concept was "working collection"

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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash 

 

What? No way...Only one pair in the whole bunch with a nasty core shot/edge section missing.

98% are skiable. The original concept was "working collection"

As a recipient of one of his retro offerings, I can say, I doubt Rossi Smash has anything that isn't skiable.

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Originally Posted by MidwestPete 

 HOLY COW !!!!!!-- check out this shrine to skiing. My mother-in-law just returned from a bike trip in Alaska. She came across this while on her travels.  

 

It may be a shrine to some, but if they become delamed and then self-destruct due to UV damage, that is a crime.

They sure went to some effort to build that, well, what ever it is......

So, where exactly is this?  They have clearly put a lot of effort into collecting, and displaying, these skis.  I wonder what his wife thinks?

Oh, yeah, it's Alaska.  She might have built it.

Do you have a higher resolution photo so that we could review all the component skis?
Thanks for posting this.

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Originally Posted by Snowdogskier 

 

It may be a shrine to some, but if they become delamed and then self-destruct due to UV damage, that is a crime.

They sure went to some effort to build that, well, what ever it is......

 

So, where exactly is this?  They have clearly put a lot of effort into collecting, and displaying, these skis.  I wonder what his wife thinks?

Oh, yeah, it's Alaska.  She might have built it.

 

Do you have a higher resolution photo so that we could review all the component skis?
Thanks for posting this.

 

My mother-in-law said she took it in the Juneau area. She just gave me this print -- click on the image and then go to original image for a larger view. If that isn't enough resolution then I can try to scan again (although the original isn't all that great so I don't know if I would gain much).

She called my wife from Alaska and told her she found a wall of skis that I would really like. I thought it would be a fence of skis or something, but I was really impressed to see this.

Looks like a good spot for a wedding.

You're right though - the elements will really take its toll over time.

 

If that thing is in the Juneau area UV won't be as big a factor as the rust. 

Didn't know Eagle Crest had that many skiers.

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Originally Posted by Stranger 

If that thing is in the Juneau area UV won't be as big a factor as the rust. 

 

Didn't know Eagle Crest had that many skiers.

oops - excuse my stooopid spelling error!
 

Maybe you need to make a life flight and get those skis out of there!

We are going to need one of the BIG copters they use for setting the lift towers. 

Wait, a minute there are a lot of glaciers around Juneau, maybe we need one with high altitude capabilities and a ski basket. 

Oh ya this is a retro thread maybe a Gazelle.  .

Don't worry about the spelling, Pallin probably can not spell either.

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Originally Posted by MidwestPete 

 HOLY COW !!!!!!-- check out this shrine to skiing. My mother-in-law just returned from a bike trip in Alaska. She came across this while on her travels.  

 

Thread closed.
 

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Originally Posted by MidwestPete 

 HOLY COW !!!!!!-- check out this shrine to skiing. My mother-in-law just returned from a bike trip in Alaska. She came across this while on her travels.  

 

Got it, got it, need it, need it, got it, got it, got it, got it, need it, need it need it...

What is the original "Suggested Retail Price" of that wall? I see some real nice (and expensive) bindings there that can still be used. There are a couple of pair of 977E's that still dray some good change. There are the "big boy" versions of Pete's mini skis up there. Some skis that we have commented in the past as being the best graphics of all time, 710 Comps, ST Comps, Atomic ARC's, Some of the greatest skiing skis of their time, Elan RC05, K2 Electra GS and TNC's, Salomon 9200 1S, Rossi 7G's Dynastar Course SL. 

Seriously, we would have trouble putting that collection together down here, let alone in Alaska. We need to get the person who put that together to post here on Epic and tell his/her story

Phil...you left out another of my fav's flanking each side of the doorway....

Rossi 4Sk's.....I may have to go up to the museum and fondle them now...

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Originally Posted by Philpug 

 

Got it, got it, need it, need it, got it, got it, got it, got it, need it, need it need it...

 

 

What is the original "Suggested Retail Price" of that wall? I see some real nice (and expensive) bindings there that can still be used. There are a couple of pair of 977E's that still dray some good change. There are the "big boy" versions of Pete's mini skis up there. Some skis that we have commented in the past as being the best graphics of all time, 710 Comps, ST Comps, Atomic ARC's, Some of the greatest skiing skis of their time, Elan RC05, K2 Electra GS and TNC's, Salomon 9200 1S, Rossi 7G's Dynastar Course SL. 

 

Seriously, we would have trouble putting that collection together down here, let alone in Alaska. We need to get the person who put that together to post here on Epic and tell his/her story

Edited by Philpug - 6/21/2009 at 11:10 am GMT

The bike trip my mother-in-law took in Alaska is through WomanTours.

www.womantours.com

info@womantours.com

This company would be the starting point I suppose for finding out an exact location of this shrine. I'll shoot them an e-mail and see what they say.

 

Rossi,

My apologies. I am aware of your envious collection but I did not know your criteria. No harm meant.

Karl

MastersRacer -

The above shrine is probably Juneau's version of the Mitchell Corn Palace.

While looking for a frame to put my "SKI SHRINE" photo in, I just came across this photo taken about the time I had just learned how to ski in the late 70s. Excuse the low end model Dynastars -- and what am I doing all decked out in ski attire in my Mom and Dad's living room I have no idea!

 Don't leave me hanging out there --some of you must have some doofy look'n early photos of yourself you can post! 

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Originally Posted by Stranger 

We are going to need one of the BIG copters they use for setting the lift towers. 

 

Wait, a minute there are a lot of glaciers around Juneau, maybe we need one with high altitude capabilities and a ski basket. 

 

Oh ya this is a retro thread maybe a Gazelle.  .

 

Don't worry about the spelling, Pallin probably can not spell either.

Here is a bird that would be up to the task!
 

This Llama (or so I was told) was photographed around 1997 from the ridge between Alagna and Gresonnay La Trinite in Italy. The ridge was at 3202 m and the load was half a cord of wood for a 'refugio'; a mountain top inn near the ridge line. It would take wood in and trash out.

You may remember Alagna as the fables 'Valley Y'. It was a cool place to ski.

MR

Any collectors out there have any of these transitional (for lack of a better word) skis between straight and shaped? Even though these aren't retro yet, I think they would be cool for a collection.

click to zoom in

SKIING Sept. 1994

Lots of great retro and vintage stuff in this issue -- I'll try to scan/post some of the more interesting items over the next few weeks.

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Originally Posted by MidwestPete 

Any collectors out there have any of these transitional (for lack of a better word) skis between straight and shaped? Even though these aren't retro yet, I think they would be cool for a collection.

 

 

I've got a pairs of Dynastar SF's & STc's.  I would consider these the first wave of shaped racing skis.  The SF's are in mint condition.  I had a pair of 197 SF's previous to these which were my first shaped skis I skied them for 3 seasons for just about everything.  They replaced a pair of 206cm G9's. I got these 192 cm's about the same time as the 182 STc's, but only skied on the SF's a few runs.  I ended up loving the Slalom skis & skiing them most of the time.  At the time they seemed awfully short .

JF

 

Here's part of the back wall...