More Retro memories????

LOOK AD   SKIING Sept. 1986

LOOK AD   SKIING Oct. 1986

I have a pair of these XM's a short lived toe for Look. They look (haha) like a small spaceship.

K2 VO Unlimited    SKIING Dec. 1986

   
   
   
   
 
       Red, white and Blue Bases.  Old winterheats  and the newer winterheat fives, 
                715 bump ski.
                                      CIS Heats.
              
                                  And the Wong Banger!
            
             K2 made some awesome skis in those days.

      Mack

MWP,

Let me know if you have the time. There are tons of trails with long and short rides right from the house.

I just watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. I thought that was were your signature came from. I was inspired by a Simpsons episode that paid tribute to the movie.

MR

VERY COOL!!!! 

I love the neon Looks, well, I love all of it!

I have always liked that line. Back in the 80s I used that line quite a bit with my ski buddy at the time. Both being from Omaha we would come skiing up to something kind of wicked looking (at least for us), and I would always say "very dangerous - you go first"...

 

The RD's to the left are actually a junior look turntable a 2-6 DIN 

 I'm looking for some looks to mount on my "the ski".
Its a more contemporary "the ski" but I'd still like it to have the traditional look 

TC.....just avoid any of the plastic variations. Also many of the later metal models will have a DIN to high for you so be sure and look closely. I LOVE Look turntable bindings!

Tyrolia 400 Series ad   SKIING Nov. 1986

K2 Unlimited Series Ad    SKIING Nov. 1988

An obscure brand - Merite    SKIING Nov. 1988



 

SSL was a buying group and the MERITE was a Special Make Up Ski that was only available at those locations. IIRC, they were  built by a small either Eastern Euro or Japanese builder. 

MasterRacer and all

There will be a race (for the 75th anniversary) on Mt. Greylock down the Thunderbolt trial.
The date is February 20th 2010.

http://www.thunderboltskirunners.org/race

K2 Select   -- my nephew's first ski     SKIING October 1992

Salomon Monocoque design      SKIING October 1992

1993 Volant ad with the great Shane McConkey -- SKIING Sept. 1993

Andy Mill and his 1988 mullet (although I can't talk).      SKIING Dec. 1988

Everything about this Atomic ad screams late 80s.      SKIING Nov. 1988

Other than the simple 70s K2 graphics, these are some of my favorites.   SKI Sept. 1990

427cm skis from SKI Sept. 1990

click to zoom in

So, how do you get through the lift line and corrals on those?

That's 14 feet. Wow!

You can buy and ski hand made wooden skis up to 16' modeled after the longboards of the 1800s: www.lightningboards.com/longboards.htm.

I want a pair of the Sondre Nordheim skis with the root bindings. I'd take those for a spin in Horseshoe Bowl.

Here is the current record for longest skis: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/sports_and_games/action_sports/longest_skis.aspx

Sadly no photograph at Guinness on the records page. But here is one: http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Longest-skis/blog/499041/7691.html

So Smith and Hunt didn't manage their record, but I admire their effort. Sounds like their skis skied better than the longboards of yore.

MR

Authier Ski Ad   SKI October 1990

Another Authier Ad   SKI November 1990



SKI December 1990


Edited by MidwestPete - 8/8/2009 at 03:42 am GMT

"Cruising"  is exactly right.   The 205s felt more like 190s.     ^First pair of skis I skied at Whitetail when it opened in '92.

A pair of these were brought into my shop last year to be mounted. he also had a pair of BRAND NEW in the box pair of Lang XL1000's. HE wanted to mount a pair of Marker M51 sc on them. Unfortunatly, the binding was not indemnified and I wouldn't mount them. He was real pissed at me. I think there is a thread here somewhere where he signed on to Epic asking about getting older bindings mounted. 


Edited by Philpug - 8/8/2009 at 01:48 pm GMT

 There are some nice K2 Extreme's in this thread