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post #4651 of 5347
8/17/12 at 10:49pm
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Snowdogskier is a member here -- he would probably post a pic if you ask him.

 

I was searching for posts on Salomon 447's and stumbled across this...

 

http://www.epicski.com/t/69076/more-retro-memories/690#post_1076968

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post #4652 of 5347
8/19/12 at 4:43am

hello , would it be possible to buy an set of spademan plates with butterfly...in order not to screw the butterflies in the boots...or to be able to let another person too use spademan...I presume these plates where made for rental ???

I'm currently building an ski museum in FRANCE...

PIM

73sakura@wanadoo.fr

thanks in advance

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post #4653 of 5347
8/19/12 at 5:43am
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hello , would it be possible to buy an set of spademan plates with butterfly...in order not to screw the butterflies in the boots...or to be able to let another person too use spademan...I presume these plates where made for rental ???

I'm currently building an ski museum in FRANCE...

PIM

73sakura@wanadoo.fr

thanks in advance


Pretty rare item.  There are a few folks that have some.  When they come up for sale they go for a lot of money. 

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post #4654 of 5347
8/19/12 at 6:39am
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Originally Posted by Pim Geldof View Post

hello , would it be possible to buy an set of spademan plates with butterfly...in order not to screw the butterflies in the boots...or to be able to let another person too use spademan...I presume these plates where made for rental ???

I'm currently building an ski museum in FRANCE...

PIM

73sakura@wanadoo.fr

thanks in advance

 

Ahhh. Rental plates. Should have asked. I have them too. 

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post #4655 of 5347
8/19/12 at 12:33pm
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Ahhh. Rental plates. Should have asked. I have them too. 


 

 

"I told them we've already got one.."

 

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post #4656 of 5347
8/20/12 at 8:58am

 


 

http://www.powdermag.com/videos/garage-sale-frank

 

 

 

 

 

Here is my question: If "Garage Sale" Frank has one of the 3 largest collections, who has the other 2?  Rossi Smash? Mackware? The late Mason Beekly?

 

I'm pretty much done collecting since I have no more room.

 

I'd like to see videos touring those collections! smile.gif


Edited by MidwestPete - 8/20/12 at 9:15am
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post #4657 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:15am
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Here is my question: If "Garage Sale" Frank has one of the 3 largest collections, who has the other 2?  Rossi Smash? Mackware? The late Mason Beekly?

 

I'm pretty much done collecting since I have no more room.

 

I need documentation (and videos touring those collections)! smile.gif

Well Mackware for sure!!! The depths of his "Black hole" collection are boundless  biggrin.gif

 

I probably wouldn't even get into the top 10  frown.gif

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post #4658 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:17am
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Well Mackware for sure!!! The depths of his "Black hole" collection are boundless  biggrin.gif

 

I probably wouldn't even get into the top 10  frown.gif

You have to be up there for presentation though!  Who else has a building dedicated to their collection?

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post #4659 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:20am

From what I see there....  When it comes to stuff I'd consider "collectable"..

 

Rossi Smash and Mack > Garage Sale Frank.

 

Maybe it is just the presentation, but Franks stash looks like a hoarder's room full of crap with a few gems hidden in it.  Rossi Smash's shed looks like a real museum treasure trove of stuff everyone wanted between 1970 and 1990.

 

Also, most of his stuff is still skiable!icon14.gif

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post #4660 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:25am
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From what I see there....  When it comes to stuff I'd consider "collectable"..

 

Rossi Smash and Mack > Garage Sale Frank.

 

Maybe it is just the presentation, but Franks stash looks like a hoarder's room full of crap with a few gems hidden in it.  Rossi Smash's shed looks like a real museum treasure trove of stuff everyone wanted between 1970 and 1990.

Did you see all of the gems in the far back corner of Frank's basement (the 60's skis)?  I wouldn't mind seeing a video going through each of those!  

 

Plus I wouldn't mind seeing a video of Mackware's elusive black hole of ski gear.

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post #4661 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:31am
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Did you see all of the gems in the far back corner of Frank's basement (the 60's skis)?  I wouldn't mind seeing a video going through each of those!


Honeslty, I don't have the proper respect or admiriation for 60s skis.  To me they all look the same and I've never skied any of them so I wouldn't know that was good.  All I know is that's about the time that metal edges started happening, screw on then integrated..  Leather boots and bear trap bindings don't move me.  Good thing is they don't make me feel quite so old though hahahaha..

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post #4662 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:37am
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Honeslty, I don't have the proper respect or admiriation for 60s skis.  To me they all look the same and I've never skied any of them so I wouldn't know that was good.  All I know is that's about the time that metal edges started happening, screw on then integrated..  Leather boots and bear trap bindings don't move me.  Good thing is they don't make me feel quite so old though hahahaha..

 

Seeing the extreme length of the skis (even for beginners) cracks me up.

 

 

 

I didn't start skiing until the mid 1970s -- seeing pics of skiers from the 60s always reminds me of carpenters carrying around lumber.

 

 

I do appreciate the understated and elegant use of the logo on many 60s skis. I think Nordica did a few models back about a decade ago or so with the same elegant/understated look.

 


Edited by MidwestPete - 8/20/12 at 9:51am
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8/20/12 at 9:40am
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Plus I wouldn't mind seeing a video of Mackware's elusive black hole of ski gear.

me too. popcorn.gif

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post #4664 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:49am
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Seeing the extreme length of the skis (even for beginners) cracks me up.

 

 

 

 

With ZERO grooming back in the 60s,  I can somewhat appreciate the value of SUPER long boards.  Better to hit a patch of ice or bottemless snow on longer boards for sure.

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me too. popcorn.gif

popcorn.gif yup

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post #4665 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:53am
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me too. popcorn.gif

 

OK - it is agreed. Who is going to tell him?

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post #4666 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:54am
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Plus I wouldn't mind seeing a video of Mackware's elusive black hole of ski gear.

 

 

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post #4667 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:56am
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OK - it is agreed. Who is going to tell him?

 

 

We may have to see about sending the staff photographer to Oregon....(that's you Philpug..only 500 miles in the TDI, Ziggy can ride shotgun)

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post #4668 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:57am
I think we need to set up a covert operation to get in there.

 

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post #4669 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:58am

Mack's gear collection below...

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post #4670 of 5347
8/20/12 at 10:06am
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Seeing the extreme length of the skis (even for beginners) cracks me up.

 

 

 

I didn't start skiing until the mid 1970s -- seeing pics of skiers from the 60s always reminds me of carpenters carrying around lumber.

 

 

I do appreciate the understated and elegant use of the logo on many 60s skis. I think Nordica did a few models back about a decade ago or so with the same elegant/understated look.

 

 

Even I remember how we used to "size'm up" back in the golden age.

 

You raise up your arm over your head. The ski tip should come right up to the wrist/hand junction.

 

Have fun!!! Most of all I remember cold wet feet in lace up double leather boots, cable bindings and wood skis with screw on edges. The term "tune" did not exist outside of racing circles I imagine. Ice, and there was plenty of it in New England in the 60's and 70's was best approached with a "go straight over it and hope for the best".....perhaps out west back then it was all a bit more manageable, I can't say.

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post #4671 of 5347
8/20/12 at 11:49am
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Seeing the extreme length of the skis (even for beginners) cracks me up.

 

 

Worst (ski) movie** ever?

 

 

Then again, you don't get to see that ^^^ every day!  ;-)

 

** Available on Netflix (streaming)
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post #4672 of 5347
8/20/12 at 12:09pm

 

 

 

The movie probably isn't as bad as the poster and comic book.

 

I think the comic book was the precursor to the  "GIRLS GONE WILD" videos.  

 

Hmmm, gaper boy inspiration...

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post #4673 of 5347
8/20/12 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash View Post

 

Even I remember how we used to "size'm up" back in the golden age.

 

You raise up your arm over your head. The ski tip should come right up to the wrist/hand junction.

 

Have fun!!! Most of all I remember cold wet feet in lace up double leather boots, cable bindings and wood skis with screw on edges. The term "tune" did not exist outside of racing circles I imagine. Ice, and there was plenty of it in New England in the 60's and 70's was best approached with a "go straight over it and hope for the best".....perhaps out west back then it was all a bit more manageable, I can't say.

The bumps!  To have those long smooth 60s' bumps back.  Maybe that is what Heaven has.

 

There were lots of breakthrough skis in the 60s' too.  Head Comps, Harts, VRs' Kastle had some great stuff, Knissel Stars, the list gose on a long ways.  The boots sucked though till Lange, Rosemount, Dale and others showed up.

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post #4674 of 5347
8/20/12 at 1:15pm

I never realized that Frankie Avalon looked soo much like Wally Cleaver.

 

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post #4675 of 5347
8/20/12 at 1:21pm

All guys with hair (helmets) look alike.  ;-)

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post #4676 of 5347
8/20/12 at 3:07pm
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The bumps!  To have those long smooth 60s' bumps back.  Maybe that is what Heaven has.

 

There were lots of breakthrough skis in the 60s' too.  Head Comps, Harts, VRs' Kastle had some great stuff, Knissel Stars, the list gose on a long ways.  The boots sucked though till Lange, Rosemount, Dale and others showed up.

 

YES!!! Big round soft bumps...... I've heard about them, never saw much of them in New England though......

 

Then came the 180cm bump/freestyle revolution.....and that was that!

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post #4677 of 5347
8/20/12 at 4:06pm
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YES!!! Big round soft bumps...... I've heard about them, never saw much of them in New England though......

 

Then came the 180cm bump/freestyle revolution.....and that was that!

they still exist in certain places.  I've found then on a few runs at Alta.  it is just as the pow is skied out and the bump skiers move on to other runs.  and there are not any snowboarders to scrape them flat and push all the snow to the bottom of the hill. 

 

Royal

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post #4678 of 5347
8/20/12 at 9:26pm
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The movie probably isn't as bad as the poster and comic book.

 

I think the comic book was the precursor to the  "GIRLS GONE WILD" videos.  

 

Hmmm, gaper boy inspiration...


...worse i'm shure, then the poster and comic book. Embarrassed to say i watched it this past spring on TCM turner classic movies channel!

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post #4679 of 5347
8/20/12 at 10:25pm

 

Oops, I crapped my pants!

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post #4680 of 5347
8/21/12 at 11:19am

SALOMON just the BINDING company...as U recall....

Salomon started as an SAW BLADE manufacturer....there where many sawmills in the Haute Savoie area.....

in the winter time when there was no demand for saw blades.... Mr SALOMON Francois boss of 30 skilled metal saw makers...decided to manufacture SKI EDGES....and conquered the market...

UNTIL...Emile ALLAIS Worldchampion in 1937 CHAMONIX....He invented one of the first TOEBINDINGS//ALLAIS....

He made an deal with SALOMON for the manufacturing of those...and SALOMON was allowed to copy ALLAIS binding and they called it SKADE...swedish goddess of dear hunting....

afterwords SALOMON made an heelbinding...AND that's when they started being an binding factory....

Mr SALOMON now worldwide known...and all these sales points and shops...decided to versify...and asked his departement in charge of development...to work on an new ski boot...

and they came up with the SX 90....it took them 5 years development...sizing /// rear-entry ETC ETC....

and the rest is History when the same departement set his interest in BUILDING MONOCOQUE SKIS....

best regards

PIM
from FRANCE

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