Your First Pair of Skis

uberskier · Post by **uberskier** » Nov 18th, '04, 19:54

Rossi ARL's and a pair of Nordica front entry boots.

Post by **SkiDork** » Nov 18th, '04, 20:21

Hart Mercurys, Cubco bindings, Henke leather boots with buckles

picnic · Post by **picnic** » Nov 18th, '04, 20:32

Bob Kislin's Sporting Goods Asbury Park NJ 1971
Northland Skis 195's Segmented edges Plastic boots Cubco bindings poles and one ski pass to vernon valley all for $99.

RedRider · Post by **RedRider** » Nov 18th, '04, 21:29

Blue Head skis, terribly heavy, with cable bindings, safety straps, leather lace boots, and really bad cold socks and mittens, I was Four years old!

Dr Z · Post by **Dr Z** » Nov 18th, '04, 21:35

Wood somethings with interlocking metal edges. Boots were double lace leather Garmisch. High tech baby

Two more days and we are outta' here for Winter Park

Hopefully it dumps before we get there. K mart has more open than they do right now. :(

Dr. NO · Post by **Dr. NO** » Nov 18th, '04, 21:37

Dr Z wrote:Wood somethings with interlocking metal edges. Boots were double lace leather Garmisch. High tech baby

Two more days and we are outta' here for Winter Park Hopefully it dumps before we get there. K mart has more open than they do right now. :(

Now that is OLD ! Sorry Dr.Z, but had to do it. Hell, you were quittin Jets when I went into Missiles. OLD ! Hmm, guess that makes me OLD too.

Dr Z · Post by **Dr Z** » Nov 18th, '04, 21:47

Dr. NO wrote:
Dr Z wrote:Wood somethings with interlocking metal edges. Boots were double lace leather Garmisch. High tech baby

Two more days and we are outta' here for Winter Park Hopefully it dumps before we get there. K mart has more open than they do right now. :(
Now that is OLD ! Sorry Dr.Z, but had to do it. Hell, you were quittin Jets when I went into Missiles. OLD ! Hmm, guess that makes me OLD too.

Lemme see - the nike series was 50's and 60's. Yup, you be old too.

Dr Z · Post by **Dr Z** » Nov 18th, '04, 21:50

Dr Z wrote:Wood somethings with interlocking metal edges. Boots were double lace leather Garmisch. High tech baby

Two more days and we are outta' here for Winter Park Hopefully it dumps before we get there. K mart has more open than they do right now. :(

Oh yeah, had those wonderful cable bindings too.

To hell with edit button. Must get that post count up before I show up in public.

Dr. NO · Post by **Dr. NO** » Nov 18th, '04, 21:51

Dr Z wrote:
Dr. NO wrote:
Dr Z wrote:Wood somethings with interlocking metal edges. Boots were double lace leather Garmisch. High tech baby

Two more days and we are outta' here for Winter Park Hopefully it dumps before we get there. K mart has more open than they do right now. :(
Now that is OLD ! Sorry Dr.Z, but had to do it. Hell, you were quittin Jets when I went into Missiles. OLD ! Hmm, guess that makes me OLD too.
Lemme see - the nike series was 50's and 60's. Yup, you be old too.

Nike? what is that? Minute Man was 62 +, I was in on the B, F and G birds, 70 to 78. Your F-4 was GONE by then, wasn't it? BUT, wish I had had the chance to just work on one. :( At least you never went to the launch crew. BORING !

DrJeff · Post by **DrJeff** » Nov 18th, '04, 23:17

1980 - 160cm Rossi Team 2's with Salomon 222 bindings, I had safety straps the first winter with them and then "upgraded" to brakes the next winter. Unfortunately by then I had already done a couple of yard sales and safety straps crossed with yard sales equaled anything but safety

tyrolean_skier · Post by **tyrolean_skier** » Nov 18th, '04, 23:23

My first pair of skis were K2 - can't remember the model - I still have them in my basement and they were my rock skis for a few years. My first boots were Lange boots - I think they were orange in color.

Geoff · Post by **Geoff** » Nov 18th, '04, 23:25

My first new pair were Northlands with Cubcos. I was probably in 4th grade. Anything before that came with cable bindings and had the painted topskin worn off by the time I got it. There used to be this product called Faski that you'd paint on the bottoms after the old base material got scraped down to bare wood.

Atomic1 · Post by **Atomic1** » Nov 18th, '04, 23:28

DrJeff wrote:1980 - 160cm Rossi Team 2's with Salomon 222 bindings, I had safety straps the first winter with them and then "upgraded" to brakes the next winter. Unfortunately by then I had already done a couple of yard sales and safety straps crossed with yard sales equaled anything but safety

i REMEMBER those days.Instead of the ski going free and away from you it would get dragged along by your feet and on a real bad tumble it would wack you in the face :x

Then there was always the RUNAWAY SKI

Somehow the safety strap failed or the person dropped the ski after removing the strap to walk down or whatever>Anyway many a time I would chase skis down or intercept them before they got a head of steam going because I was at a Mt. once when someone GOT KILLED by a runaway ski going through their neck.
If you have ever witnessed a runaway ski and the speed it travels as it goes airborne you know what I mean.

lifeisgood · Post by **lifeisgood** » Nov 19th, '04, 09:21

An old pair of K2 Killy Riders (have no idea of age) that were given to me by a friend. I learned on them and used them my first season (only 4 years ago). Then bought a used pair of Rossi Rebels from Ebay, which I used for 3 seasons. Now I just purchased my first pair of NEW skis, Rossi Bandits, and I can't wait to try them out this year.

Bling Skier · Post by **Bling Skier** » Nov 19th, '04, 10:10

Dr Z wrote:
Dr. NO wrote:
Dr Z wrote:Wood somethings with interlocking metal edges. Boots were double lace leather Garmisch. High tech baby

Two more days and we are outta' here for Winter Park Hopefully it dumps before we get there. K mart has more open than they do right now. :(
Now that is OLD ! Sorry Dr.Z, but had to do it. Hell, you were quittin Jets when I went into Missiles. OLD ! Hmm, guess that makes me OLD too.
Lemme see - the nike series was 50's and 60's. Yup, you be old too.

Did'nt they have a few "Nike Ajax" missile launchers at Sandy Hook, N.J. for a while.
i remember seeing some right on the beach.
The guards would chace us away when we wanted to get a closer look.