Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by Woodserson » Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:54 am

Lo-Fi wrote:Super cool! I would love to know what you have available. I am a real devotee of your work.

I need (NEED, not want) to add to what I've already got!!!

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Loved those Jaks... my buddy had the Jaks, I had the Mothership equivalent and we tore the mountain to pieces on those. Well over 100+ days on my Motherships... now my buddy's tele ski for snowy days inbounds, they just keep going.
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by Freefix » Fri Dec 23, 2016 12:36 pm

Definite interest! Friend of mine had those jacks. Skied them until they were a floppy noodley mess.
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by gitrinec » Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:37 pm

Hmm, downhill skis, don't overly have anything wide, but I guess when I get to that point I could have them all ready, lol
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by Peteloaf » Sat Dec 31, 2016 10:10 pm

Woah!! I demo'd a pair of Jaks with Hammerheads at Wildcat and fell in love. When my friend (Woodserson) offered me a pair of old Motherships, I jumped at them. I mounted them with Targas and I love them. They're full of holes but who cares? I just bought a brand new pair of skis but spent my last day on the old Motherships. I would definitely be interested in a pair of Jaks or Jak BCs. Such a nice, timeless ski.
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by Woodserson » Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:35 am

Peteloaf considers me 'friend'?! The guy's like a living tele sasquatch legend here in the Granite State... I honored!
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by anemic » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:12 am

Was the Annum & it's Karhu brand predecessor ever offered in a waxable version? I've only ever seen the "waxless" Annums & Guides.
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by lilcliffy » Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:51 pm

Does anybody know if Francois' sale of Karhu skis ever went down?
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by lilcliffy » Thu Nov 30, 2017 1:53 pm

OH- and BTW- sorry Anemic- don't remember whether I ever read your post-

To my knowledge the only last gen Karhu XCD that was made with a waxable base was the XCD GT/Madhsu Eon.
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by Johnny » Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:26 pm

The rumor is that Bri7 was about to buy Francois' whole garage to start making omnitrak patterns again last year... But I think he is still looking for a big truck and waiting to make some space at home... (Plus I don't think his wife is allowing him to buy more gear than me... )

And he is still way too attached to his good paying job to start making his own skis... ;)
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Re: Karhu pieces of history. Any interrest?

Post by Bri7 » Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:09 pm

I spoke to Francois a couple of times. I’m sure he has a lot of Kahru still availible. Is there any global interest to buy a bundle of 10th mountain?

Johnny, my wife has nothing to do with my ski quiver limitation. Soon enough, I’ll add another ski rack in the garage :D
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