Pictures, pictures and pictures!
- Woodserson
- Posts: 2988
- Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:25 am
- Location: New Hampshire
- Ski style: Bumps, trees, steeps and long woodsy XC tours
- Occupation: Confused Turn Farmer
- fisheater
- Posts: 2601
- Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:06 pm
- Location: Oakland County, MI
- Ski style: All my own, and age doesn't help
- Favorite Skis: Gamme 54, Falketind 62, I hope to add a third soon
- Favorite boots: Alpina Alaska, Alico Ski March
- Occupation: Construction Manager
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
Woodies with a tech toe? Wow that is living with feet planted in two different worlds.
That soft snow is much nicer to fall in than granular ice the consistency of rock salt with glacier underneath. New Hampshire tourism should be paying you for these posts, it looks better all the time. Of course you guys have Vermont as a buffer to catch the tourists leaving New Hampshire unspoiled for the locals.
That soft snow is much nicer to fall in than granular ice the consistency of rock salt with glacier underneath. New Hampshire tourism should be paying you for these posts, it looks better all the time. Of course you guys have Vermont as a buffer to catch the tourists leaving New Hampshire unspoiled for the locals.
- Woodserson
- Posts: 2988
- Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:25 am
- Location: New Hampshire
- Ski style: Bumps, trees, steeps and long woodsy XC tours
- Occupation: Confused Turn Farmer
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
hahaha this is in Vermont!fisheater wrote:Woodies with a tech toe? Wow that is living with feet planted in two different worlds.
That soft snow is much nicer to fall in than granular ice the consistency of rock salt with glacier underneath. New Hampshire tourism should be paying you for these posts, it looks better all the time. Of course you guys have Vermont as a buffer to catch the tourists leaving New Hampshire unspoiled for the locals.
...and don't worry everything is as hard as a glacier now, this was the last moment of greatness. Looks like you got some white stuff heading your way Fish!
- Slimfinn
- Posts: 26
- Joined: Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:15 pm
- Location: Montana
- Ski style: Nordic backcountry tour
- Favorite Skis: Karhu-Tour 10th mt- XCD GT Kinetic
- Favorite boots: Alpina 2000, Merrell Frontier
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
Took the dogs for a morning ski and found they rolled the road, should have brought the skinny skis. Pretty quick on the way back down
- lowangle al
- Posts: 2752
- Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:36 pm
- Location: Pocono Mts / Chugach Mts
- Ski style: BC with focus on downhill perfection
- Favorite Skis: powder skis
- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
Hey Woods, whats the story with your friends skis? Are they classic or home made and how did they ski for him?
- Slimfinn
- Posts: 26
- Joined: Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:15 pm
- Location: Montana
- Ski style: Nordic backcountry tour
- Favorite Skis: Karhu-Tour 10th mt- XCD GT Kinetic
- Favorite boots: Alpina 2000, Merrell Frontier
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
Found the ungroomed today, warm and a little sticky in places but we had a good time.
- Woodserson
- Posts: 2988
- Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:25 am
- Location: New Hampshire
- Ski style: Bumps, trees, steeps and long woodsy XC tours
- Occupation: Confused Turn Farmer
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
They are late 30's early 40's Nordland skis, solid hickory. I found them at a tag sale for $10. About 208cm and as stiff as a 4x4. We pine tarred them, waxed with polar, he fixed some splits in the tail with custom brass work and off to the races we go... they skied pretty terrible. I was coaching him in 1980's long skinny technique but he was pretty sure he was going to have to ski them like they did back in the old movies, all hunched over and skis apart and looking goofy, and he was correct. More trials to follow.lowangle al wrote:Hey Woods, whats the story with your friends skis? Are they classic or home made and how did they ski for him?
- fisheater
- Posts: 2601
- Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:06 pm
- Location: Oakland County, MI
- Ski style: All my own, and age doesn't help
- Favorite Skis: Gamme 54, Falketind 62, I hope to add a third soon
- Favorite boots: Alpina Alaska, Alico Ski March
- Occupation: Construction Manager
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
From the smiles, it looks like you had a good time! Nice photo Slim.Slimfinn wrote:Found the ungroomed today, warm and a little sticky in places but we had a good time.
- lowangle al
- Posts: 2752
- Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:36 pm
- Location: Pocono Mts / Chugach Mts
- Ski style: BC with focus on downhill perfection
- Favorite Skis: powder skis
- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
I've been looking for a pair of old skis, mostly for wall hangers, but I do plan on giving them a try.(not at the resort though) 10 bucks was a steel. I'm hoping to find something for around 80 or less.Woodserson wrote:They are late 30's early 40's Nordland skis, solid hickory. I found them at a tag sale for $10. About 208cm and as stiff as a 4x4. We pine tarred them, waxed with polar, he fixed some splits in the tail with custom brass work and off to the races we go... they skied pretty terrible. I was coaching him in 1980's long skinny technique but he was pretty sure he was going to have to ski them like they did back in the old movies, all hunched over and skis apart and looking goofy, and he was correct. More trials to follow.lowangle al wrote:Hey Woods, whats the story with your friends skis? Are they classic or home made and how did they ski for him?
- Woodserson
- Posts: 2988
- Joined: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:25 am
- Location: New Hampshire
- Ski style: Bumps, trees, steeps and long woodsy XC tours
- Occupation: Confused Turn Farmer
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
Totally by chance. There was a big blow-out tag sale down the road from Mom's and I walked in my Mom's house and jokingly asked if they had skis, and my Dad's health aide (he's 93 and Azlheimer's bad) said, "you bet! Big old wood ones with elf like tips!" I ran at a sprint to the house and found them! Epic!lowangle al wrote: I've been looking for a pair of old skis, mostly for wall hangers, but I do plan on giving them a try.(not at the resort though) 10 bucks was a steel. I'm hoping to find something for around 80 or less.
Today, an evening ski with Mrs Woods who took the pictures. Those are her Bonna 2400's