Originally Posted by
bigbossman
You and me, both. Hanging around ski resorts in the late 70's/80's had to be experienced to be believed.
I used to have a pair of Olin Mk III S that I loved. I skied them all over the western US, and after several seasons of faithful and extremely fun service, I managed to snap one in half in a mogul field.Went ant bought a (then) brand new pair of K2 512's..... a whole different animal than the Olin's but ton o' fun in a different, new kind of way. Skied the hell out of those, too - Utah, Idaho, Colorado.... even one memorable trip to Innsbruck in 1987. Spent a day jumping out of a helicopter on them too, one fine day in Alberta Canada. That was a hoot.
Anyway, for various reasons we gravitated away from skiing, right about when snowboarding became all the rage. I still have the K2's, and I skied them a couple of years ago. Same as I remembered, but my best friend Vic says I really need to try the new skis... he says they are a totally different experience. If I ever take up skiing again, I probably will.
My wife does not allow me to talk about any of our ski trips to California, Nevada, Colorado, or Montana in front of the kids.
As for shaped skis, I picked up these Atomic Crimson ti's, and I've probably never skied "better" in my whole life.
Not as fast or as wild as I used to be, but these babies will let me cruise all day long in all sorts of terrain.
The modern boots are so comfortable as well, and allow for fantastic edge control in all terrain.
Yeah, I loved skiing back in the day, but the modern equipment is simply fantastic.