First pair of skis or snowboard?

SkiDork · Dec 22, 2005, 5:19 AM

The snowboard question doesn't go back as far as the skis (although I remember using a Snurfer was back when)

But what was your first pair of skis or snowboard?

The first pair of skis I owned (well, my parents purchased for me) were Hart Mercurys (white) with Cubco bindings. 150 length

madman · Dec 22, 2005, 7:01 AM

My first pair of skis were Northlands with cable bindings and lace up boots. The next year they were up graded to step in Dover bindings. This would have been around 1970 .Look how far they have come!! By the way I still have 2 Snurfers, my daughter and I take them out every once in a while

Bob R · Dec 22, 2005, 7:42 AM

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Originally Posted by madman

My first pair of skis were Northlands with cable bindings and lace up boots. The next year they were up graded to step in Dover bindings. This would have been around 1970 .Look how far they have come!! By the way I still have 2 Snurfers, my daughter and I take them out every once in a while

Wow 1969- 70 season I had the dark green Northland 160cm skies. Same size I use know.

Cable bindings Lace up Boots.. I got them after I showed up in winter boots and my parents found out I was still missing some gear. Best laugh in a while. Thankx

hammer · Dec 22, 2005, 7:46 AM

Still on my first pair...Atomic C8 170s. May have gone too long for a newbie, but it sure beats rentals.

ssusca · Dec 22, 2005, 7:54 AM

My first pair of skis was a pair of Atomics, but I don't remember the model. That was back in the mid 80's. Broke them when I got them caught under the lift.

My first snow board (aside from the snurfer I used on a local hill as a kid) is a 5150. I'm still riding it today.

RossiSkier · Dec 22, 2005, 7:55 AM

Had a pair of Tyrolia limited editions 195cm with Tyrolia bindings for my first pair. Long ago.

**Greg** · Dec 22, 2005, 8:17 AM

In the summer of 1994, I bought my first pair of skis - the cheapest Elans (190 cm) I could find with Salomon Quad bindings and $99 Alpina boots.

**JimG.** · Dec 22, 2005, 8:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob R

Quote:

Originally Posted by madman

My first pair of skis were Northlands with cable bindings and lace up boots. The next year they were up graded to step in Dover bindings. This would have been around 1970 .Look how far they have come!! By the way I still have 2 Snurfers, my daughter and I take them out every once in a while

Wow 1969- 70 season I had the dark green Northland 160cm skies. Same size I use know.

Cable bindings Lace up Boots.. I got them after I showed up in winter boots and my parents found out I was still missing some gear. Best laugh in a while. Thankx

My original set-up as well, but I rented each season until I was older (started skiing when I was 4). The first equipment I owned:

Spaulding Siderals with Marker bindings and Caber boots.

Rushski · Dec 22, 2005, 8:43 AM

Hummer skis (yellow with orange stripes-pretty) with ancient Tyrolia bindings (runaway straps) and not even sure what I had for boots. Roughly '81 or '82...

roark · Dec 22, 2005, 9:31 AM

When I was really little I had these plastic yellow skis with a sort of giraffe pattern and ankle straps. First real pair - mid 80's Olin race skis, unk length, bindings. Hot Pink and turqoise. My first day on them it was 10 below, don't remember the resort (had a leprauchan? as their logo). Just went screaming straight down the sheets of ice. One of the peak experiences of my childhood.

Dec 22, 2005, 5:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
SkiDork Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Merrick, NY Posts: 1,348	First pair of skis or snowboard? The snowboard question doesn't go back as far as the skis (although I remember using a Snurfer was back when) But what was your first pair of skis or snowboard? The first pair of skis I owned (well, my parents purchased for me) were Hart Mercurys (white) with Cubco bindings. 150 length

Dec 22, 2005, 7:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
ssusca Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southington, CT Posts: 50	My first pair of skis was a pair of Atomics, but I don't remember the model. That was back in the mid 80's. Broke them when I got them caught under the lift. My first snow board (aside from the snurfer I used on a local hill as a kid) is a 5150. I'm still riding it today. __________________ Sometimes we live no particular way but our own.

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Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 21,127	In the summer of 1994, I bought my first pair of skis - the cheapest Elans (190 cm) I could find with Salomon Quad bindings and $99 Alpina boots. __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

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Rushski Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 645	Hummer skis (yellow with orange stripes-pretty) with ancient Tyrolia bindings (runaway straps) and not even sure what I had for boots. Roughly '81 or '82... __________________ "I remember - Shouts of joy skiing fast through the woods" -Neil Peart (Rush) "Afterimage" From Grace Under Pressure

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Dec 22, 2005, 7:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
madman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: chaplin ct Posts: 109	My first pair of skis were Northlands with cable bindings and lace up boots. The next year they were up graded to step in Dover bindings. This would have been around 1970 .Look how far they have come!! By the way I still have 2 Snurfers, my daughter and I take them out every once in a while

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hammer Mona Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: at a computer Posts: 2,228	Still on my first pair...Atomic C8 170s. May have gone too long for a newbie, but it sure beats rentals.

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RossiSkier Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: N. Troy, NY Posts: 599	Had a pair of Tyrolia limited editions 195cm with Tyrolia bindings for my first pair. Long ago.

Dec 22, 2005, 9:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
roark Sugarloaf 2007-03-03 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SW NH Posts: 1,333	When I was really little I had these plastic yellow skis with a sort of giraffe pattern and ankle straps. First real pair - mid 80's Olin race skis, unk length, bindings. Hot Pink and turqoise. My first day on them it was 10 below, don't remember the resort (had a leprauchan? as their logo). Just went screaming straight down the sheets of ice. One of the peak experiences of my childhood.

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