Most people can remember every car they've owned. I bet I'm not alone in that I can remember all the skis I've owned, what size they were and the approximate years I got them. For whatever reason, ski equipment has always registered in my mind the same way that cars have over the years.
Cheap used 140cm Fischers' - started skiing in 1982 and skied these for 2 seasons.
Kazama- 155 cm - first new to me skis in 1984. Fond memories of my dad buying these skis for me at Strands ski shop in Worcester just before Christmas. For those who don't remember Kazama, they had 5 holes in the tips based on a theory that the holes would let air travel through and make the skis faster. :lol:
Rossignol - 165 cm (3S? Gray with Black Stripes) 1986
Burton Elite 150 snowboard complete with split tale and metal fin on the bottom because snowboarding was the new cool sport and I had to try it.
Dynamic VR27 175 cm 1987
Rossignol 4M 185 cm 1989
Rossignol 4S 200 cm 1991
Rossignol 7G 207 cm 1992
Salomon 3S 197 cm 1993 - got these because Plake was skiing them, one of the 1st Salomon skis and and all new foam core and cap design - broke two pairs that season
Salomon 4S 204 cm 1994 - same design as the 3s only longer turning - broke two pairs of these too.
Dynamic VR 27 - 195 & 200CM 1996 both these skis were a few years old, but unwrapped and new; bought at Ocean State Job Lot on Cape Cod before I went to UVM. These were what I skied throughout college.
Rossignol Axiom 184 cm - 2000 - one of the first true powder skis - 110 under foot - I still haven't retired these skis and rode them a few times this season.
Rossignol Bandit 1X - 185 cm - 2002
Roggignol B2 174cm - 2006
Rossignol BX 176cm - 2007
Volkl P40 188cm skis - 2008 - early 2000s ski. My dad's last set of skis that he only rode a few times. They were in his attic in Florida and after hearing me bitch about my Rossi's sucking on ice, he mailed them to me. Skied them a few times. Still got them for nostalgia / memories of skiing with my dad as a kid.
Fischer Motive 84 175 cm 2011 - still my daily driving hard snow ski
High Society FreeRide 179 cm 2011 - only set of skis I've never liked.
Nordica Vagabond 177 cm 2014 - new Powder ski to finally replace my old Axioms.
I actually still have all 10 pairs of skis I've owned dating back to 1996. When I get around to it, I plan on turning the 8 retired pairs into some kind of lawn furniture.
So, can you remember your life's ski/board quiver?
Cheap used 140cm Fischers' - started skiing in 1982 and skied these for 2 seasons.
Kazama- 155 cm - first new to me skis in 1984. Fond memories of my dad buying these skis for me at Strands ski shop in Worcester just before Christmas. For those who don't remember Kazama, they had 5 holes in the tips based on a theory that the holes would let air travel through and make the skis faster. :lol:
Rossignol - 165 cm (3S? Gray with Black Stripes) 1986
Burton Elite 150 snowboard complete with split tale and metal fin on the bottom because snowboarding was the new cool sport and I had to try it.
Dynamic VR27 175 cm 1987
Rossignol 4M 185 cm 1989
Rossignol 4S 200 cm 1991
Rossignol 7G 207 cm 1992
Salomon 3S 197 cm 1993 - got these because Plake was skiing them, one of the 1st Salomon skis and and all new foam core and cap design - broke two pairs that season
Salomon 4S 204 cm 1994 - same design as the 3s only longer turning - broke two pairs of these too.
Dynamic VR 27 - 195 & 200CM 1996 both these skis were a few years old, but unwrapped and new; bought at Ocean State Job Lot on Cape Cod before I went to UVM. These were what I skied throughout college.
Rossignol Axiom 184 cm - 2000 - one of the first true powder skis - 110 under foot - I still haven't retired these skis and rode them a few times this season.
Rossignol Bandit 1X - 185 cm - 2002
Roggignol B2 174cm - 2006
Rossignol BX 176cm - 2007
Volkl P40 188cm skis - 2008 - early 2000s ski. My dad's last set of skis that he only rode a few times. They were in his attic in Florida and after hearing me bitch about my Rossi's sucking on ice, he mailed them to me. Skied them a few times. Still got them for nostalgia / memories of skiing with my dad as a kid.
Fischer Motive 84 175 cm 2011 - still my daily driving hard snow ski
High Society FreeRide 179 cm 2011 - only set of skis I've never liked.
Nordica Vagabond 177 cm 2014 - new Powder ski to finally replace my old Axioms.
I actually still have all 10 pairs of skis I've owned dating back to 1996. When I get around to it, I plan on turning the 8 retired pairs into some kind of lawn furniture.
So, can you remember your life's ski/board quiver?