how old are your oldest skies you still use?

[Masskier]

I have a pair of classics, Olin mark VI 190's from 1976. Green with yellow. In the 80's I sent them back to Olin and had them completely reconditioned. Since them I've only use them once every year or two so they are still in good condition.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

My rock skis are my Dynamic VR 17's circa 1986, 200cm.

 

[andyzee]

I haven't really paid attention to this thread, but when I saw ski_resort _observer replied, I had to look , he didn't dissapoint. In my case it's a pair of 2003 K2 Axis XTs, love those skis, great carvers.

 

[bigbog]

1999 Volkls

Am still skiing my 99'? 170 Volkl G3s. Although they're a little heavy for me...the short radius stuff on anything steep has been tons of fun....and the tuning challenges of a good sized core shot and the normal scratches of nine years, combined with edges that are still in very good shape....have probably given them added life for me ;-) ...but I think this season they'll probably be demoted to rock ski status.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

Up until this past season I still skied my 1997 Rossignol Dualtec 9S skis, but, sadly, I blew out the edges one too many times, and they have been retired.

I am now ski-less.

On a ski trip to Meribel this year I rented a pair of Rossignol B78s that were nice, but a very different pair of skis.

 

[Stache]

This will be my fourth season on my K2 Patriot GT6s.
They were probably 4 years old in the original shrink wrap when I bought them on ebay.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

I haven't really paid attention to this thread, but when I saw ski_resort _observer replied, I had to look , he didn't dissapoint. In my case it's a pair of 2003 K2 Axis XTs, love those skis, great carvers.

That's nothing...when I skied with you guys two seasons ago I was still using my 1977 Dolomite Dino boots. They cost $500 back then, pretty much top of the line. Sometimes you do get what you pay for.

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

todays ski grammer lesson:
ski is singular, SKIS is plural
Skies is the plural of SKY not SKI
now go back and look at the thread topic

 

[Vortex]

todays ski grammer lesson:
ski is singular, SKIS is plural
Skies is the plural of SKY not SKI
now go back and look at the thread topic

Ouch i won't post here any more. This is an old thread. Been busted before on this, but a nice reminder.:smash:

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

Ouch i won't post here any more. This is an old thread. Been busted before on this, but a nice reminder.:smash:

Sorry Bob, couldn't resist!

 

[hardline]

That's nothing...when I skied with you guys two seasons ago I was still using my 1977 Dolomite Dino boots. They cost $500 back then, pretty much top of the line. Sometimes you do get what you pay for.

haven't your liners packed out. hell my pack out after about 100 plus days speaking of which i need to call burton to get some new liners.

 

[Philpug]

a pair of "The Ski" from 75 w/ Tyrolia 350 and safety straps. I will take these out couple of times a year.

One of the guys from Epic still skis in a Lange Tii as his everyday boot.

 

[drjeff]

a pair of "The Ski" from 75 w/ Tyrolia 350 and safety straps. I will take these out couple of times a year.

One of the guys from Epic still skis in a Lange Tii as his everyday boot.

I used to be so styling in my old Lange Tii's! That bright yellow shell was awesome back in the early 80's. Myself I had the "Tii Team" version that had the US Ski Team emblem on the side of them

 

[Geoff]

One of the guys from Epic still skis in a Lange Tii as his everyday boot.

I'm not quite sure how a boot could survive that long unless it sat in a closet. After a couple hundred days, the wings in the toepiece and the AFD chafe notches in the boot. If you walk in them at all, you'll start rounding off the toe and heel of the boot. I got around 300 days out of a pair of Head World Cups. They had the Head/San Marco silicon injection liner so the liner didn't break down. The shell basically became unsafe where the constant displacement at the toe while skiing wore away the plastic anywhere it touched the toe piece. When I skied Langes, the liners were completely shot at 100 days and Lange at one point was very good about replacing liners. When they stopped that policy, I changed brands after 25 years in Lange.

 

[Geoff]

todays ski grammer lesson:
ski is singular, SKIS is plural
Skies is the plural of SKY not SKI
now go back and look at the thread topic

In deference to our Mr Slifkin of Allentown and the mighty Blue Mountain, it's "skeeze".

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

In deference to our Mr Slifkin of Allentown and the mighty Blue Mountain, it's "skeeze".

I stand corrected. In related news, Snoop Dogg called, he wants his language back.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

In deference to our Mr Slifkin of Allentown and the mighty Blue Mountain, it's "skeeze".

You mention my last name again and I'm ordering 3 dozen pizzas to your house..F#ckhead..

 

[Philpug]

I stand corrected. In related news, Snoop Dogg called, he wants his language back.

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