Ski History
A Short History of the Ski
The concept of the ski dates from the retreat of the ice age in Northern Europe and Siberia when humans migrated to the northern steppes. Rock drawings dated at 5000 […]
Ancient Skis
The following series of images are photographs taken at the ski Musuem at Holmenkollen, Oslo , Norway. They show the ancient skis (or parts of) found in Fenno-Scandia from bogs.
Canadian Ski Makers
Ski Making in Eastern Canada
MORE ON SKI MAKING IN CANADA: NOVA SCOTIA The bluenose skis were made by the company that made the famous wining sail boat that is on the Canadian dime (10 […]
Wood Skis
Wood Ski Construction
Early skis were made from solid wood shaped into a ski. The camber and tips had to be steamed or immersed in hot water for a period and then put […]
Wood Ski Bases
From the left: Birch base with hickory edges/birch base with lignostone edges/ hickory base with lignostone edges. Lignostone is an oil soaked compressed beech wood. From the left: birch base […]
Fibreglass Skis
Fibreglass Ski Bases
Fibreglass ski bases have gone from clear ABS through plyethylene to textured bases to provide mechanical grip on snow. Some of the iterations are displayed below.
Modern Skin Skis: Atomic
Atomic Skintec: Attention Hard waxes and Klisters – Love Don’t Live Here No More October 17th, 2011 · No Comments That’s right, take your old wax box full of nasty […]
Ski Testing
EARLY SKI TESTING The evolution of ski testing has gone from hand and eye ski evaluation to machine testing over the years. Wood ski evaluations Drawings are from Cross Country […]
Ski Accesories
Ski Transporter
CANADA WAS FIRST!!! At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville and at the cross country venue at Les Saises, the wax test area was not very close to the wax cabins […]