Show us your old ski pics!

[Philpug]

Stratton 86 or so.

 

[Mothertucker]

Flat landing! But lookin good in the air

It was a bit flat, but soft, plus I was still in my twenties at that time!

 

[slowrider]

It was a bit flat, but soft, plus I was still in my twenties at that time!

 

[Tony S]

1969. "What are you waiting for?"

My dad (second pic) was another WWII vet who never talked about it. His love of sailing predated and continued after his stint in the South Pacific, but it was pretty clear to me that the war was not something he liked to think about.

 

[RobSN]

Gosh - looking at the pre-1970s pictures of the skis and bindings, I wonder how ANYONE managed to fall without breaking their legs, and given that learning to ski is synonymous with falling pretty much, I'm amazed that there are people on this forum who obviously did learn back then and were not crippled for life such that they are skiing on safer skis and bindings now ...

 

[Tony S]

I wonder how ANYONE managed to fall without breaking their legs,

What makes you think we didn't? I broke one, anyway. On the up side, not so many knee injuries.

 

[pchewn]

Gosh - looking at the pre-1970s pictures of the skis and bindings, I wonder how ANYONE managed to fall without breaking their legs, and given that learning to ski is synonymous with falling pretty much, I'm amazed that there are people on this forum who obviously did learn back then and were not crippled for life such that they are skiing on safer skis and bindings now ...

But at least there weren't any snowboarders to run into you back then.

 

[RobSN]

But at least there weren't any snowboarders to run into you back then.

What? You skied without having to confront a load of teenagers/young people just over a crest all sat down with their backs to you?

 

[johnnyvw]

The first time I skied, in 1975, was on borrowed equipment. Lace up leather boots, skis with screw-on metal edges that were quite a bit above my head, and cable bindings. Yeah, I feel lucky I didn't break anything. I couldn't turn those skis to save my life, but I had a blast on a bluebird day, and the hook was set....

 

[4ster]

Gosh - looking at the pre-1970s pictures of the skis and bindings, I wonder how ANYONE managed to fall without breaking their legs, and given that learning to ski is synonymous with falling pretty much, I'm amazed that there are people on this forum who obviously did learn back then and were not crippled for life such that they are skiing on safer skis and bindings now ...

I learned to ski on hand me down equipment similar to @Tony S (no wonder he’s so good ) until I could afford my own in my teens. I had a few sprained ankles & a few broken skis but no broken bones and was probably having as much fun then as I am now !
in fact, I still have the pair that I didn’t break…

 

[Uncle-A]

Gosh - looking at the pre-1970s pictures of the skis and bindings, I wonder how ANYONE managed to fall without breaking their legs, and given that learning to ski is synonymous with falling pretty much, I'm amazed that there are people on this forum who obviously did learn back then and were not crippled for life such that they are skiing on safer skis and bindings now ...

It was in the 70's that bindings made great improvement. You have to go farther back to say that about falls and breaks.

 

[Bad Bob]

A lot of the old cable bindings did offer forward release. Lateral or twisting not so much with a bear trap.
As time went by advanced skiers thought turntable heels were the thing which ended forward release, but we had releasable tow pieces (that often released too well).
My first broken bones didn't happen till I was using Look Nevada's, Markers or Soli's. Probably more to do with being an over aggressive teen/young adult. Maybe being 50' in the air, or doing mach speed through the bumps, wasn't a good idea sometimes?

 

[Dantheman]

Wow! Any idea when that was taken?

40's or 50's not sure

 

[ADKmel]

I learned to ski on hand me down equipment similar to @Tony S (no wonder he’s so good ) until I could afford my own in my teens. I had a few sprained ankles & a few broken skis but no broken bones and was probably having as much fun then as I am now !
in fact, I still have the pair that I didn’t break…
View attachment 147027

I loved my white stars 215's me racing on them 1970s lol

 

[ADKmel]

I went digging.. my Mentor and Idol my Dad 10th Mt, riva ridge. Mt belvedere, # 2415 National Ski Patrol. NE Ski patrol section chief. And me XC racing on the boys and men's teams. 1993 at keystone. 10th mt 50th reunion. Loved my 4G's

 

[4ster]

^Great shots

I loved my white stars 215's me racing on them 1970s lol View attachment 147127

LOL, mine weren't actually White Stars just some woodies my brother painted when he handed them down to me. I think he knew I really wanted White Stars!

 

[RobSN]

My father. Back of photo says "Self @ Savognin, Switzerland, January 1936." He would have been just about to turn 17.

 

[Laurel Hill Crazie]

I'm on the left. My brother Ted, middle, bought us skis for a Christmas present in 1964. Brother Terry is on the right. I was the only one to keep after it.

 

[KingGrump]

Stratton 86 or so. View attachment 146805

I remember those steps and the ramp next to it. That ramp is a hazard to humanity.

 

[newfydog]

my Dad 10th Mt, riva ridge.

The best of the best. Ultimate old time skier accolade.