Don't know if there is any interest, but I ran across this and figured I'd repost here:
http://www.wintertrekking.com/community ... pic=4013.0
Super Hok
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Johnny
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Re: Super Hok
It's called skiboards... There is a lot of companies doing this, some doing BC ones... Maybe not 24cm large... 
http://old.sporten.cz/eng/catalog/alpine-skis/free/
http://old.sporten.cz/eng/catalog/alpine-skis/free/
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Re: Super Hok
These are similar (?) and have been abound for a few years: https://www.snapperhead-inventions.com/ ... ountry-ski
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MikeK
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Go big or go home! 240mm waist! Now THAT"S A SKI!
I'm not sure I could actually ski on those ones. Maybe I could waddle along like a duck, but ski?
When I see stuff like this I keep thinking about the Siberian skis. They are probably 120mm wide (half this) with permanent skins (reindeer or moose hide). Short - about 20cm or so less than the height of the skier. No sidecut, no camber. Just gentle but tall tips for trail breaking.
I'm not sure I could actually ski on those ones. Maybe I could waddle along like a duck, but ski?
When I see stuff like this I keep thinking about the Siberian skis. They are probably 120mm wide (half this) with permanent skins (reindeer or moose hide). Short - about 20cm or so less than the height of the skier. No sidecut, no camber. Just gentle but tall tips for trail breaking.
Re: Super Hok
Local gear shop has some of these in stock... so tempted to mount them with a 3pin...
http://www.skinbased.com/product-page/8 ... 69b54e7520
Review of a much earlier version:
https://korpijaakko.com/2013/02/18/oac- ... omparison/
I wish these had a patterned base, and came with pre-sized skins... but, but but...
A universal would also be nice, would allow for hiking, crampons, etc... but the 3pin would be useful with either my old Karhu boots.
http://www.skinbased.com/product-page/8 ... 69b54e7520
Review of a much earlier version:
https://korpijaakko.com/2013/02/18/oac- ... omparison/
I wish these had a patterned base, and came with pre-sized skins... but, but but...
A universal would also be nice, would allow for hiking, crampons, etc... but the 3pin would be useful with either my old Karhu boots.
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Johnny
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Re: Super Hok
I've been looking to get my hands on WAPs for quite some time... The north american distributor received a shipment very late in december... They sold everything on the spot... They are waiting for a new shipment in January...
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"And if you like to risk your neck, we'll boom down Sutton in old Quebec..."
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Re: Super Hok
Reminds me of....
(Not really a skiing documentary, exactly, but definitely worth a watch! Makes me want to set out on some fat homemade skis and trap critters in the far north.)
(Not really a skiing documentary, exactly, but definitely worth a watch! Makes me want to set out on some fat homemade skis and trap critters in the far north.)
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LoveJohnny wrote:I've been looking to get my hands on WAPs for quite some time... The north american distributor received a shipment very late in december... They sold everything on the spot... They are waiting for a new shipment in January...
Local shop here has them sitting on the shelf...
http://gearx.com/oac-skis-wap-127-bc-ski
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lilcliffy
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Re: Super Hok
I see a ski as short as the WAP as purely utilitarian- incredible float and manouverability- but not long enough to offer any serious stability for XC or downhill skiing.
The KAR 147 would be the ski I would want- yeah narrower than the WAP, but similar float + stability for XC and downhill.
The KAR 147 would be the ski I would want- yeah narrower than the WAP, but similar float + stability for XC and downhill.
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.