The Wood Ski Thread

[bgregoire]

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH I AM NO LONGER ALONE

PICS OF THE WOOD SKIS!!!

Woodman, you have never been alone!

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[anemic]

Wooderson! Here are my workhorse woodies on a grey rainy warm day.


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[Woodserson]

Wood Ski Thread! Post your own pictures! Reminisce and wax poetic about the lost art of the Wood Ski!

I fell in love with wood skis a few years ago. I have always been a sort of "Retro Rager" kind of guy, so I was pulled towards the wood ski realm from natural curiosity but also because I found a ski that was what I wanted... I was sort of tired of taking my track XC skis around the woods and getting the snot kicked out of it me due to their skinniness and my S-Bound 78's were too slow for longer flat tours. One day I found a pair of Madshus Touring skis, 210cm, 67-57-61 and I bought them on a whim. They were incredible! Wood skis are smooth, quiet, and fast! (Beautiful, too). Like most wax skis, not something I really wanted in transition snow or above, but when it was good snow they are, still, my go-to ski for longer tours with rolling terrain. I love my Madshus! I can get them right up to speed and then they turn somewhat OK as long as you know what's coming or can ski ahead and it's not too steep and commit and then Schtem Like Hell. (lots of exciting variables!)


(There are Madshus woodies under there!)

Also, Wood Skis are naturally complimented by getting dressed up:



My love of the Madshus and all the arcane arts of pine-tarring that are associated with wood skis really got my gears rolling. Nothing like pine-tarring skis in the basement to the consternation of the other inhabitants. I soon realized that I could buy high end, high performing classic XC skis, for little money. I soon stumbled on a pair of Homlenkollen skis made by Asnes for EMS... $40!!! I don't think they had every been skied more than a day, basically brand new. I saved them from being bolted onto someone's wall. These are my classic XC track skis, and when conditions are right, they just fly. Again 210cm and about 57-48-53 (or so).



Then, I decided to buy my wife a pair, but the winter has not been conducive to wax skis, and she has yet to try them out, which is incredibly disappointing.

There are some tips and tricks and other things to watch out for with wood skis which I'll explore later, but for now, show me your wood skis!

[MikeK]

I really like that first shot! Too bad you can't see the skis... but I can tell by your face

[anemic]

Nice!

[lowangle al]

I've got a pair of Bonna 1800s in a 210. They are an unmatched set from different years because I broke 2 of them but they still ski good. The wood skis were good climbers.

[Johnny]

Wooderson! Here are my workhorse woodies on a grey rainy warm day.

Anemic! I have been looking for these skis for YEARS!!!!! (please help me find a pair!)
Cooooooooolest setup ever!!!!

[Johnny]

I have 3 pairs of woodies... I really need to get some tar and use them more often...
Maybe next season will be an all-wood ski season for me...?

Now I just need to find some decent clothes to be as cool as you Woodserson...
Wow, I wanna be like you when I grow up...!
Not sure this will ever happen though... (Being cool AND growing up...)

[MikeK]

I think Woods needs to take a trip to Sutton to show you how to tar those suckers

Maybe he can show you how to be a grownup too... but I have my doubts.

[anemic]

Johnny, my skis started life as Splitkein Bass - they looked a lot like the pair you are holding in the photo! They top sheet finish was wearing badly so I sanded it off and varnished them. I think we have the same skis. My forest snow today looks like the snowy leaves in your photo. With some new falling snow.