All Things Salomon

[LeVieuxCrouton]

How to make a simple thing complicated ....
Salomon , for me , was a bindings maker and then branched and created the best ski boots in the business .
Skis ?
Not my favorites , by far !
Only exception : the BBR ... I love the BBR ... Wish they were a bit longer ...

In fact , what should be taken into account is the surface of the ski touching the snow . More than the length .

And it all depends on individual preferences !
Too bad for the PR ( Public Relation )

 

[Ross Biff]

I've still got some LAB GS with 877 Es and 80mm 1080s in my active quiver..

Bases on both are flawless, no repairs at all yet.
Also got a pair of Falcon boots to go with the Lab GS... in RED!

I need to show my wife your collection when she asks "how many skis do you have???". " Not as many as this" I reply.

 

[crgildart]

I need to show my wife your collection when she asks "how many skis do you have???". " Not as many as this" I reply.

Pssst, there's a couple more pairs of fat skis in the back closet muh huh huh..

 

[Ross Biff]

Pssst, there's a couple more pairs of fat skis in the back closet muh huh huh..

I also have a pair of Lab GS skis...I found them a little feral until I removed the pro- link do- dads on the top sheet...much more fun now. The PRE Dh skis are 215 and weigh less than the 165 slalom skis beside them with 916's . No plastic housings on these puppies!

 

[dan ross]

During my “ Certified Salomon Technician “ exam in the fall of ‘77 , the rep had a pair of 727’s in white or light grey. I never saw another pair in that color.

 

[skipress]

Euro model S9000 2S w/Salomon 957E and S92 Equipe
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SX92 Racing
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Just spotted this, in the strictest sense they're not Euro models

The skis were available here but the blue ski was the last generation of 'sample' [or prototype]. They were supplied to snowpros in the season before the orange ones went on sale. The orange was considered a controversial choice at the time.

The boot is an SX92 race as opposed to equipe, it had the SX91 type cuff closure. There was also a more serious iteration [or upgrade really] where the rear spoiler inster was replaced by a bolted in insert made from fibreglass with a weird crossing powerstrap. The internal pressure distribution plate was replaced by what was near an internal shell, almost a Raichle flex tongue which tucked under the flap on the front of the liner.

They were a serious boot in the day.

 

[Chojinchef]

Noob on the site, came across this posting and had to laugh.
These are still out in the garage - loved them back when on east coast snow. Hated them in Chamonix.

 

[Philpug]

Noob on the site, came across this posting and had to laugh.
These are still out in the garage - loved them back when on east coast snow. Hated them in Chamonix.
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I like that you have the correct bindings on them. I still think these are one of the best graphics ever.

 

[Jilly]

Force 9...wow! I'm getting old...

 

[Chojinchef]

Back then, I was repairing skis in the hole in the basement of a ski shop in Boston In between college classes. Had a couple more pairs of these undrilled until about 5 years ago when someone HAD to have them and paid well.

 

[Philpug]

Force 9...wow! I'm getting old...

Getting?

 

[crgildart]

I skied some F9s this century. Bought them for $20. Skied them twice and gave them to a friend who needed skis. Excellent bump ski.

 

[skipress]

A question around the boot that dare not speak it's name ... the integral. At the time when this was available there were also two 'under the counter' race variations:

1. One used an integral type cuff but on a more traditional clog,
2. The other was a sort of evolution but made to look Integral-ish.

Both of these pre date the first Salomon top of the line overlaps - desparately trying to remember that model name too.

Anyone have any images or intelligence on the non integral integrals ?

As an aside I suspect the integral would play much better now than way back when.

 

[Philpug]

A question around the boot that dare not speak it's name ... the integral. At the time when this was available there were also two 'under the counter' race variations:

1. One used an integral type cuff but on a more traditional clog,
2. The other was a sort of evolution but made to look Integral-ish.

Both of these pre date the first Salomon top of the line overlaps - desparately trying to remember that model name too.

Anyone have any images or intelligence on the non integral integrals ?

As an aside I suspect the integral would play much better now than way back when.

Paging @bud heishman to the Pugski courtesy phone.

 

[Chojinchef]

Just out of curiousity, I tuned them up and took the SF92S out for a rip last weekend.
(please no warnings about using old equipment - I know)
Was like an old friend on the hard pack atop the ice cube known as Wachusett mountain. They carved well and were surprisingly quick under foot given their age. Threw on an old Degre 7 anorak and went full 1989 retro except for the new boots I have. Ahhh, nostalgia.

lots of looks from newer skiers seeing skinny rails at a 190 length and good conversation from other old guys who remember them. Even a guy on a pair of purple Rossignol 4G in a 203.

 

[Joal]

Old short thread with a bit of history. Never heard of Heavy Hitting films.

Can anyone read older salomon serial numbers? Is this a 1080 team ski??

Got them and assumed just a normal, older, 177cm salomon 1080 but then 1). Mounted for matching yellow 916 bindings 2). Heavy hitting films stickers (big upstart ski movie company at the time). Why not other stickers? 3). Freeze Canada sticker (again, kinda rare) Serial number...

www.tetongravity.com

 

[Uncle-A]

It is a little difficult to see but it has both inches and centimeters.

 

[Dave Petersen]

 

[dan ross]

 

[dan ross]

The elusive 555 in orange...don’t remember seeing any on the snow and I forgot where this picture is from.