The Obermeyer ski pants would attach to the top buckle of the ski boot and when you took your boots off they would look short because of the height of the boots.
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I used a demo pair of Blizzards that had the same diamond graphic only the color was red and white not black and orange they skied fine and a friend of mine bought them before I could ski them a second time.Lowell and I were just talking about these. Anyone ski on these back in the day?
Blizzard Total Racer SL, 208cm
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They are in great shape for the early 70's and the original box with tags wow. Does the box have an original price tag because I seem to remember between $12 - $20 depending on the shop purchased.Well I FINALLY got a pair of Jet Stix in the working museum! Been looking for a long time. My originals cracked, as plastic things tend to do
20+ years later.
Remember when these, and of course Lange and others started make high(er) backed boots for the FRENCH technique in the early 70's?!
Rear waited skis too as I recall . It was a scene man!
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They didn't seem noticeably heavy. The 347 binding is a lot of plastic which may compensate for a heavy ski.
I skied 3 or 4 runs on them in 4" of wonderful CO powder at Ski Cooper. They were easy to get used. The edges at the tips were screwed in as a repair.
Yes, the S347 was a lot of plastic and very light but be careful with the binding heel it is a member of the Solomon exploding heel club. What length are the Graves Skis?
Now we have seen the "Heavy" outfit when are we going to see the "Light" outfit (Hexcel, Spademan, and Scotts)?
The Graves are 200s. I was carrying around speed skis all (extended) weekend so the Graves didn't seem heavy. I understand the old plastic binding issues and am happy to live with them for the opportunity to relive the past. I don't ski them any harder than I'm willing to fall.
The Hexcels and Scotts are still a work in progress. I need to mount the butterfly plates to the boots, perhaps tune the skis and torque test them. While things may break, I also want to know they bindings will have a good chance of functioning when needed.
Speaking of the butterfly plates the point on the plate for the 5th screw if I remember correctly points to the heel not the toe.
What machine do you use to check your binding release? Something newer than Lippe check machine I hope.
I had the Wahoo Jr. 153cm, skied for 13 seasons never tuned.
Those kastles are gorgeous!