The Indie Skis of 1988

[Dave Petersen]

SKI Magazine Sept 1987 (88)

 

[Dave Petersen]

 

[skipress]

Ah the DP chameleon, clever idea,heavy as a cathedral and almost as turnable. The flex adjuster did work but they felt ...dead. And Veilhaber skis initially from Scotland, claimed to be the first ski maker to use carbon fibre. However they had quality control issues which made Soviet cars seem reliable. After some colourful financial arrangements the company left Scotland and started production in Norway and went broke again...