Ski Blades: What the What?

[Lilia]

They are great for balance and craving skills.

Hi Jilly, did you mean to say carving skills?

 

[W8N2SKI]

Is this (whatever they are called ) what the Aspen ski school uses in their "Bumps for Boomers" program?

 

[marzNC]

Is this (whatever they are called ) what the Aspen ski school uses in their "Bumps for Boomers" program?

Based on reading the Boomer website, I don't think so. They start people on relatively short skis, but I think means 20-30cm shorter than the standard length. Ski blades are a lot shorter. Remind me more of inline skates than skis. Remember seeing someone on Snowbird front side groomers on some.

 

[Jilly]

Hi Jilly, did you mean to say carving skills?

Yes. I hate my phone and laptop for typing. Need a stand for the laptop.

 

[Lilia]

Then I have to try mines for carving! Occasionally got a pair of Firefly's.
They could also be handy (or better to say, leggy? ) for someone who would like to try some figure skiing, or ski dancing.

 

[Jenny]

I saw more than one pair of these here in Michigan this weekend.

 

[geargrrl]

My hub the ski patroller says they are super awesome for spiral fractures of the lower leg.

 

[SallyCat]

My hub the ski patroller says they are super awesome for spiral fractures of the lower leg.

Ew, in that case, nope.

 

[bounceswoosh]

My hub the ski patroller says they are super awesome for spiral fractures of the lower leg.

I thought that was with the old bindings, not the proper modern bindings.

 

[Lilia]

My hub the ski patroller says they are super awesome for spiral fractures of the lower leg.

A proper ski boots if used with the blades should be a good protection against any lower leg fractures, as they are hard enough, no?

 

[Jilly]

The original Salomon snowblades did not have releaseable bindings. One of the reason's Salomon stop making them was they got sued because of that. Most knock offs has the releaseable bindings.

 

[bounceswoosh]

I think you may have to accept that the term ski/snow blades, like Kleenex, has broadened beyond the original Salomon product.

 

[Jilly]

And like Kleenex the Salomon trademarked "snowblade". But it does get used for anything in the 100cm range that is not a kid's ski.

 

[bounceswoosh]

And like Kleenex the Salomon trademarked "snowblade". But it does get used for anything in the 100cm range that is not a kid's ski.

Yup!

 

[Lilia]

Beautiful clip showing dancing on the snow blades. Amazing music

 

[CarverJill]

Back in the late 90's/early 2000's when snow blades were the new cool thing I was a snowboarder back then and rented some snow blades to try out. I had so much fun and that started be on my journey back to becoming a skier.

Back then Whiteface used super short Rossignol skis and snowblades for teaching beginners. They short beginner skis had real bindings and were 110/120/130 lengths. I ended up getting a pair of 120's for myself and skied them for a few years. Eventually I dove in a got some 144 length skis and have slowly gone up in length over the years and now ski the correct length skis for my 5' 9" height.

The pic is from 2003 or so, Sunday River I think.

 

[bounceswoosh]

Back in the late 90's/early 2000's when snow blades were the new cool thing I was a snowboarder back then and rented some snow blades to try out. I had so much fun and that started be on my journey back to becoming a skier.

Back then Whiteface used super short Rossignol skis and snowblades for teaching beginners. They short beginner skis had real bindings and were 110/120/130 lengths. I ended up getting a pair of 120's for myself and skied them for a few years. Eventually I dove in a got some 144 length skis and have slowly gone up in length over the years and now ski the correct length skis for my 5' 9" height.

The pic is from 2003 or so, Sunday River I think.
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Wow - did you ski that double black with those adorable little skis?

 

[CarverJill]

I sure did, no poles either. If I remember correctly it was groomed and a bit icy (like a good black groomer should be in the east) and I'm sure I did a lot of sliding as opposed to carving. I learned later on that the longer the ski, the longer the edge and therefore the better they can grip ice.

 

[diymom]

Were they by chance Rossignols? I came across a pair of adult 120s with rental bindings in my local Goodwill the other day.

 

[CarverJill]

Yes mine were rossi, red with black and yellow feather like designs.