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Originally Posted by Jack Moroney
Those would be the infamous Chippewas. Remember having to cut a small triangle out of the toes so that the damn bindings would hold? Then there was the good old prep of the wooden skis-pinetar and layers and layers of wax that you had to change with the changing snow conditions. When I was still able to ski I still stuck to waxing my civilian skis and could outrun anyone with those waxless wonders over long distances and changing conditions. Old habits are hard to change.
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i still have a pair of Chippewas...square-toed, heavy...your feet conformed to the boot, as they could only be worn out, but never broken in...ah, yes the good old days...
i have some skis with the fishscale climbers, but they take glide wax...that works pretty well...easier to deal with than skins...
i am surprised that no one mentioned the rigors of some of the training we conducted in Munich, particularly those demanding civilian clothes and relaxed grooming standards exercises we held there every September...;) |
