Dave Mac... are you the skier in the 1930s?

Tony_H wrote:

IceGhost wrote:There are alot of knuckle draggers out there

:shock:

slang for snowboarders.

Dave Mac wrote:

daved wrote:took me back ...I remember taking a HB week in westendorf in a single room in the early 70s for £26...most of the clips where from the late 60s early 70s ...not a cable binding in sight ...all nevada n17s or ess 3s...bet they would not have done that without

In my first season, 71, I fixed Ess 3 bindings on to my 215 Kneissl White Star. The skis were as stiff as, I don't know how any of us managed to make any turns at all ~ the length was a macho thing.

The bindings were lethal, a very high COF!

and they were the best there was..along with the nevadas but i had short skis back then ...a pair of Head jck specials from ellis brigham ..209s...

A better binding of the time was the Marker latch up. Still slightly more efficient than a modern heel binding. Not a step in though so it is out of the game.

Two weeks ago, I assisted with two accidents where the heel binding failed to open. It's still happening.