When alpine and north American countries adopted skiing from Scandinavia, they sure didn't stop at the formal, long skis turned up in the front. Many creative enthusiast skiers found in recycled barrel staves the perfect, cheap and fun alternative to the skinny and elongated skis of these times.
More than one century later, we've again come full circle; when I see some of the skis that some of my fellow chairlift passengers are now showing off. They almost are perfect copy of the oak barrel stave of yesteryear, except that they're equipped with fast bases, modern bindings and can cost more than $1,000 a set.
They work best in the deep, super-light powder that we normally receive in quantity, but have been unfairly deprived of this winter, which makes me say – once more – that the more things change, the more they stay the same!
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