Recent content by RousedWits

Found this box of wax called "Parowax" at the grocery store for 5 bucks, with the intention to use it as a wood finish. But I noticed it lists "snow skis" as a use... Has anybody ever used this stuff before? I was thinking it might only be good for a hot wax where you scrape it out of the...

I guess Tommorrow they are doing $10 tickets at Schweitzer.... Making a spontaneous trip up! 12/15/17 **This thread was edited on Dec 14th 2017 at 9:05:57pm

Anyone ever skied on wooden skis? Just finished making myself a pair of solid poplar skis. I doubt they are gonna be great for hucking cliffs or sending rails, but I figured it would be really fun to spend a day skiing on them. let me know what you think! Hang Loose -Ceyel

Anyone else celebrating Shotgun fest today? You just gotta shotgun a bunch of beers.. I think everyone should celebrate Hang Loose

Anyone here like watching the great sport of Hockey?? I am a Minnesota Wild fan myself... they bout to take that Stanley Cup 2k17! the sport is rad, what can I say! Hang Loose

I worked 2 years as a part time ski instructor for Crystal Mt Washington a couple of years back, and I have got to say it was one of the best experiences, and by far the best job I have ever had. The community of ski instructors as well as the culture there was absolutely fantastic. A good...

So over the summer I’ve been working on painting my skis. They are a pair of Volkl Unlimited AC50, I lightly sanded, cleaned and primed over the original graphics, then painted on my designs with acrylic paint. Finally I topped it off with many coats of automotive clear coat. (I used KBS Diamond...

So I decided to draw some sweet little designs on my ski boots with a sharpie. I think it turned out pretty good. Curious if anyone else has done something similar. Its great cause you can easily pick your boots out from your friends. If this inspires anyone, I would recommend that you put some...

I am new to the whole ski race scene, so I cannot justify spending hundreds of dollars on gear. Specifically guards which seem to be just expensive pieces of plastic. So I made my own shin guards and pole guards. I looked on the internet to see if this had ever been done before and I couldn't...