hey everyone, so as i began my summer job i saw that at the place i am working at that there were two really nice wooden skis sitting outside. At a closer look i saw that they were old wooden jump skis! after talking to the owner of the store i got the skis and took them home. i was hoping you guys could help me findout roughly how old these skis would be. the bindings on these skis are shot, but the boards look like they never even went over the jump.
I believe I have one of those as well, however, it's painted red (from factory) and was set up as a flip turn ski before it came into my hands. No clue on age though
I could be wrong, but I would suggest they are jumpers in name only. They have only one fin. That would be rather unstable going up a jump ramp. I am 55, and my dad had some wood jumpers from when he was young, and they did have two fins on them. They may be the same materials, shape, and identical to actual jump skis made by whatever company or individual who made actual jump skis, with the exception of the fins.
everything about these skis suggests that they are old jumpers. in the picture you can't really tell very well but the bindings have a strap that you tighten to hold your foot in place. also on the inside of the binding there is a cushion for your foot. the fins do look like they are very thin, but i think they are good enough to jump on.
The only modern jump skis that have multiple fins are single ski jumpers. If it's a short, wider fin, it's most likely meant for jumping. Not sure I would take it over a jump now though.
Those are sweet and in real nice shape. I don't know much about them, but I do agree that they do appear to be authentic jumpers. I have some old home made skis and they have 2 fins on each, and I can see where two fines may have been used initially but I am sure they switched to one fin pretty early. The brand... In the early days of skiing so many businesses thought they could make skis, and distribution is not as advanced as it is today. There were many regional manufacturers, some small, some large, much like almost every lake had it's own boat manufacturer, i.e. Penn Yan, on the finger lakes. The fins do look a little thin, the bindings look pretty interesting, without a doubt a great find. I jumped on many wood skis and I must say that the new fibreglass skis are far superior. I have never seen wooden skis shatter but have jumped on some that when I got back to the dock they were split. I am only 37 years old, but just love water skiing! Chad
