Forget performance... what do you think is the best looking ski ever?

[Horton]

My picks are

 

The SansRival SR2. You had to see it in person. It had a blue clear coat over a carbon cloth on top. It looked insane in the sunlight. I can not find a picture that does in justice.

 

The HO Superlite-CX Slalom Waterski 2014. Simple contours and mostly black. Again you have to see it in person.

http://www.boardco.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/800x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/h/o/ho_superlite_cx_water_ski_2014.jpg

 

Radar Vapor Graphite

 

 

[skier2788]

One of my favorite ski just by the graphics was my 2004 HO Truth. I was 16 and the awesome skulls.... Didn't ski very well....

 

[Edbrazil]

In my opinion, nothing can match the way that some of the old wood skis looked, such

as Connelly.

[Texas6]

This ones prettier when it doesn't have feet in it; but try and imagine it full of beer

 

 

[ski6jones]

O'brien Elite

http://cdn.gandermountain.com/product/044/44832_L1.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=1200px:*

 

[Chef23]

I agree with the O'brien Elite.

[skihacker]

The elite was pretty sharp, but my #1 would be the early Mapple 6.0, gloss black with subtle blue flake, still my backup. I wasn't a fan of the matte.

[Horton]

Darn! How did i forget the Elite?

[skihacker]

Because you've had entirely too many skis over the years, kinda not fair really. :)

[jhughes]

The original 2012 HO S2 was an absolute visual masterpiece.

 

 

 

 

[Onside135]

I like the Connelly Hooks.

 

[klindy]

Got to be Eric's (@eleeski) frankenski.

[LeonL]

This goes back a ways (20 + years) and I don't have a picture, but I thought the Kidder Hammer was a good looking ski.

[AU_Skier]

I always liked the looks of the Sixam and had functionality as well!

 

 

[wtrskior]

Original syndicate A1 has to be up there

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RkSjrzA4WOs/SFqdzqadW3I/AAAAAAAAAYI/H4oFq8wk41k/s400/145-homain2.jpg

 

[aupatking]

+1 on the Sans Rival. I want one just because it looks so good. My favorite bottom is my 2016 GT. No question what I'm riding from the other end of the lake.

[sunvalleylaw]

Kidder Redline. Early to mid 80's. I still have one. Looks best with Wiley's high wraps with blue overlays.

 

Connelly Hooks were cool, but then, you should just go full Maherajah. Except I do like the pin tail on the Connelly.

[Nando]

To me the old O'Brien wood skis had even better inlay patterns than the others. For modern skis, the Vapors have been nice, as have a lot of skis, but the carbon fiber on a Sans Rival in the sunlight sure looks good...

[jcamp]

@Chef23 great to see you posting on BOS again! Welcome back!

[The_MS]

You guys mention Elite and immediately my elbows started hurting.

[6balls]

I liked the CR7 with the pain in the @ss fin box that fit up into the bottom of the ski. Liked the perfect carbon weave of the Razor along with the nostrils up front.

Also liked the original KD 7000.

[Ryno]

I've been on a Sans Rival SR2 for the last four years and I just can't let myself replace it. It still skis bloody well, but I love the look and quality of construction.

 

My previous choice for best looking ski was the Obrien Quattro, but I didn't like the feel when I skied on one.

 

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t440/RyanJMcGill/IMG_3021_zpslgmxa5il.jpg

[Ryno]

While we're on the topic of Sans Rival, it doesn't look like their site has been updated in a while and they didn't release a new ski last year. Have they gone under?

[Roger]

I think the Fischer #1 started the better looking ski thing...

[thager]

I always liked the 70's Torque Super Comp.

[BRY]

#4 Some of those Connelly wood skis were art. I had a Hook that was awesome but it got "hooked" out of my boat, sad day.

#3 Some of those older HO's were bad ass, very cool graphics.

#2 Fisher #1 was first carbon ski that elevated to the level of the Connelly woodies. Loved that ski.

#1 SansRival SR2 has to be seen to believe though. The perfection of the carbon under the clear coat. No waver, no bubble, no squish, all perfectly aligned. And that clear coat, perfect. Truely No Rival to that. Seemed it needed different settings for every 2 degrees of water temp though....

[Nando]

Yes! Thager, the Torque Super Comp was the 'murican flag graphic, right?

[DavidN]

Sharpest looking ski for me - the Fischer #1 Blue - I still regret that I sold that piece of high end craftsmanship!

[The_MS]

 

[Horton]

@MS is there a ski in that image?

[fu_man]

I have always thought this version of the Senate was a classy looking ski but now that I see it, it is hard to argue with @MS .

 

[skiinxs]

@thager Yes the Torque Super Comp! I still have one of those complete with the red fiberglass overlay on the front binding. It's a wonder I never broke my ankle with that thing, kinda like an early hard shell with no release. I was looking at it in the garage the other day thinking of mounting it on a wall.

[Ryno]

@BRY I haven't discovered the water temperature specific setting issues you found with the SR2.

In the last few months I have skied anywhere from 90 water temp to 55 (today). My settings haven't changed, the problem is always with me rather than the ski. I do use the carbon fin with a front ventral and the wing at 9 deg. So maybe it's the aluminium fin that was more sensitive to changing conditions.

[thager]

@Nando That's the one. Hard to find any pics though. About impossible to find the ski!

 

[Stejcraftben]

@LeonL my dad has a kidder hammer and still skis on it! I'll get a pic and put it up.

[skiinxs]

@thager I will take some pictures this evening and post them.

[thager]

@skiinxs Nice! One of the guys on my lake had one when I was growing up. Always wanted one! Venturi tunnel was also a new concept but needed more tweaking.

 

[Roger]

@MS - I had a Tech-1. I think it said something like "Honeycomb Technology" on it, very high tech... My first slalom ski.

[The_MS]

@Roger Mine had the Ricky McCormick signature on it. It was my first non wood slalom ski. I think it was the first ski to use Graphite.

[Roger]

@MS = yes, Graphite. It was making into everything back then. I still have an old Graphite tennis racket :smile:

[thager]

I am in possession of a custom Tech One made by Ricky and Lucky. Will try to remember to put up a picture today.

[Booze]

The late 80's Mastercrafts

[thager]

I stand corrected, is not a Tech 1. Ski is a CG World Record made by Ricky and Lucky for Jim Heins. Has been in storage for a long time. Here are some pics though.

 

[Edmund]

 

HO Vengeance ASX; this is one heavy ski!

[SkiJay]

 

[Nando]

Thager, that custom ski of Jim's looks suspiciously like a CG top sheet glued onto a... hmmm, now let's see, what had an orange bottom and a tunnel from that era? And what brand did Lucky ski on after CG? I'm betting there's another classic graphic under the top sheet.

[dchristman]

Lucky skied on Great American. The skis looked like clones of the CG skis to me. They also had a trick that looked just like a CG Tech-Nique.

[aupatking]

@skibrain I was about to dig through my pictures for my Mach One. You read my mind. It's a ski I bought 100% to hang on my wall. It's a looker, for sure

[thager]

@Nando You'll have to ask Jim about that. As I recall he said it was the front of one ski and the back half of another. Skis like a barge! That's red by the way, not orange!

 

[dchristman]

@Nando are you thinking it's a EP Comp X2? I believe the Great American was an edge to edge concave like the Tech-1.