jgalitz

Here are some pictures of my SuperComp. I also included pictures of my Saucier slalom. Did you have one before? I recognize the CG Tech-1. That was a good ski in the day. We used them at Jim McCormick Ski School years ago. I hope this helps. I have lots of other vintage skis also if you need pictures. Jeff Galitz podicare@aol.com

Great Americans are hard to find. Not many were made. I am selling a 40" Carbonworx trick with reflex binding on Ebay. I had the ski custom painted with flames.

Sorry, you are right Kimball not kendall. Brain freeze.

fu_man, the hydro-flite you have is a great find. They were made by a company called Hedlund who also made snow skis and Hockey sticks. Here is some information about the company. http://www.nokomisonline.com/hedlundhistory.html The ski is from the 50's and cost $37 at the time. The were great skis for their time. I have the same Northland "Custom" slalom. Northland skis had red painted bottoms and were some of the best tournament skis in the early 60's.

Kendall made the K-Glass ski and were the first mass produced fiberglass skis. They were known for making plaid graphics. I can't figure out what the thinking was there. The EP trick skis are a great find. It is Torque trick skis from the 70's that were most ahead of their time. The design and shape is still used by companies like D3 for their trick skis. If you look at some of the old designs they were well ahead of their time. The first parabolic skis were first patented in 1925 by Fred Waller who also patented the first concave skis. His original patent even describes how the design works. Amazing considering these were the first patented skis ever.

I have been collecting skis for some time now and actually built a ski museum in my house. Some of the defuct skis that I have are: Torque, Hedlund and Lund, Churchill, Hexcel, Sea Glider, Vogue, Taperflex, Voit, Wally Burr, Velmar, Apco, Rail, Cut N' Jump, Murdoch, Flecky-Snyder, Carbonworx, Aluma craft, Wiley, Lowell, Western Wood, Northland, Cypress Gardens, Hydro Flite and my oldest are Dolphin Akwa-Skees (1925). I have skied on all of them and I am amazed how the skiers of their era were able to ski so well on them. There is a lot to the history of ski making I hope it will never be lost.

I have a Hexcel slalom in great condition with the matching headband that I would be interested in selling. The ski has double lace up bindings. It is #245. I also have a Torque SuperComp in great shape with the rigid heel front binding. This is the one with the US flag motif. This is a rare and great ski.