Trivia 2026 Week 19

My parents bought me used Hexcel Comp skis with the aluminum honeycomb core. They were straight and stiff, perfect for a beginner, at least that was what the person that sold them to my parents said. We paid $100 for them, that’s about $600 in today’s dollars. I went to Blue Knob Resort in central PA with a college ski club and beat myself to a pulp on them (well I was on them some of the time). It wasn’t until I was 44 that I started alpine skiing again. The Excel ski company’s story is quite retro at this point.

1958 Northland FIS SKI. with Beartraps & long thongs

That first pair of skis – Fischer Quick Supers with the Cubco bindings – were 170’s. I was in 7th grade and one of the smallest kids in my school.