A15-Sunday News, November 16, 1980

‘ Look, Tyrolia, Salomon and
Geze have all made refinements
to various of their models this
season. And these brands (as well f:
as other top-line bindings) are
available at Skyline.

The most popular Look model
over the years was the Look
Nevada/Grand Prix (or N 17).
Today’s top model (77R) is a
direct descendent, as is the new | High-Strength, Lightweight
TIC — a lightweight, more con- Laminated Wood Core __
venient version of the standard ‘High-Impact ABS Sidewall
77. Although the toe and tum- {| .. --_... woven Fiberglass .
table are similar to last season’s
71, the heel lever is completely Cared Unidirectional F iberglass —

Sid equipment is no longer simply the paraphernalia that a person uses new. Surface-Etched Rubber Foil
in order to enjoy the experience of skiing down a hill... or gliding Tyrolia has introduced a new |. Cracked Steel E
across a snow-covered field racing brake this season that | 2% sarrower, 25 250 harder

The old boards and barrel sists of yesteryear have become highly reputedly ‘‘retracts its arms’’ so than other ked enlges
precisioned “‘instruments”... and the primitive cable bindings (and | there’s no contact with the slopes, | Ele " ce
their even more primitive leather toe-holds) have given way to incredi- even in the most extreme racing tone Laer,
ble feats of mechanical engineering. turns. This Tyrolia 360 also }

Each season, ski and binding manufacturers make refinements that | features an ‘‘easy-in, easy-out |
are so subtle and so minute that even the best skiers fail to recognize | heel convenience.”
and comprehend them. All they — and most skiers — ever under- One of the simplest and most
stand is the end result of all this highly specialized technology: The per- | innovative conventional binding
formance of the skis and the performance of the bindings.

Skis. The diagram featured
here more than attests to the
complexity of only one manufac-
turer’s ski construction (of only
one model).

While most high performance
skis may be somewhat similarly
constructed, they all are different
enough to meet the wide variety
of demands of today’s dis-
criminating skiers.

Skyline doesn’t offer all the
various brands of skis that are
manufactured today — only the
best, top-of-the-line models. Skis
such as Kneissi, Rossignol, Kastle
Head and Olin... as well as
several other selected, high quali-

top performance lines. ;

Rob Dickison, Ski Department -
Manager of Skyline’s Kerrisdale a
store has outlined the four main f
‘performance groups’ of skis as
shown below. Rob also reports

that ‘‘. .. While the market
trends (of ski manufacturing)
have not changed mark-
edly this season, it is
evident that people
are moving toward
longer skis."

designs to come out in many
4 years was Salomon’s $626. The
$127 and S127 Mini pick up
where the S626 left off. Based on
these same mechanical principles,
and modified for smaller skiers,
these two S127 models now fill
“out the line, so that at least one J
Salomon model will be ap-
propriate for any recreational to
advanced skier from 35 to 235
pounds.

Geze may be a new name to
many skiers, but it claims to be
the oldest ski binding manufac-
turer in the world and is very
well known tn Europe. The com-
pany states that ‘“‘setungs (for
release) are factory calibrated on
every binding"’ and they also
offer a five-year (lamited) warran-
ly

(generally speaking) their ee oman | is suitable for the
_yecreational skier.

‘Compact ‘Sids. Skied from minus-10 to plus-five cm over head height.
‘Designed for the beginning or non-aggressive skier, these skis: are very
easy turning and good, basic skis on which to learn. 4

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Bnng this coupon and your skis to
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Manufacturers’ claims = not
withstanding, today's bindings
are continually being upgraded,
improved, refined and tested ~
so that both the skilled exper and
the novice recreauonal skier will
have a binding (and a release)
designed for his or her capabihty

Barrel slats and leather straps
are great for nostalgia but
equipment designed for the BOs is
really what skung is all about 62

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