While we were skiing a few weeks ago, we noticed that almost everyone on the slopes had a pair of those new-fangled, wider skis. I don’t quite know when they were first introduced into the ski market, but, year after year, there have been fewer and fewer skinny skis like ours around. Jim and I had both bought our skis before we went on our honeymoon – ahem, over 20 years ago, ahem – and they still worked just fine. But we were really starting to feel ridiculed and out of place. Then, to add insult to injury, someone sharing our chairlift recently compared our equipment to "really old cross-country skis." Well! After that, we half-expected people to ask us if we had an 8-track tape player in the car.
Jim and I finally decided that we should step out of the 80s, and buy some new skis. Ok, not brand new skis, but rather new used ones. We went to “Play It Again Sports” and found skis for Jim, Jacob, and me, and spent less money than if we had rented equipment for a day. (No need to feel sorry for Adam; he got his new used snowboard last year.) We are now eager to assess our fancy, modern gear, and Jim suggested that we hit the slopes up north. I know better than to dissuade him when he wants to travel, because opportunities like this are far and few between. We are heading out on Friday, and, since this is the end of the ski season in Michigan, I was able to find a fairly reasonable lodging & lift package. Which is a good thing, otherwise I’m certain we would just be schussing down the little hill by the local high school.
Anyone in the market for some decades-old skis?
Old vs. New!
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