Monthly Archives: October 2009

Ira Riklis sent along a photo of the skis he purchased after several other brands and models. The new skis would prove unfortunate, as discussed in an earlier post, for Ira and his leg.

Regarding the previous post and photo, Ira Riklis comments: “The last pair is named for Jean Claude Killy, the French racer who at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble became only the second man ever (and still) to win all … Continue reading →

The middle pair of skis pictured here, as described by Ira Riklis: Attached is a picture of Head skis from the late 1960′s.  The first pair are the Head Standards.  The next are the Head 360′s, like the pair I bought … Continue reading →

Ira Riklis sends us this: “The last picture is of many staff members in front of the original Charter Sports store at The Charter in Beaver Creek. Mike is the one in purple dressed in purple (Teflon) and holding his … Continue reading →

Let’s hope they didn’t go skiing directly after this event!