I will ignore MM's immature derisive comments. The commercial version of my skis have been marketed under the trade name Scorpion and most recently Bstinger. Technically, they are a form of skiboard. Several thousand have been sold in the US over the past 30 years. FYI, I am 6'3" tall and weigh...

First, in the early6 70's my favorite ski was a 180 cm Kneissel Short Star. I believe the tail was stiffer than the tip and it was perfect for bottomless powder and handled the piste well also. For the past 30 years I have skied skis with only 6" behind the boot and are 110 to 130 cm long. I ha...

I am new to your forum but now that I have read how to construct a ski, I did it all wrong. I secured the edges to the base using one layer of 4" wide 6 oz. fg cloth and West Epoxy. It was sandwiched between two strips of 1/2" ply and clamped securely with every clamp I own. (Yes, flat) I ...