Tag: earn your turns
For the modern-day standards, skiing in my childhood was quite a horrendous affair. The skis were literally just planks of wood. The factory-fitted bolt-on metal edges turned toothless in no time. Heel-free, clamp-style bindings with no release functionality. Leather boots. At least higher up the leg the situation got stiffer thanks to the frozen cotton "ski" pants. Our first slopes were short, the length and altitude gain we were able to step up sideways. Human-powered, state-of-the-art slope grooming technology. And arguably this is when we were having the greatest of…
