Skis, Boots & Bindings 1941

[@johnkotaar]

Most excellent demonstration. Brings back sweet memories of my first skis in Slovenia, they were exactly as shown here. I would like to add that skiing my first American Birkebeiner I used lighter skis, but exactly the same kind of binding and boot. I did not yet trust the "flimsy" cross country equipment of that time. But my love for wood skis has never left me.

[@tompem]

Thank you Mr Ladd for your service.

[@sudoku1966]

Great! Skis that can be used for downhill and cross-country. I used to be able to do this as a kid in the 1960s since we had cable bindings. But we got blisters in our ankles though.

[@willhicks2259]

She be shown in every ski shop sales are floor. Very informative and instructional. 😂

[@paulinemcconville5741]

Thanks for this gem and with the great Alan Ladd looking so handsome.

[@WilliamsElaine]

We've come a long way equipment wise. Neat film - I love it!

[@anderss5913]

Nothing has changed. Exact same sizing and care instructions as today. Astonishing.

[@geireplekake820]

Looks like awesome shoes! Similar to contemporary 75-mm shoes, but more stylish.

[@explorermike19]

I would love to have a set of that equipment! I have never seen any, even in museums.

[@EvelcyclopS]

You often see them on the walls of mountain restaurants and hotels in the alps

[@humanbeing2420]

This equipment is so much better than the crap they make these days. On a deep powder day, I'd take 40's skis and boots over modern gear in a heartbeat.

[@TheBeingReal]

😂

[@panheadbob2926]

@5:16 Johnson and Parker glance at each other, both thinking, "We are so screwed".

[@RobCummings]

Yea, I learned on skis like those.

[@nosondre]

Sondre would be impressed with the technological advancements….then he would probably be concerned about how serious this video is.

[@509Gman]

Chewing the scenery a bit, ain’t ya Sarge?

[@TheBackslash1]

Can these bindings even come loose in the case of a fall? It looks like they'll just snap your legs off.

[@Daz5Daz]

Yep. Broken legs were not uncommon with cable bindings like these.

[@nicolatomasi]

straordinario!

[@chrispykelly]

"You will take a 7' -2" ski". Uh no.

[@skiidahonorthsouth]

lol...220 (Just under 7'3") Dynastars through tail end of high-school through College (early 80's)...I was 130lbs dripping wet and 6' tall. Loved them, love 170 shaped skis a lot more...except on boiler-plate ice. Still use 205 Solomon straight sticks when confronted with steep ice. Dad used 220's....he was 5'5".

[@deeppurplefan]

That's exactly 218cm. I've got a pair of 218 Volkl DH that are about 15 years old now (trust me they haven't changed much). With a deflex and metal salomons I'll bet they weigh twice as much as the classics in this vid. Really not all that bad to ski on if you keep them on the groomed.

[@girthbrooks7944]

And look pivots haven't changed since the 60s and j love camber

[@Bulgdoom]

I chuckled when he took the "boots" out.

[@prutters]

The REAL stuff:)

[@rsilvers129]

That 1940s dialect is so weird.

[@anderss5913]

Right? Even watching films from the 50s and 60s, and even 70s... it's like... Did people actually speak like this? Like they were announcing play-by-play at a ballgame? Or is that just the "acting" of the time?

[@509Gman]

@@anderss5913 it’s the acting of the time. Partially brought about by the poor sound recording equipment that required clear enunciation in order for audiences to be able to understand, partly from an elitism against regional accents and dialects. Similar conditions led to British “Received Pronunciation” or “BBC English”.

[@robertbeda959]

Actually it looks like it may have been a Military training film. They usually had a format like this.

[@RedBeard20842]

Wow! In almost 80 years ski Shop workers were just as much of a knowit alls as they are now. It really bothers me how they act when you go in to buy equipment or whem you mention that you tune your edges or mount bindings yourself. In my experience the things they put emphasise on are not nearly as important ski shop employees lead you to belive. Really interesting video though.

[@dirtycommtroop]

Size 8 damn son.

[@EvelcyclopS]

Terrifying.

[@geeknee551]

in the end, it's all the same today.