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DPS Attempts To Reinvent The Deep Ski With Cleats And Fat Spoons

7:30AM October 2, 2011 | Jack Loftus

When skis went concave, that was a big deal. Aggressive skiers were soon carving deep lines into the hardpack and beginners were getting up and at ‘em faster than ever. DPS wants to do that again with their funky Spoon. More »


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The Skizee Is For Uphill, Utterly Lazy Cross-Town Skiing

9:00AM January 24, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Lazy Sundays require lazy skiing. Enter the Skizee, which turns the skier into an impromptu snowmobile, courtesy a 10.5 horsepower 4-stroke engine. More »


The Magnestick System Straps Your Kids Safely In Ski Lifts Using The Magic Of Magnets

2:00PM November 2, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

US ski resorts are now getting the Magnestick Safety System. Permanent electromagnets affixed to ski lift seats are switched on when a child, wearing a vest with a metallic plate, hops in. Voila! No slipping or sliding off the lift prematurely. More »


When Robots Attack, They’ll Also Come By Ski

11:50PM October 21, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Even though it’s not technically an android, the skiing robot looks remarkably like a small child on the slopes, a short figure carving through turns with no real reaction to the experience whatsoever. [boingboing]


Snowmodo: The Twin Parabolic Ski Concept

8:18AM March 6, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

In the world of downhill ski races the skis’ edges are everything, so designer Charlie Pyott has mocked up a Twin Parabolic Ski concept that would add four extra edges to a skis’ base.

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Crummy Old Skis Make for Fancy New Media Shelf

12:15AM August 14, 2008 | Mark Wilson

It’s rare that we come across a DIY project that we both: a) want to complete and b) feasibly could complete. But this project takes a used pair of wooden cross country skis and through the magic of just two brackets and a few screws, creates a media shelf with some pizazz. Plus, just spit-balling here, you could attach another set of skis inverted below the first set to create a gnarly wave effect. [Five Whys via Curbly]

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