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Winter Fashion - On your Person and In your Home
Posted on December 22, '11 by Winter Vintage Winter. 0 comments
If you're anything like us, you enjoy seeing and experiencing the continuing evolution of Winter Sports fashion. This video was produced by our industry partners and advocates - SIA - the Snowsports Industries of America. While the fas...
A Vintage Winter Holiday Message
Posted on November 30, '11 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
Dear Friends,
Vintage Winter Home
As we shift gears and begin decorating our homes and unique spaces with just the right amount of "Seasonings", we've gathered together an assortment of fine gifts - from elegant home decor to sm...
Vintage Burton Snowboards
Posted on November 10, '11 by Vintage Winter. 3 comments
Jake Burton Carpenter
We have collected and sold dozens of vintage Burton snowboards over the
years. From the vintage Burton Backhill's and Backyards to the vintage Burton
Performer's in the mid 1980's we've seen them all. Curr...
EpicSki SkiLogic Giveaway
Posted on September 20, '11 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
EpicSki a website dedicated to skiers to discuss skiing, skiing equipment and reviews, ski resorts, ski wear, skiing techniques, snowboarding, backcountry, cross country and more is giving away a set of custom skis built by SkiLogic.
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Ski Punx - Andrew Taylor's 1620!
Posted on September 20, '11 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
If you're looking for unique ski clothing for the upcoming season check out Ski Punx. They offer some pretty sweet T's and Hoodies at extremely reasonable prices.
Check out SPX clothing Team Rider, An...
Beaver Creek 2011 Vintage Ski Fest
Posted on April 30, '11 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
Some highlights of the 2011 Beaver Creek Vintage Ski Festival held on April 16, 2011 are seen below. What a day! It's always exciting having a blizzard squall in mid April.
Vintage Ski Festival in Beaver Creek Colorado 2011 ...
New School meets Old School - Warren Miller Films Skiers in Vintage 10th Mountain Division Ski Gear
Posted on April 23, '11 by Vintage Winter. 2 comments
Skiers in Vintage 10th Mountain Division Ski Gear in the new Warren Miller Ski Movie.
Bummed about mud season...counting the days until the fresh powder falls next winter...well if you're like us YES is the only possible answer. If you...
Ted Shred from the ski movie Canadian Mountain Odyssey
Posted on April 06, '11 by Vintage Winter. 2 comments
This clip is of 'Ted Shred' a character in the vintage ski movie by Dick Barrymore called Canadian Mountain Odyssey. It was a flick made in the 1980's and in this scene features a vintage Burton snowboard (looks like an old Burton Backhill to me)...
Pioneers on Planks: Summit Ski Legends
Posted on February 22, '11 by Vintage Winter. 1 comments
Colorado Mountain College speakers remember the good old days of skiing.
Community members are invited to Pioneers on Planks: Summit Ski Legends, featuring speakers from the four major ski resorts in Summit County recounting the trials and ...
SIA Show - 2011
Posted on February 06, '11 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
We had a great time at the SIA show - Snowsports Industries of America. Here's what our 10x10 booth looked like. Many thanks to the SIA team, we had a great location and got a huge amount of exposure.
Our first booth at the 201...
Indigenous Skiing in the Altai Mountains of NW China
Posted on November 24, '10 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
The area where Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, and China meet is called the Altai Knot and is in the heart of the Altai Mountains. The Altai area is also dead center on the Eurasian continent.
Skiing has long been considered to originate in Sca...
Ski Theamed Wedding Ideas
Posted on November 07, '10 by Vintage Winter. 2 comments
Are you looking for ideas for a ski themed or winter wedding. How about a 50 year anniversary for a couple who met on the ski slopes? We have created and supplied dozens of products for events like these. Some of our personal f...
Dovre Ski Binding Company - Leif Nashe and Odd Overgaard
Posted on November 07, '10 by Vintage Winter. 3 comments
Dovre Ski Binding Company Logo.
In 1935, Leif Nashe and Odd Overgaard started the first American business in the country entirely devoted to the manufacture of ski bindings. They named it Dovre Ski Binding, Nash explained because "I came f...
Vintage Skis and Space Fabric: My visit with Klaus Obermeyer
Posted on February 03, '10 by Vintage Winter. 1 comments
It may be too early to say, but I predict The 2010 Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) Snowshow in Denver will be deemed a strong success. The convention center was packed with Suppliers, Team Riders, Retail Stores, Ski Areas and Reps. The ...
How to hang your Antique or Vintage Skis
Posted on January 04, '10 by Vintage Winter. 10 comments
While there are quite a few methods to hang your antique wooden skis, our personal favorite is the good old ‘leather strap’ method. The leather strap method.
Imagine…you just spend one month’s salary on a set of antique wooden skis and now you’r...
Vintage Winter on Display at Pinecones
Posted on December 19, '09 by Vintage Winter. 1 comments
Pinecones Gifts and Interiors in Avon Colorado really knows style. Their store combines antique and unique home decor pieces, gifts and clothing – all hand selected and beautifully displayed by Rondi and Marilynn.
Vintage Winter is pleased ...
Backcountry Powdercat Snowboarding at Baldface Lodge. Wow - Pow!
Posted on December 03, '09 by Vintage Winter. 3 comments
With Winter now firmly in North America we can begin speaking of epic snows of past, refreshing remoteness and backcountry luxuries worth planning for. These are some daydreams you can live at Baldface Lodge, in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. ...
Vintage Snowshoe Images from the Canadian Archives
Posted on November 27, '09 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
In researching snowshoes, I can’t say enough about the completeness and usefulness of the website of the Canadian Archives. I’ve selected some images here that really caught my eye and remind me of the native snowshoes we have in our ...
Did the 1912 Captain Scott South Pole expedition fail because they didn't use thier horse snowshoes?
Posted on November 25, '09 by Vintage Winter. 2 comments
Two weeks back, an email arrived to ExWeb from The Long Riders’ Guild. Subject: “Captain Robert Scott and his team would not have died on their return journey from the South Pole in 1912 if they had used the equine snowshoes available to them.”
“...
Snowshoe Makers
Posted on November 10, '09 by Vintage Winter. 0 comments
Our antique and vintage Native American snowshoes mostly came from the Northeastern US and Canada – the Hurons, Cree and Algonquin First Nations. Vintage snowshoes from early American manufacturers include: CA Lund, Northland, Tubbs, Petersboroug...