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Vintage 1970s Cross
Country Skiing Gear Ads
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During the 1970s the sport of cross
country skiing experienced a a boom in equipment manufacturing.
Many companies jumped in and tried their hand at making and selling xc
skis, boots, poles, bindings and accessories. But now most of
these companies are out of the xc business, and fading memories.
From old magazine ads, this web page strives to resurrect awareness of
many of these mostly forgotten cross country skiing gear brands.
Click on any image below to expand it to a larger
and readable image.
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1979 ski review photo.
Companies represented above that no longer make xc skis are in italics:
Elan, Adidas, Rossignol, Trak, Kneissl, Landsem, Benner,
Splitkein, K2, Edsbyn, Epoke, Skilom, Fischer, Kuusisto, Titan,
Bonna, Karhu |
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Adidas |
Aomori |
Asnes |
Asnes |
Asnes |
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Blizzard |
Bonna |
Bonna |
Bonna |
Edsbyn |
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Edsbyn |
Edsbyn |
Elan |
Elan |
Elan |
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Elan |
Elan |
Epoke |
Epoke |
Epoke |
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Epoke |
Jarvinen |
Karhu |
Kastle |
Kneissl |
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Kneissl |
Kneissl |
Landsem |
Lovett (Made in Boulder, CO) |
Normark |
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Normark |
Norwegian skis: Asnes, Bergans,
Madshus, Bonna, Epoke, Landsem, Normark/Troll, Skilom, Splitkein |
Pioneer (Made in USA) |
Silva (Made in USA) |
Silva (Made in USA) |
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Skilom |
Skilom |
Skilom |
Splitkein |
Splitkein |
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Splitkein |
Summit |
Summit |
Sundins |
Sundins, Elan |
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Trak |
Trak |
Trak
Skier is Dave Thomas, Dartmouth Ski Team, 1979 |
Viking (Unfinished Skis) |
Viking (Unfinished Skis) |
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Lovett - the only fiberglass cross country racing
skis ever made in the US (Boulder, CO). |
Adidas "keel" ski |
Bergans "Torpedo" skis |
Kastle modular waxless |
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Clippings from1974 REI catalog: First Fischer
fiberglass xc skis (Europa 77s). Last hurrah for wooden racing
skis: Tronderski, Madshus, Blaskia, Sundins. Top of the line
wooden racing skis at REI for $25 - $50. |
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Boots |
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Adidas |
Adidas ( $37.95 a pair ) |
Adidas |
Adidas |
Adidas |
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Alpha |
Alpha |
Edsbyn |
Fels (Made in Maine) |
Haugen |
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Heierling |
Heierling |
Norboot |
Norrona |
Onitsuka, Sixtens |
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Skilom |
Skilom |
Sixtens |
Sixtens |
Suveren |
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Dynafit |
Trak |
Trak |
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Poles |
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Liljedahl |
Liljedahl |
Moon |
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First Exel carbon fiber pole |
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Bindings |
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Dovre |
Edsbyn |
Geze |
Jenex |
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Misc |
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AFRC - Pioneers in lycra for xc skiing. |
AFRC = "Annie Fannie Racer Chaser" |
Bonne Bell |
Bonne Bell |
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Road-ski |
Road-ski |
Kochie Road-ski Ad |
Our bible in the '70's |
Jack Rabbit Wax |
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Kodak "Medals for Miles" |
Protogs |
Lifa |
Lifa |
Lifa |
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No thanks. I'll wait a couple of years
until inline skates are invented. |
Ding-a-ling ! |
Ski-Imit |
Long Live The Bongo Board! |
70's XC had Hookers! |
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1977 Kochie Fischer Ad |
Poster for the First F.I.S. World Cup Cross Country
Ski Races - Dec. 20-21, 1978 - Telemark, WI. |
1978 Kochie Rossignol Ad |
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