Skis

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ID	Size	Description	Binding	Location	Notes
MTR.2008.4	240cm	Wood, edgeless, very little curve at tip, very slight sidecut, decorative engraving on top surface.	Mortise through ski for toe strap, one leather toe strap (laced), leather boot plates (deteriorating).	Archives, between N4 and N5	1910s or earlier?
MTR.2008.5	197cm	Wood, ridgetop, edgeless, "nipple" tip.	Norwegian toe irons (screw mounted), remnants of leather heel strap.	Archives, N3	Circa late 1920s or early 1930s. Donated by Harriet Taylor Tiedt.
MTR.2008.6	203cm	Wood (hickory), Dartmouth Cooperative Society label, ridgetop, edgeless, heavily used.	Toe irons (stamped "Hanover Binding"), designed for heel straps but none present.	Basement	Circa 1930s. Borrowed from the archives by Lowell Skoog in 2009 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of skiing on Mt Rainier.
MTR.2008.7	190cm	Wood, ridgetop, edgeless.	Dovre toe irons, leather toe straps, binding designed for heel straps but none present.	Archives, N3	Circa 1930s.
MTR.2008.9	190cm	Wood, Ranger brand, ridgetop, edgeless, "nipple" tip, little used.	Kandahar front-throw cable binding, leather toe straps.	Archives, N3	Circa late 1930s.
MTR.2008.10	217cm	Wood, Northland brand, screwed-on edges, painted-on base (red). Bases have silver wax residue	Northland front-throw cable bindings.	Archives, N3	Circa 1940s. Classic long alpine skis.
MTR.2008.11	165cm	Wood, edgeless, painted-on base.	Suwe ("soo-vay") brand front-throw cable bindings.	Archives, N3	Circa 1950s, kid's skis.
MTR.2008.12	185cm	Wood, screwed-on edges, painted-on base (black).	Anderson-Thompson "Zephyr" front-throw cable binding, one leather toe strap.	Basement	Circa 1950s.
MTR.2008.13	180cm	Metal, Head Standard, steel edges, painted-on base. S/N 60M22383	Northland front-throw cable binding, SkiFree releasable toe piece, leather safety straps with boot lace clips.	Archives, N3	1950s or 1960s.
MTR.2009.6.1	Ski length 195cm, width 90-74-80mm, thickness about 1 inch. Bindings are 140mm wide max.	Wood, edgeless, "nipple" tip, old mortise through ski is filled with wood plug, "A.M.G." is painted on forebody.	Anderson-Thompson side-throw bindings with leather heel straps intact.	On loan to WSSSM	Circa 1930s. Skis were donated with canvas climbing sleeves (MTR.2009.6.2). Owned by Anne Margaret ("Nancy") Goodfellow. Donated by son Bill Walker.
MTR.2014.33	205cm	Rossignol telemark skis with metal edges and grooved ptex base. Dimensions: 63mm, 55mm, 58mm (tip, waist, tail width).	Rottefella 3-pin bindings with heel pads.	On loan to WSSSM	Early 1980s. Donated by Michael Koerner.
MTR.2015.2	180cm	K2 Mt Baker Superlight alpine touring skis. Dimensions: 123mm, 87mm, 107mm (tip, waist, tail width).	Dynafit Tri-Step bindings	On loan to WSSSM	2000s skis donated by Bram Thrift. 2000s bindings formerly owned by Carl Skoog and donated by Lowell Skoog.
MTR.2017.5	233cm	Johansen & Nilsen (of Norway) wood jumping skis with triple-grooved bases. Width 80mm. Notched and drilled sidewalls indicate the skis were previously mounted with different bindings.	The older, Eriksen-style toe irons are Thorleif Haugs brand, with side bolts that might have accommodated leather heel straps. The toe irons have been supplemented with newer-style Gresvig Kandahar cables.	Archives, N3	These are Wolf Bauer's jumping skis, possibly used as early as the 1930s. The cable bindings suggest they may have been used into the 1950s or beyond. Donated by Wolf's daughter-in-law Ingrid Fabianson, courtesy of Lynn Hyde.
MTR.2019.3	N/A	Broken ski tip found on Muir Snowfield near Moon Rocks in 2007. Ski dates from the era of the Silver Skis races, or before.	None	Lowell Skoog's house	Ski tip has no edges and is not made of laminated wood. Ski base has residue of wax and/or shellac. Found by Seth Waterfall (RMI Guide) in late summer 2007 and donated shortly thereafter to Lowell Skoog.
MTR.2019.6	83cm	Northland "Clif Taylor Short-ee" skis. About 9cm wide and remarkably heavy for their length.	Osborne and Ulland (O&U) toe pieces with Tiesler adjustable heel plates. Long-thong safety straps.	Lowell Skoog's house	Donated by Steve Zellerhoff.

The following items are of lesser interest and are currently stored in the basement:

ID	Size	Description	Binding	Location	Notes
MTR.2008.8	228cm	Wood, edgeless, "nipple" tip, little or no sidecut, single groove, mortise through ski for toe strap, apparently unfinished and unused.	None.	Basement	Like planks. Jumping skis?