Beautiful pair of late 60s wood racing ("langrenn") skis from Blå Skia. Blå Skia, in Norwegian, literally means "blue ski". Blå Skia was an early pioneer in wood racing skis; its founder, Ivar Halvorsen worked early in his career under one of the first producers of laminated wood skis. Halvorsen took this knowledge and applied it to the world of ski racing, developing light, fast skis with different cambers for different snow conditions. However, like all but 1 or 2 Norwegian ski manufacturers, Blå Skia was swept away by the tide of equipment innovation that hit the nordic ski industry in the 1970s, and by the early 80s the company had closed.
This pair of skis was recently acquired in Norway; it has seen a lot of love but was in such overall good shape that it deserved both top and base refinishing by the techs at Skifabrikk. The Eldar Hagen Sport decals on the tip have been preserved - Eldar Hagen Sport was a well-known sporting goods store in Oslo. The striping has been masterfully touched up, resulting in crisp lines. The result is beautiful. The hickory base has not been treated with any epoxy-type sealant - which was common in the later years of wood ski use - so treating with lovely-smelling pine tar is a must. A "langrenn" ski is a racing ski.
The edges of the skis are made of lignostone, which is a hard, compressed beech product that was developed specially for wood skis.
BINDING NOTES: These skis come with a pair of Rottefella 79mm (not 75mm) 3-pin bindings. Bindings will be removed for shipment, to protect the ski bases from damage. If the buyer does not want the bindings, Skifabrikk will remove them and deduct $10 from the purchase price.
Skifabrikk ski techs have over 50 years of experience skiing, racing, and preparing cross-country skis, both wood and fiberglass. Please contact us with any questions.
Size: 200cm Camber: stiff (6cm+ at ski center) Weight (pair): 1835gm w/ bindings Width at center: 48mm Mfg date: late 60s Base: hickory/lignostone
