I'd have to agree with a lot of what was said above. The DP Lotus 138 is a great design for sure. I skied all last season on a pair of Praxis Pow Skis in a 195 and had a blast (I only skied my other pair of skis a few times, even when it wasn't a powder day). You need to think about what you really ...

The cloth press frame failed tonight. I was testing it out again at 40psi and it ripped apart. It didn't rip at the seam but it looks like it ripped on the top edge. The duck cloth will NOT work. I think we are going to abandon the cloth press frame idea and try and make a steel press. If you are go...

Thanks for the comments. Eight -- it is amazing it works. We were very pleased with the outcome. Kfarrar: We found out about this method from a post by Plywood. http://www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=474&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15 He has since built another cloth bag sk...

My brother and I started in late February getting the fire hose air bladders sealed. Thanks to some great information on Headmonkey’s website we knew exactly what to buy from McMaster-Carr and we were able to build a fire hose air bladder that does not leak. http://lh3.ggpht.com/2shopvacs/SPggu7nXY3...

I work at NOAA and we launch much smaller balloons that go up to 100,000 feet carrying small instruments that measure ozone and water vapor. One day my student and I decided we wanted to see what the earth looked like from the balloon's point of view. We rigged a small digital camera in a foam box w...

Thanks for the comments guys (and for the help ben_mtl) We'll try to get a full TR written up soon. Between school, work and getting ready for ski season we're both pretty busy... The skis were just sent off to Alpine Base and Edge in Boulder to get a base grind and edge. If Loveland decides to open...

After 8 months of building we finally have a pair of skis to show off. Thanks to everyone for all of the information. Great website. Some specs and info: 191.5cm long 134mm underfoot Bamboo cores (3mm, 13mm, 3mm) with bamboo sidewalls Pau Ferro wood veneer topsheets with Minwax Helmsman spar urethan...

it's about that time of the year again... The lifts start turning in about a week over here in Colorado and I'm excited to get back on the snow... My brother and I gave up driving around town this past summer, so we have put a few miles on the townie bikes and mountain bikes over the past few months...

I don't have an extra copy, but I just watched this movie last night and it got me excited to ski some powder...

winter is just around the corner

I hope you find a copy, it's worth it for sure

Those are looking great Scott...

We are working on getting our pics online now.

-- Emiel