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Ski ReDo – Summer Lounger

by WildSnoGirl August 8, 2013
written by WildSnoGirl August 8, 2013
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Lou's new office chair? Joe whipped this up in his spare time, quite relaxing and being in close contact with skis reminds of backcountry skiing days to come.

Cleaning out our attic always produces piles of old skis, backcountry and frontcountry. Some are kept for sentimental value, others mysteriously hid in the attic for a decade even though they’re junk. Like, what was Lou thinking when he kept these? It’s a shame to send the boards to the landfill so we’re always on the lookout for clever recycling ideas.

gate

25 years ago, Lou used Head 360's for our garden gate and it's held up well.


This summer, ingenious Joe surprised us with a chair for our back deck. It’s heavy but comfy. I’ve enjoying a number of sunny afternoons lounging in it’s cradle. Here’s how he did it:

side

Side view of Joe's lounger which has two parts that come apart for easy moving or storage.

bottom

Bottom view.

top

Top view.

We still have scads of old skis. The pile grows faster than our grass. WildSnowers — chime in with your ideas for clever projects using old skis. Lou likes it when I add items to his honey-do list.

Our friend, Bernhard sent us the following photos along with an interesting link:

Hi Lou,
Just saw the furniture made of skis on WildSnow. This exists in Europe too. Attached some I build myself… the bench is made of skis only, the chair and table use the elements of “biergarten” furniture. It’s great to see more doing it, great way to recycle and to show the love for skiing. There’s even a guy in Austria who sells his stuff: Skimoebel.
Cheers & best,
Bernhard

chair

Chair by Bernhard.

table

Bernhard's patio set.

bench

Ski bench in Austria.

WildSnoGirl

WildSnow Girl is our pseudonym for gal posters who wish to remain anonymous, or use another name just for fun. Used for female oriented backcountry blog posts at Wildsnow.com, and also general subjects covered by WildSnow girls.

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Aaron A August 8, 2013 - 10:54 am

Bench. I had an old one with cast iron ends, but the wooden slats had disintegrated in the weather. So, old skis became the new slats. I had to cut off the tips, but those became hooks/hangers in my garage.

pete anzalone August 8, 2013 - 10:54 am

Reduce, reuse, …. Made a K2 “TN-seat” back in 2000 to commemorate 50 years of the Holland House Ski Lodge (since razed) in Aspen Colo. Sorry no pic.

matt August 8, 2013 - 11:08 am

we’ve used old skis as coat hangers in a ski house. cut to various lengths and screwed to a door in a “fan” pattern. hang coats from the tips.

Lisa Dawson August 8, 2013 - 11:53 am

Great ideas! If you want to share a photo, send it to the email address listed in “Contact,” upper right hand tab on this website. I’ll download it and add it to your comment.
Thanks!

Rob August 8, 2013 - 12:58 pm

This may be the only(?) of no more “straight” skis . . . the new shapes really don’t fit together very well as building materials.

Joe August 8, 2013 - 1:37 pm

Rob, today’s sticks are even easier:
You just need 2 skis instead of 3 skinny ones and only require 4 cuts on a 2×4.
They also take way less time.

Have fun and cheers!

Lisa Dawson August 8, 2013 - 2:37 pm

Our friend, Bernhard, sent in pics from EU which I added to the post. Thanks Bernhard!

Brian August 8, 2013 - 4:13 pm

Shot skis. Lots and lots of shot skis.

Toby G August 8, 2013 - 6:33 pm

Volkl P9’s, I loved those skis

Halsted August 10, 2013 - 4:57 pm

That picture of what you did with the Head 360’s makes me want to cry. Head 360’s were the first set of skis I ever bought with my own money as a teenager.

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