 Poster: A snowHead
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My old skis are well and truly beyond ever being used again, so I'm trying to think up what I can do with them now?
They are bright orange so are not being mounted on a wall but I am thinking about turning them into a sledge...
Any suggestions snowheads??
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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My uncle used to turn them in to sledges. Be aware, you can get up to some serious speed so fit a brake! I had great fun as a kid on them.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Theres quite a good exercise routine you can do with old skis. Put one ski on the floor, bend the knees down, back straight and grasp it firmly in both hands either side of the binding. Extend the legs till standing at full height, continuing with the ski upwards till about shoulder height in one fluid movement. Extend the arms outward and then release your grip on the ski, neatly into a waiting skip. Repeat.
More seriously, there's probably not a lot you can do with one pair beyond a sledge, wine rack or coat rack. If you got 2 or 3 more pairs off e-bay or similar then you can use @achilles link, Etsy or Pinterest as an inspiration board for chairs, benches etc. Or stick 'em on the Internet tat-bazaar or Facebook fleamarket and see what someone will offer you.
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I'm definitely thinking a sledge now, but thanks all,
Definitely won't sell some poor bug these things as the wood core is rotten where the bindings screw in and I've twice had the bindings rip out! (first time was a really heavy landing that broke them so blamed that and didn't notice the real problem)
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Put em on fleabay, there's loads of knackered skis on there 
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I turned an old pair of skis/boots in to planters, and mounted them above my garage. mrs was embarassed, and step daughter pi$$ed off as id used her skis (that she wasnt gong to use again I may add)
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I'd probably fashion the tip end in to a tool hook in the garage, that's about it.
However I still regret not turning an old pair of CNC machined Answer Manitou (2's) MTB forks in to a toilet roll holder.
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@Aftermaths, funny you should ask, I’ve been looking for some to turn into steam/ski punk ( if there is such a thing) wall lights, any off cuts you have you could send my way 
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