Since we’ve been talking a lot about Ira Riklis and his favorite sport skiing, I wanted to post this photo I found of Ira’s first skis. He bought his first pair of skis with money from his bar mitzvah. He was into skiing young.
I wonder if Ira has ever entered skiing competitions? Does he do flips or stunts? helicopter skiing? Many you’ll find out in future updates…
Here’s a picture of Head skis like the ones Ira Rikis had from the late 1960’s.
Here’s what you’ll see:
- The first pair of skis are the Head Standards.
- The next are the Head 360’s, like the pair Ira Riklis bought for myself with his bar mitzvah money.
- The last pair is named for Jean Claude Killy. He was the French racer who became only the second man ever (and still) to win all three men’s alpine events. That took place at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.
