Monday, March 24, 2008

topic and works cited

i’ve chosen to research the collection of monoski’s

Gordon, Scott. “Monoski Directory History of the Monoski.” Monoski Directory.2004. Chronic. 02/21/08.<http://www.monoski.net/history.html>.
- 1st ski made in 1961 by Jack Marchland- Modern ski created by Mike Doyle- Lots of controversy between die hard two skiers and monoskiers- Very popular in France during 80’sSkitech Research- Steve Chichinsky - Bought Mike Doyle’s company- Followed Bahne Doyle ski design- Tried to build a grinder for monoski tuning- Foam core with an extra layer of glass


Rossignal- 1884 Rossignal created a design for moderate skier abilities
- Created promotional vids and gained popularity
Wendel, Tom. “Monoskiing.” Monogenesis. 1999. White Knuckle/ Innovation Sports/ Orange County Real Estate. 02/22/08. <http://www.monogenesis.com/monoskiing.html>.- Very good for your knees- Sort of “tippy” to ski on- Rip in the powder

Blog #1

I’ve got a small collection of monoski’s, but it’s hard to find another collector near by. My dad knows plenty about the ski’s so i will use him as an interview. I’m thinking that i will use the internet to find some other collectors.

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