Figl Skis - Austria's weird cousin to skiboards?

[nordicwilly]

Came across this interesting Spring tradition in Austria. They might need an upgrade to RVL8 or Spruce boards!

https://www.innsbruck.info/en/skiing...rngleiten.html

https://www.tyrol.com/blog/b-sports/how-i-tried-figln-testing-out-my-skiing-prowess-on-supershort-figl-skis

[Baldybob]

My 67 cm Kneissl Big Foot Skiboards were made in Austria - - and from the net i found >> Ski racer Karl Schranz made the Kneissl White Star skis one of the most sought after in the world. In the seventies, the company expanded into cross-country ski and tennis racquet production. In 1980, Kneissl went bankrupt and was bought out by German cross-country ski manufacturer Trak, as sole owner.<<
the Big Foot Skiboards were probably the first parabolic design with the wider toes in front and the stiff short rear to do heel spin turns right behind the boot. I bought 4 pair for $200 and fitted my sons with their own Skiboards - -no more renting - - just bought used boots for the oldest and passed the others down. that lasted until the older 2 moved on to snowboards.
also found SnowFeet a new name to me.
Keeping up a long tradition in Austria . . . jmho

[nordicwilly]

My 67 cm Kneissl Big Foot Skiboards were made in Austria - - and from the net i found >> Ski racer Karl Schranz made the Kneissl White Star skis one of the most sought after in the world. In the seventies, the company expanded into cross-country ski and tennis racquet production. In 1980, Kneissl went bankrupt and was bought out by German cross-country ski manufacturer Trak, as sole owner.<<
the Big Foot Skiboards were probably the first parabolic design with the wider toes in front and the stiff short rear to do heel spin turns right behind the boot. I bought 4 pair for $200 and fitted my sons with their own Skiboards - -no more renting - - just bought used boots for the oldest and passed the others down. that lasted until the older 2 moved on to snowboards.
also found SnowFeet a new name to me.
Keeping up a long tradition in Austria . . . jmho

Interesting! They look so short in the tail

[jjue]

Here is some experiments I did with the Figl idea for backcountry use using skiboards and some additional history.
https://forums.skiboardsonline.com/f...ackcountry-kit

[Steeps]

Is it short for "fig leaf"? Personally, I need a longer board.