Hey everybody. I was having a conversation last week with Randy the Demo Shop manager about my favorites skis of all time. I don’t know how we got started down this particular conversational path but It gave me an Idea. Before we head into the mind twisting adventure of choosing which of next years skis to carry why not ask everybody out there about their ultimate ski list. Mine has accumulated over the last 25 years of involvement of all kinds in the ski industry.  I don’t know if this will help us pick the next great ski but it couldn’t hurt to know. At the very least it’s a fun trip down memory lane.Here’s mine: Volkl Rentiger R circa 1988- Great do it all ski and owning a Volkl in the 80’s was so hot.Atomic Bumblebee 215- You know, the black and yellow ones that had the length marked on the tail. This was my first DH ski and I’ll never forget my first run on them. It change everything I thought I new about skiing.Salomon Force 9 2s- Salomons revolutionary cap construction turned out to be just another ski design but this model was soft and floaty in the pow. Combine that with the ElNino years of the early 90’s and powder skiing went to a level I never knew existed. This is the ski that first sparked my belief that softer skis are better in most off trail conditions.K2 GS race and DH race- These are the skis that showed me the way to real skiing. Stable and smooth without being too stiff. They saw me through the gnarliest lines of my life during my indestructible years. I had about 7 pairs because they would always break in the same spot and K2 would faithfully send me a new pair.K2 AK Launcher- This was my first true fat ski. It felt flimsy and light at speed but the combination of extra width, easy flex, straighter side cut, and simple construction where the foundation for all of K2’s great skis to come.(i.e. the Recon and the Coomba.) The launcher and the Chubb are the skis that, for better of for worse, brought the skinny ski era to an end.Volkl Sanouk- This totally under appreciated ski is simply one of the greatest powder skis of all time. Soft, straight, wide, and yes virginia swallowtails really do work. This ski should be studied by every manufacture who wants to make a true powder ski. No gimmicks like rocker, just design elements that truly work for all around powder days.Thats it. Lets see yours.