Kloa "Claw" Vintage Cross-Country Ski Bindings from Norway - 71mm - RARERARE FIND! Never used pair of 1960s "Kloa" cross country ski racing bindings from Norway. "Kloa" means "claw" in Norwegian, and from its appearance, one can understand why the bindings earned this name. Unlike other Nordic ski bindings of the era, which clamped the boot toe down on a set of pins, the Kloa style depended on a two pronged fork to pierce the boot toe from the top and meet the base of the binding below (see last picture example only NOT

from these metal-edgers to racing skis that carried Pål Tyldum to victory in the 50k in Sapporo in '72

Really nice pair of early 1960s mountain skis from Bonna of Norway

and the results are impressive

because there are only 3 locations in the whole country

most manufacturers still produced 2 or 3 sizes: a "smal"/narrow

Ole Askjem's factory in Stokke churned out touring

In its manufacturing heyday

Weight (pair): 1800gm w/ bindings

length (27-33cm)

if you've got a pair of 75mm boots without metal toe plates

They are beautiful timepieces that could still be used today

Liljedahl was the dominant ski pole manufacturer in Norway in the 60s and 70s