1977 Pre-Production Boards

By: Mark R. , Kevin E. 

Last Updated: Aug 14, 2024

Original Plans for More Sizes.

While the official production of both Yellow Roundtail 155cm and Blue Swallowtail 165cm were the signature launch boards, there were plans to initially offer more sizes in 1977. However, most likely due to lower than expected interest from ski industry distributors, plans were streamlined to just the two models and sizes. 

Original Roundtail Plans: 

•Roundtail Kidz (125cm Yellow) - 1 Known to Exist

•Roundtail (140cm Burgundy) - No known survivors (yet).
•Roundtail (155cm Burgundy) - No known survivors (yet).

Original Swallowtail Plans: 

•Swallowtail (150cm Blue) - No known surviors (yet). 
•Swallowtail (165cm Blue) - Would become the production version

1977 Las Vegas Ski Industry Show

The flyer above was from the 1977 Las Vegas SCA Ski industry show for potential distributors and retailers. Plans for multiple size offerings of each board were shown, but most likely due to low interest, the official production would have to be streamlined to just the two models and sizes. 

The Lone Pre-Production Survivor

Though plans were cut short for the other offerings. Dimitrije did make at least one Roundtail Kidz 125cm version for Skylere Bingham, the son of Joel Bingham of Bingham Cyclery - Winterstick's first key distributor in Utah. 

We've yet to unconver any of the Burgundy Roundtails (140cm, 155cm) or smaller Blue Swallowtails (145cm) - the search continues! 

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