The fourth R: Re-SKI-able

Take An Eco-Friendly Seat: Steve Moynahan’s “medium of choice” is a 15-year-old straight ski. In his spare time, he creates Adirondack chairs (a.k.a. “Park Sitty”) for Terzian Galleries. He’s worked out the angles of engineering eight pairs of straight skis into a comfy, durable seat, but for Moynahan, the point is recycling. “For every pair of skis I keep out of the landfill, that’s a little more space for things that really need to be thrown away.”

Here’s To The Barman’s Friend: Glance upward inside O’Shucks Bar and Grill and behold 24 skis — Atomic, Dynamic, Fullplast and Fischer, among others — now serving as racks for bar glasses. According to owner Bruce Corrigan, it’s a simply built, low-maintenance, nostalgia piece. And, of course, the other O’Shucks locations have similar racks. Cheers!

Wing It: Today’s jumpers-in-training take flight at Utah Olympic Park on hand-me-down straight skis. According to Tim Preston of FLY Freestyle, for folks learning to soar, straight skis are best; they don’t wobble on the way down ramps, and they make for better pool landings after all those high-altitude flips and twists. And, yes, straight ski donations, preferably 120s to 170s, are most welcome — with or without duct tape.

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: When Tracy Wise finally worked her way up to the red Kästle 200s, it was a proud moment. Now, those skis are just one of 300 pairs in a fence around her yard. She and her husband Jody inherited a small section of fence when they bought their Snowview Drive home. Only “pristine, brightly colored” skis make the cut as the fence grows. With 100 pairs-in-waiting, the homage to skiing is not yet done.