K2 | Limited edition “Dark Star” Grateful Dead skis

Property of Steve Parish

K2

Limited edition “Dark Star” Grateful Dead skis, 1992-1993

Pair of skis. “Blanks” decorated with multicolor designed by E. Lyon Stoter of Not Fade Away Graphics; scratched, rust to edges, some oxidization to laminate.

Approximately 76”

Skiing out of bounds… — One of an edition of 1,000

The “Dark Star” skis—so named after the Grateful Dead song—were made by Lunatic Fringe, a division of K2, in conjunction with Olin, and featured bold design elements associated with the band, including the iconic Steal Your Face logo. The “Dark Star” model is now considered the rarest of Lunatic Fringe’s Grateful Dead line.

K2's (then) cutting-edge "radical Slalom Sidecut”