Ski having a patterned top covering

In combination with a snow ski having a lower running surface and a smooth upper surface, the improvement comprising a patterned top covering comprised of plural elongated sheets of plastic material having a thickness of about 0.3 to 1.5 millimeters, said plural sheets being colored throughout in different colors and arranged in succession longitudinally of said ski, adjacent sheets having mating edges such that said sheets are disposed in direct juxtaposition with each other throughout the length of the ski, and means for adhering said sheets to said upper surface of said ski.