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333Skis
USA

     http://www.333skis.com   
Manufacturer
Comments:		  
  • TheFactory is built from 90% recycled, found material, built on a single axle trailer.
  • You design the graphics for your set of 333 skis.
  • You can provide the Prime numbers and Flex Camber/Rocker for your skis.
  • 333 skis are built using 12 oz of fuel and direct solar.  Small carbon footprint.
  • 333 skis are $333.00   Working persons wage.  
  • Test skis are $222.00   Poor persons wage.
  • It takes less than 3 hours (labor) to build a set of skis.  {Go to FAQS}
  • If the set of 333 skis I build does not stoke you, I refund your cash. 
  • 2 season warranty.
  • Our core stock is milled from Finland Birch.{Go to FAQS}
  • Sintered 2000 base stock and tri axial fiberglass.

The factory is integrated into a trailer built by Jael and I.  The entire trailer is constructed from recycled or reclaimed material less the axle and LED lights required for driving.  To build a set of skis in the factory requires  less than 12 oz of unleaded fuel used to power a 2000 watt Honda Inverter.  We built the trailer in Olancha, CA, and had it registered in Bishop.  Jael, Noa and I, and our two dogs can stay out back at 6 day intervals before needing to re-up on the basics. The factory is stocked with material and fuel for 26 pairs of skis.  4 minutes to park ,open, prep and start building.  One side of the trailer opens up and forms an extended platform with a safety wall. I've built skis at chair 2, Mammoth, out near Crowley Lake, the desert and upcoming on Skid Row, Los Angeles.

I built the Scotty Bob factory in Silverton, the Auto Win factory in China, trained Pete Wagner from Telluride, built the Yama factory in Northridge, set up the original crew of 5150 Snowboards, Jason Kanes, did the original prototype development for Arbor Snowboards, Chris.  Back in the day, many of Kemper Snowboards prototypes. Designed the Yama Deep V Tool, Yama DCB and QCB. Built the factory that Coda Boards are built in. Started the crew of Beau Woods, Paul Sethi, the largest stateside wood core manufacturer before the industry went to China.  Built Famly Snowboards, Trailer Trash Snowboards, Freeload in Canada, and a host of other bitchen small companies on the West Coast. For more info check out the YAMA MONOBOARD page.
   
 
Ski Types:   Custom Construction, Custom Graphics
 

An idea whose time has come in 2009? Custom skis built to your tip, waist and tail widths, flex, camber, rocker and rise, length...etc. with a core of Finland birch in 3 hours for $333 (with a 2-season warranty and money-back guarantee if you're not stoked about them) from a trailer behind a pickup truck? Yes.  You can even order a pair of "test skis" for $222 to test your geometry and flex pattern with a plain-vanilla clear topsheet and no frills, then order your $333 final boards.  Cool idea.

Materials:
Finland birch wood core, sintered 2000 base, knitted fiberglass in triaxial and double bias, rockwell 52 edge stock, and formulated resin.

Michael Lish promotes his "on-site, on-demand" ski manufacturing business. Contact Michael at (760) 709-6413 or see his site. Check it out.

He claims a robust background in building skis and ski factories (see "more info link above". We hope to ski a pair and find out if they're a great deal !

See some comments at other sites:

TGR

SkiBuilders

AlpineZone

 

 
4FRNT Skis
USA Corporation - Slovenia Manufacture

     http://www.4frnt.com/   
Manufacturer
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Ski Types:   Backcountry, Big Mountain, Freeride, Park-Pipe, Powder
 

One of the main success stories of the freeride ski movement, started around 2002. [click here for the interesting and detailed history] Similar to Armada in market segment leadership and success. Good selection of various widths, flexes and lengths to suit pretty much any location and skier. Some love 'em, some don't. Most people who don't like 'em focus on the "image" 4FRNT is supposed to have...bunk we say. Rowdy skis for rowdy skiers. They work. Lots of successes in competitions and good reputation for off-piste die-hards. During the last few years, 4FRNT skis have been manufactured by Elan in Slovenia and by Sarco in Tunisia instead of the original sites in the US.  Originally outfitted with VIST bindings from Italy, 4FRNT has chosen Tyrolia binding packages for its lineup. Eye witnesses have seen 4FRNT skis in Zermatt with "Made in Tunisia" stickers. Could those be collectors' items? Maybe the same factory as Movement and G3 in those days? 2008 saw production go completely to the Elan plant in Slovenia with a prototyping facility in the state of  Washington. Now a mature company with a steady following.
77 Project
Poland

     http://www.77project.com   
Manufacturer
Comments:		  
   
 
Ski Types:   All Mountain, Big Mountain, Freeride, Powder, Snowboards
 

"The Boarding Company". Small company with skis and snowboards manufactured to their specs by Nobile of Poland. Sandwich construction with Beech/Poplar wood cores, triax fiberglass, carbon stringers and ABS sidewalls. "Progressive radius" geometry on the frontside "freeski" model (similar to Kessler geometry at first glance). Powder ski is rockered tip and tail, flat underfoot (2009 model). Both come in "hard" and "soft" flexes. They also design and sell wakeboards and wakeskates.
AK Ski
USA

     http://www.ak-ski.ch   
Manufacturer
Comments:		  

"Particular attention has been paid to the selection of raw materials. The assembly of fundamentally different elements: wood; titan; fibreglass or carbonfibre, demands from the modern epoxyglue, extreme resistence and strength, combined with great flexibility and vibration absorption. The key lies in the viscoelasticity of the assembling and in the tuning of the bending strength, to the needs of the individual skier. "

AK Ski-USA is the FORMER distributor for AK Ski, Swiss Engineering products in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Aldo Kuonen (his initials AK form the company logo) manufactures high performance alpine skis, emphasizing lightness, maneuverability, stability and speed. We embrace Aldo's philosophy of skiing and his dedication to quality and precision. "WE REGRET WE WILL NO LONGER IMPORT THESE TRULY EXCEPTIONAL SKIS."
   
 
Ski Types:   All Mountain, Big Mountain, Carving, Freeride, Giant Slalom, Powder, Race Carve, Slalom
 

Created by Aldo Kuonen (formerly of Rossignal and Atomic racing departments for 20 years). Highly regarded, high-performance, highest quality skis from Switzerland.  Maybe 2,500 pairs per year. Very interesting lineup and designs. "Freerace" skis anyone? The "Black Race" ski has the same material on the top as on the bottom to "reduce negative strain". Female-specific ski too.
US importer at http://www.akski-usa.com no longer importing and distributing AK skis.

AlpControl Skis
France

     http://www.alpcontrol.com   
Manufacturer
Comments:		  

"AlpControl has had to overcome two challenges. Maintaining torsional rigidity in a wide shovel and providing enough meat for binding mountain. Not all carbon fiber is created equal. There are over 50 types of material on the market and the strength can vary by a factor of 6. Only the better grades offer an advantage over the best fiberglass cloth for ski making. Carbon is up to twice as strong for around half the weight provided the mats are laid up properly. The main problem is cost, with carbon fibre costing 100x that of glass. The Black Powder uses the strongest “high tensile” fiber: the Toray T700S. This has a high tolerance to shock. It has been developed specifically for the ski by Eurocarbon. The knitted triaxial weave eliminates the risk of delamination. Binding mounting standards require a significant amount of material. In a pure carbon ski that means the ski will be too stiff. The AlpControl has developed its patented “partial core” technology. This uses a tapered central wood core covered with carbon with pure carbon both at both ends of the ski. The skis have been designed by world class ski maker Alain ZANCO (http://www.az-ski.com). Zanco was given a tough spec, the ski should be able to handle powder, hard snow, crust, corn and crud. In short the normal conditions encountered by an all mountain skier in a single day. Two skis lengths are being made: BLACK POWDER 163 side cut 110-70-100 poids 1770 g/pair (3.9 lb), surface 1350 cm² BLACK POWDER 175 side cut 120-78-109 poids 1980 g/pair (4.3 lb), surface 1600 cm² Compare that to something like a Dynaft 7 Summits Superlight at 2460g in 170cm with a 113mm shovel. The 78mm width is, in our opinion, ideal for backcountry use where you often have hair traverses and have to follow or make tracks in deep snow. AlpControl point out that the skis have proper 2mm “backcountry” edges. Carbon fiber skis are nothing new. Goode already has a full lineup but the results can be disappointing. The website http://skitour.fr says that the Goode BC82 (82mm underfoot), initially announced at 2120 grams actually weigh 2550 grams. There is always some difference in ski weight but 160 grams per ski is pretty high. "
   
 
Ski Types:   Alpinist-Climber, Backcountry
 

AlpControl claims its carbon fiber skis are the lightest made. They list the 163cm ski (110-70-100) at 1790 grams/pair and the 175cm ski (120-78-109) at 1995 grams/pair.

They also make an innovative, lightweight carbon-fibre leg-to-boot structure device for aiding in pressuring skis during alpine descents with mountaineering boots (turn your mountaineering boots into downhill boots). The skis were designed by the long-time ski building guru Alain Zanco (AZ Atelier).

 
Alpina Skis
Slovenia

     http://www.alpinasports.com   
Manufacturer
Comments:		  
   
 
Ski Types:   Carving, Extreme Carving, Freestyle, Monoboard-Skiboard, Nordic Classical, Nordic Skating
  Many people don't know the large nordic-oriented Alpina makes some alpine skis. Mostly lightweight, foam core cap constructions. Twin-tip blade ski for radical park action.
Alpine Decent Skis
USA

     http://www.alpinedescentskis.com/   
Manufacturer
Comments:		  

From December, 2009 website:

"We can't share too much information at this point, but let us just tell you that Project Sherpa will change the way you climb mountains. It will change the way you ski. It will change the way you snowshoe. Rethink Ultralight Mountaineering Our philosophy is to bring you premium gear at the most affordable price. We're using carbon fiber, titanium, and bulletproof polymer to create the most innovative mountaineering products in years."
   
 
Ski Types:   Hybrid-Other
 

New ski mountaineering company by Kyle Hart in Seattle, WA, USA said to launch its innovative ski in 2010. The first prototype drawing released to EpicSki.com showed the ski is 99cm long. It's an asymmetrical twin tip design with a 130/105/125 sidecut. Stay tuned for more info in 2010.

Prototype:
AlpinePunk Snowboards
Swedish design - German Manufacture

     http://www.alpinepunk.com/   
Manufacturer
Comments:		   METALBURNER:
"If you´re the kind of rider who want´s to "kill the hill" this is the board for you. The titanal construction makes it blindingly fast but very easy to handle. Torsional stiffness is unparalleld and creates enormous amounts of grip. In order to get a well balanced ride I therefore created a surfboard-torsioncontrol section in the front. This makes the board easier to put on edge and detunes the torsional rigidity with the spli-tail. If you´re looking for performance this is the board for you. We strongly recommend Bomber TD2s for this board.
Price in € 1250.
Price ex tax 1000€ outside EU.
TECH
Lenght:182 cm
Waist: 21cm
Eff. edge: 160 cm
Sidecut: radial with progressive flex 13,7 ≈ 12 m"

AFTERBURNER:
I´m very proud to present the latest generation of the legenday Afterburner now with a totally new construction. The new punk-nose give instant and lightning fast grip on icy pists as soon as you put the board on edge but at the same time it creates lift in softer snow. It works massive in POW. And it´s got a lot of new goodies inside: expensive and superstrong ash core, vibrationdamping rubber cutouts in tip and tail. And then you have the split-tail for unmatched grip and surfy feel. There is a reason why there is a cult around this very special board. Made in Germany - no chinese childlabour involved! Made in two different flexes.
Price in € 990.
Price ex tax 891 outside EU.

NB. The board on the picture got a customtopsheet. Real rosewood with cut-out logo in Titanal. Plus 110€

TECH
Lenght:182 cm
Waist: 21cm
Eff. edge: 160 cm
Sidecut: radial with progressive flex 13,7 ≈ 10 m
Flex: Soft (up to ≈85kg)
Medium: (75-100)
   
 
Ski Types:  
  Serious hardboot, splittail, titanal topsheet snowboards manufactured by Virus-snowboards.de (Virus knows how to make very high-performance carving tools) with carbon/kevlar/titanal construction for serious torsional stiffness. They offer the DEELUXE brand hardboots to complement their carving package. Designed by Mats Drougge. Claimed to NOT be raceboards, but "tools for doing the nicest turns ever and to carve low." Very cool boards. Definitely impressive and premium priced at €1,000 (outside EU) €1,200 (inside EU, includes the tax). These are serious carving instruments. Rumors of a new model (intro at ISPO 2008) called the "SuperSwede" 190cm hardboot-specific twintip for all mountain surfaces and snow conditions, not just carving snow!
Alpy Skis
Switzerland

     http://www.alpy.ch   
Manufacturer
Comments:		   Quote about the Enduro Pro (translated with Google, but you get the idea)

"Because we love our skis too racing to use them every day, We thought skiing ¨ ¨ training to be big pleasures during our trips in the mountains. With a good width with the shoe (79 mm.), And a radius of 21 m. This is definitely ski-oriented sensations off-piste and why not on the runway also… We opted for a construction similar to the Majesty to keep a low weight (990g.!) Under his tunes nice bird, it deceives his constituents, he is on the contrary a dangerous predator corridors and pristine slopes. His long spatula allows him to crack the slope and darken depending on the surface imperfections without stumbling. Barely at the bottom, it n'espère only one thing: back together quickly please! His statement heel allows him to slip in the very steep without risking block backwards. It improves its skiability and also authorizes the fakie course! Alpy breaks the record and present skiing the lightest (of approx. 30%) among the wide ski."
   
 
Ski Types:   Alpinist-Climber
  Ok...cool European alpine sport...Mountain/Mountaineering Racing. Backcountry-skin your way up to the highest peaks, then make alpine racing turns with race-like construction skis down to beat your buddies. A "superlight" Swiss ski inspired from Jean-Yves Vassalli and Patrick Blanc. 8 different models, most in "regular" and "pro" versions, some with interesting cores with multiple components for different performance characteristics. Most skis have dimensions similar to 93-63-83 in 154cm or 164cm, with light weight (780g (1.58 lbs!)/154cm for example). High performance ISO7000 base materials. An interesting philosophy of alpine climbing ski mixed with racing downhill ski performance. Their "Enduro Pro" ski measures 110-79-97 @164cm - 990g. (2.18lbs). Very cool niche skis. These people take this sport seriously and built a mountaineering race ski! Montana mohair skins complete the packages. Multilingual website. Check out their 2007-2008 catalog.

Demo quicktime movie on their site as well.

Cool blog with great vid clips of freeskiing and moutaineering races.
Aluflex Skis
France

     http://www.aluflexski.com/   
Manufacturer
Comments:		  
   
 
Ski Types:   Big Mountain, Carving, Freeride, Hybrid-Other
 

Twin binding monoski, luges, snowboards, skateboards too...
2007 Order form and price list
Some high-alps footage of Aluflex in action in their native habitat:
Vid..

 

[Comments from an enthusiast in France:]
Hand-made ski designed and produced in Haute-Savoie in a small valley named Le Giffre (near Chamonix). All the production (longskateboard, luge, ski, monoski, snowboard) is realized by only one craftsman (Daniel Serre) who are using only first choice materials (hood core, strengthened construction...). The production not exceed 150 pairs of skis. All the skis are tested and approved by Denis Rey, ex-pro race skier (downhill in the french team...) now mountain guide and the only pro rider for aluflex. The (wrong...) reputation in France is to say "Aluflex made exclusive ski, very stiff, with strong flex...". That's true for only one ski : the 2 metres (the "ski of the hell" like to say Daniel Serre). But the others are very good in all-snow.
1 lady ski named : jade (165 cm)
1 piste ski named : 188 (188 cm with a version in bamboo very smooth)
1 derby ski named: 200 (200 cm)
1 mid fat ski named : passe montagne (185 cm traduct : cross mountain)
1 fat ski named : barbapoudre (180 cm, 188 cm, 196cm traduct : daddypowder)
Here's my topic on skipass.com about the passe montagne (in French). One word to describe Aluflex: efficacity

[The excellent research below (translation by Google) is provided with permission in 2008 courtesy of our friends at FreePresse.fr who produce http://www.WinterGuide.fr containing great articles and information. Thank You FreePresse.fr !]

Aluflex
• Created: 1954, France.
• Positioning: Trend dreams.
• History: Aluflex is the first ski world to have been fabricated aluminum, 1954. In the sixties, one of its creators sold the technology to a company now Dynastar. While technology has been sold, the brand has not been, so it was reborn in the eighties, with the manufacture of snowboards. Now led by Daniel Serres, Aluflex produces Longskate of mono and of course with the former ski downhill freerider and Denis Rey.
• The ranges: A nice range of four skis: freeride with the two-meter mountain with the all-Mountain Pass Hundred and Ninety-Eight, and track with the Tracker.
• Annual production: 40 pairs for 2005-2006.
• Manufacturing: homemade Skis (including kernels). Aluflex passes between fourteen and twenty hours per skiing!
• Contact: aluflexski.com
 
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