Ski Construction

The skis are made and constructed to a tried and tested formula. Only the finest materials are used to build you the perfect pair of truly individual custom skis. All skis are made using a sandwich construction method. The materials are laid in horizontal layers from the base up with epoxy resin bonding each layer together.

We insist on using the highest quality sintered base materials which in our experience we believe to be Durasuf 4001. This is one of the best bases on the market giving outstanding performance. We use this high quality base in all our skis as standard. As standard all bases we use are black.

The steel edge material we use has a Rockwell hardness of 48. Each base has a full edge shaped around it to give you that added protection you need.

We use UHMWPE for our sidewall constructions. We have experimented with different sidewall constructions such as ABS and resin and have found that the UHMWPE is by far the superior as it does not crack chip or break and handles impact very well. We can use ash or maple wood side walls as an alternative.

We place a rubber layer in the skis to reduce vibrations and to improve bonding between the metal edges and the fibre glass. This layer acts as a great shock absorber dampening out vibrations making a really smooth ride.

We can place differing amounts of carbon fibre in the skis we make according to customers wishes. Carbon fibre is a very tough material and adds incredible strength to the skis and gives them more pop!

We can add Kevlar to strengthen and stiffen the skis adding more pop and it is especially resistant against rock impact. (This stuff really is bullet proof.)

We only use fibre glass that is manufactured specifically for the sports industry. We use different types of fibre glass layers in each pair of skis. Each layer is thoroughly coated and saturated with epoxy resin.

The wood we buy is sourced locally and is hand selected. The wood we use is Ash and Poplar as the grain on this wood is longitudinal any boards with imperfections will not be used. The boards are then laminated vertically into a core block. This is then sliced in half to form a book matched pair of cores which are then shaped to achieve the flex pattern you require.

The resin we use has been tried and tested for this specific purpose it is extremely durable but does not come cheap. It is non-toxic and has very low VOCs

We use ABS top sheet material which has Graphics sublimated into it. The graphic designs are printed using sublimation inks onto a transfer sheet. This sheet is then placed on top of the top sheet and the two are placed in a flatbed press and heated to a very high temperature. This high temperature turns the inks into a vapour which then penetrates into the top sheet forming the graphics. This way of forming the graphics is almost limitless and produces outstanding vibrant intricate graphics which are very low toxic and environmentally friendly. We also can use a different variety of wood veneers as a top sheet.