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The 3 Companies that Dominate Skiing Retail

When browsing for new ski gear, you’ll encounter countless brands with seemingly endless options. To find the best equipment, it’s important to know what each company offers and how the brands differ. Like most industries, the ski world has seen many once-independent companies absorbed into a handful of large corporations. This isn’t inherently negative, but it is helpful to know […]
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Rossignol to Close Historic Dynastar Factory at Foot of Mont-Blanc, France, Ending Over 60 Years of Ski Manufacturing History

After much protest and lengthy negotiations with its employees, French ski company Rossignol announced at the end of June that it will be closing the Dynastar ski factory in Sallanches, France, on July 31, 2025. The decision will result in the loss of 57 jobs and had resulted in months of negotiations between the Dynastar employees and the parent company […]
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The Top 12 Ski Brands in 2024-25 by FIS Alpine World Cup Points

The 2024–25 FIS Alpine World Cup season has wrapped up, and it’s time to dig into the numbers. Each year, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) tracks the equipment choices of the world’s top ski racers and compiles brand rankings based on the total World Cup points earned by sponsored athletes. These rankings give insight into which ski brands […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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Rossignol Essential: The World’s First Recyclable Ski

In celebration of Earth Day today, 4/22, Rossignol unveiled the world’s first-ever recyclable ski: the Essential. The Essential lineup will be available in limited quantities for the 2022-2023 season. Related: Chris Davenport and Bode Miller’s Daily Driver: SCARPA’s New 4-Quattro Series Boots According to Rossignol, more than 75% of the ski is 100% recyclable. So how do they do it? The ski […]
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Clay Malott |
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2016 LOOK Pivot 18 Ski Binding Gear Review

The Look Pivot has been a favorite amongst ski racers, mogul skiers, freeriders, and park rats for quite some time now.It was one of the first releasable ski bindings developed and hasn’t changed much since the 1990s.Similar to modern snowshoes, ski bindings initially consisted of a cable that held the boot in place.At that time, a skier had a 1% chance of injuring himself in a day and 10% of skiers got injured within one season.There was a design push for a safer binding and in 1948 Jean Beyl, a sporting goods manufacturer out of Never’s France invented the first binding with elastic travel.
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Liza Sarychev |
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