Ski manufacturers

[Gurterno]

Where are the skis produced? I wan't country and links to the manufacturers.

Edit: I mean the actual factories, not the brands.

China ski manufacturers?
Euro ski manufacturers?

There's a lot of people here with industry knowledge

Thanks

[f2f]

search function!

[Gurterno]

Originally Posted by waxman in Epicski forums

Dynastar-Made in Chamonix (one model of junior made in the spanish rossi factory)
Rossi-synthetic core skis/race stock skis-France
-wood core/low end/package skis-Spain
-race XC/ all snowboard-spain
-low end(very)XC-czech or bulgaria or romania
Atomic-Austria
Volkl-Germany(except the ones built by Elan in Slovenia)
Head-Austria
Nordica-WC Race skis in a race room in Italy, so they claim.
-production skis in the Elan factory in Slovenia
Elan-Slovenia
Salomon-France(except those built by Fischer in Austria, now with Atomic ownership who knows)
K2-China (R and D done in the states, supposedly?)
Fischer-Austria
-low end(very)XC-czech or bulgaria or romania
Line-in the Karhu factory in Quebec
Armada-originally US but now Elan?
Stockli-Switzerland

But I want links to the factories, a search for elan+slovenia doesn't really get me tho the factory site.
Or contact info

[Speedfreak]

AFAIK there are no "factory" websites, just the corporate ones. Some do list their address, though most are for the corporate offices. Only one I know of with corp. offices that are actually located at the factory is Kneissl in Kufstein, AUT.

[cj001f]

Aren't Volkl & Line now made in China?

[hemas]

Aren't Volkl & Line now made in China?

Yes and so are Karhu's, though some Völkls are still made in GER.

Armada/Goodha/Pale are all made by Pale in AT

[Idris]

Dynastar are made in Sallanches, not Chamonix. (The difference is Reno vs Tahoe)

Salomon are made in the 4 corners of the world, have seen them from France, Austria, China, Ukraine, Czech Republic.

Volkl used to have quite a few skis made in Romania, now mainly China

Goode USA

Drake Powderworks China

Line China

Scotty Bob China

[philippeR]

Salomon Sandstorm are made in Romania (Now a member of the EU)
Scott are made in austria. (By Fisher)

[Atomicgray]

Armada skis - Atomic snowboard plant ( along with the PIMP - THUG - Urban Punx and Punx. Same factory different construction all wood.

[squaretail]

Volkl: 32 models in Germany. 4 models in China. Elan has never made an adult Volkl model, and they haven't made a junior model in several years.

We don't have a "factory" website, but the international volkl site is www.voelkl.com

[Melee]

Armada was once made at all the above mentioned locations. This year they are made by head.

Also, I have to add:

Moment Skis - Reno, NV

[skier666]

Kingswood.....hand-made by some tall dude outside of Christchurch, NZ.

Igneous...a tiny ski area named Jackson Hole, WY, USA

[cooltsi]

Uhmm....aren't those Bro models made somewhere in the US? honestly I'm supprised there wasn't more sarcasm in this thread.

[Ottime]

Volkl: 32 models in Germany. 4 models in China. Elan has never made an adult Volkl model, and they haven't made a junior model in several years.

We don't have a "factory" website, but the international volkl site is www.voelkl.com

Wow - that is good news. I thought with the K2 merger, they were all going to be made in China. So which 4 are not made in Germany?

And 4frnt - Tunisia (last year), and 4frnt claims Elans are made in the same factory

[addict]

So wait, Armada are made in Austria by Pale, Head and Atomic as well as in Slovenia? Weird.

I like the Elan slovenia factory, they make some bomber skis.

[SuperGaper]

If you go to the Stockli website, maybe the Swiss one (stoekli.ch) you can see the production line and an exterior of the factory.
I think the Gotamas are made in China- the red bases looked and felt and came out of the stone grinder looking like the K2 Public Enemies.

[Idris]

Uhmm....aren't those Bro models made somewhere in the US? honestly I'm supprised there wasn't more sarcasm in this thread.

Currently made in a small facility on the Truckee river in Reno by me...at least wile Splat is away.

Here is Splat heading off to pack for Argentina, taking a different route every day to avoid others finding the facility's location

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

what the hell? ^^^

Bluehouse - China.
Liberty - China.
Prior - Canada (I think??)
Capitol - Whistler

Here is a link to a US based OEM 'manufacturer' by the way -
www.revolutionmfg.com

[nomensteven]

last year,some 4frnt's were made in the elan factory others made in the g3 factory in africa I believe.. not sure about this year

[Professor Chaos]

Priors - Whistler as well.


This is a good site. Mainly smaller companies.

http://www.exoticskis.com/ExoticSkis/list.aspx

[verbier61]

you find almost everything at exotic skis... a few more details:

birdos: hand made in andermatt, uri, switzerland (something like PMGear, reno, nevada, US)
blackdiamond are now made in china
trab: near bormio, italy
blossom: near bormio, italy, and they make black crows too
blizzard: used to be made in austria, now they entered nordica galaxy and who really knows...
movement: once made in switzerland, then for a while in tunisia (same place of 4frnt), now who knows...
spoilt: hand made in alassio, italian riviera. They now have a superfat named ciccio who looks a lot like a lotus...
wally: hand made carbon skis, made in germany... in the same place where ferrari skis are most likely made

[philippeR]

you find almost everything at exotic skis... a few more details:

birdos: hand made in andermatt, uri, switzerland (something like PMGear, reno, nevada, US)
blackdiamond are now made in china
trab: near bormio, italy
blossom: near bormio, italy, and they make black crows too
blizzard: used to be made in austria, now they entered nordica galaxy and who really knows...
movement: once made in switzerland, then for a while in tunisia (same place of 4frnt), now who knows...
spoilt: hand made in alassio, italian riviera. They now have a superfat named ciccio who looks a lot like a lotus...
wally: hand made carbon skis, made in germany... in the same place where ferrari skis are most likely made

Ferrari is getting on a joint venture with dynastar.

[powdertrain]

last year,some 4frnt's were made in the elan factory others made in the g3 factory in africa I believe.. not sure about this year

The factory in Africa (Tunisia) is owned by Movement. 4FRNT and G3 use Movement's factory to do some of their line.

[GBB]

Are AK skis made in Switzerland, or are they just "designed" there?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Are AK skis made in Switzerland, or are they just "designed" there?

Made and designed.