Where do Gear West’s Skis Come From? Part 1

Designing skis is our supplier’s job. I am sure many of you have heard stories of World Cup racers having astronomically large fleets. Hundreds of skis that come out of mythical places referred to as “race rooms”. A lot of times, “race room” skis are prototypes with esoteric bases developed for highly specific conditions - like the salty streets at urban sprint races in Drammen, Norway. These skis get used once or twice. For the majority of their races – athletes are skiing on the same thing that is available for sale in  stores. Fischer’s athlete skis are selected from the same production stock, so are Salomon and Atomic’s. I personally own some damn fast production stock Rossi’s. Salomon is researching and building skis for Jessie Diggins to win her next Gold medal. See for yourself! 

- Jenny Beckman