Ferreol Skis: Reenvisioning Ski Construction

Ferreol Skis: Reenvisioning Ski Construction

Author: BLISTER June 2, 2023 Duration: 1:01:24

Ferreol is a relatively new company that designs and builds skis in Quebec, and they are working hard to push beyond conventional ski materials and construction. They created their own “Innovation Lab” to not only test skis but also develop new materials — and they’re not keeping it to themselves. Instead, they’re collaborating with other brands in order to move things forward at a greater scale.

So Luke Koppa sat down with Ferreol co-founder, Jonathan Audet, to discuss all of that, including the development of their own alternative to titanal alloy; fully replacing fiberglass with natural flax fibers; their 23/24 ski lineup, and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Origins of Ferreol (3:38)

Blindspots in the Market (7:00)

Replacing Fiberglass w/ Flax (8:45)

Life Cycle Analysis (11:24)

Ferreol’s 23/24 Lineup: (19:18)

Surfer 112 (19:18)

Pioneer 104 (23:19)

Explo 96 (28:26)

ZigZag 92 (30:43)

Ferreol Innovation Lab: Background (34:01)

Developing an Alternative to Titanal (36:49)

Ski Design App (50:13)

Ferreol Skis: Who Should Get Them? (51:45)

What We’re Celebrating / Crashes & Close Calls (59:37)

RELATED LINKS:

BLISTER+ Membership

23/24 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide

Blister Summit Registration


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