FOREST SKIS

FOREST SKIS is located in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia on Glejárska 7. FOREST SKIS is rated 5 out of 5 in the category sporting goods in Slovakia. We are a small young team, already almost 5 years on the market. We established the brand while we were studying Engineering on Universities in Germany and in Czech Republic. We are Freeriders as well as former ski instructors, therefor we are specialised on Freeride skis, but also on high on piste performance and ski touring demands. To get early feedback for development of our skis, we founded community of ambassador’s – professional mountain guides, mountain patrols, skiing coaches, instructors and racers. Our ski designs are verified before they come to our customers. The final quality is meant to last – from timeless wood design to high tech materials and meticulous handcrafting. Ecological aspect is highly important for us although we also chose to use the high tech materials. The emphasis is placed on a combination of high-tech materials known from the aerospace industry, environmental composition, high service life and quality of production. We eliminated non-natural materials such as plastic topsheets and aluminium sheets from our production. We use wood from European renewable forests and organic Eco-glue from Entropy Resins. The final products are made mainly from: 40% ash / aspen wood from renewable European forests, 30% organic Eco-resin and 10% carbon and other materials. We have devised a unique way to change riding characteristics of skis by adjusting the shape of the tail. We have created a system of strings and shock absorbers so skis can work aggressively, but at the same time to be predictable. This is accomplished by precise mathematical combinations of Carbon-fiber, Kevlar and Dyneema® fibers. For this season we have pushed the ski design even further. We have designed unique asymmetric skis with hybrid geometry called LOTOR. Their main feature is a different length of effective edge on each side of the ski. One side is suitable for Freeride, the other one for Backcountry. Just switch between the skis and use them as two different types of skis, with the advantage that you only take one pair on the slope. It is a unique concept, the first of its kind in the world. The skis were already awarded the main prize at National prize for Design for Professional Product Design in Slovakia 2017 and were the Highlight at ISPO Munich 2017/2018. New award for LOTOR skis is RED DOT AWARD for Product Design, 2018. Forest Skis are produced in a small ski and snowboard laboratory. Diligent handcrafting guarantees highest precision and quality of the product designed in Slovakia, and produced in Prague, Czech Republic.