For a long time we used wooden skis only for our own leisure time and it never occurred to us that wooden skis could completely replace our modern ski equipment. Only during larger winter expeditions did we find out that the skis of our production have something that modern ones do not have and that they can fully replace them!...

Care and maintenance of wooden skis, sleds and other equipment

The family tradition includes three generations of carpenters who, among other things, have been engaged in the production of wooden skis called "jasanky"(ashski) since the very beginning. Whether it was skis for foresters, gamekeepers and other inhabitants of the Eagle Mountains who had to get to work in the mountains during the harsh winters, or...

Wooden ski is a unique piece of art with the soul of nature. The drawing of wood, together with stiffness and weight, will tell practically everything about where the wood has grown for the ski, the conditions, the nutrients and the effects it has been exposed to. It is not just a production that takes about a week and two...

Because of the planned expedition to Norwegian Hardangerviddy, we decided to make our own expedition sleds. In order to avoid developmental mistakes, we were inspired by the most competent and we copied a bit of the sledge of one of the most experienced ones - Fridtjof Nansen himself. The whole carriage is completely demountable, connected only by...