Now Defunct Ski Companies Of the World

[Cooper_Trelawney]

There's a Hexcel plant in my hometown.  They never produced skis at this facility though.  Too bad.

https://www.hexcel.com/About/Site-Locations/1456/hexcel-seguin

[rogerw]

21 hours ago, Cooper_Trelawney said:

I brought up this brand in another thread.  These trick skis were made by the Chippendale furniture company in England and apparently had a balsa wood core.  I've never seen one in real life but some elite trickers were using them even in the 80s.

I had a pair of those...

 

[Cooper_Trelawney]

@rogerw do you recall any specifics about them not mentioned above or some of the high-end trick skiers that skied on Chippendale?  

They were quite rare in the US, I think I saw a print advertisement once.

[rogerw]

I have a feeling that for a short while and someone please correct me if Im wrong but Mike Hazelwood used to trick on one for a bit or pretty sure some of the UK team did in between the Reflex - EP era late seventies. I might have some old photos from back then, I'll check next time in Attic There is also a chance my old man still might have the pair in his garage. Seem to remember each trick ski had 2 slots in them running the length of the ski. 

They also made slalom and jump skis. The slalom skis were works of art - the Jump skis had steel horseshoes at the top edges pic enclosed. I'm sure that focused your mind on the cut to the ramp. A bit like having a pointy thing poking out of your car steering wheel. These were the days when hardly anyone wore crash helmets for jump

[dchristman]

[Horton]

Do we actually have a list? Seems Fischer, Warp, and Sans Rival should be included. 

[thager]

Never mind!