Hemp Ski

Today epoxy resins of fossil origin and pre-impregnated glass fibre reinforcements are used in the industrial production of alpine skis. Innovations that replace environmentally critical materials in skis with biogenic substitute materials with an improved environmental balance have so far been limited to the production of small series. This circumstance motivated the consortium to develop a solution for a circular bioeconomy with the hemp ski project, which will also make industrial ski production from renewable raw materials and waste streams possible in the future.