Making wooden skies

Wooden skis, created from scratch. Watch a video of some off-piste skiing further down. I have a great passion for skiing, particularly the kind that takes place off-piste and in mountaineous areas. My collection of different types of skis has grown over time, including different types of cross-country skis, roller skis, and backcountry skis (this is not uncommon in Norway, we are unfortunately one of the «best» nations in the world at buying outdoor equipment). For many years now, I have been almost exclusively skied on skimo racing equipment, both in and outside competitions. This type of skis (including the binding and shoes) are versatile, and perfect for long days of accumulating elevation gain. While they are not exactly comfortable when skiing downhill on tricky conditions, I use them for everything from lowland powder skiing to couloir skiing. What bothers me, however, is that they are very expensive, quite fragile, challenging (if not impossible) to repair, and relies on a…