Even before Ferreol was founded, we knew that our impact on the environment would be a key element of our business. Making high-performance skis while respecting nature was an obvious choice for us. Because nature is above all our playground... We unanimously refused to compromise. Our skis were going to be high-performance and more ecological. Two things that are too often put in opposition. We knew that our strengths in R&D and innovation would be the pillars to make this idea a reality. So we are very proud to present here the fruit of our efforts to become the pioneers of the sustainable ski industry.

The first step for us was to make durable skis. Durability is the ability to last over time. This requires a solid construction, quality materials and timeless aesthetic. That's why we make all our skis with a semi-cap construction, using Quebec wood and with a minimalist but sophisticated finish that doesn't change with the years. This way, your skis will serve you for many seasons and you won't want to change them just for aesthetic reasons. We encourage you to take good care of them and hope that you will use them as long as possible.

The next step in our process of making high-performance but environmentally friendly skis is to take steps to reduce the footprint of the skis. First, we've adopted the best practices already present in the industry. All of our skis are made from renewable energy, we use bio-based topsheets and epoxy, our wood cores come from sustainable cuts, and we use flax fiber for reinforcement when we can. In future productions, we will replace almost all (92%) of the synthetic reinforcements with flax fiber.

Next, we had to evaluate our impact on the environment to know how our actions are performing, in order to reduce our carbon footprint. To do this, we called upon an external firm specialized in life cycle assessment. For this first analysis, we focused on the global warming potential as a performance measure (measured in equivalent mass of CO2), but we would like to add other indicators in the future as we consider that this is not sufficient.

The scope of this study includes the environmental impact of raw materials and waste, production energy, transport to our offices and end-of-life emissions. The only part that is not considered is the use of the skis, as this part can vary considerably from person to person. Finally, while we consider the data presented below to be a very good estimate of reality, please note that this analysis is constantly evolving and we will correct these values if we obtain new results.

The life cycle analysis (LCA) has been performed for each of our models. You will find the complete information for each model in the product pages. As an example, the Pionnier 104 will be used here to expand on the results of this study. The carbon emissions of our ski production operations are detailed in full transparency.

While the entire Ferreol team is proud of what we've accomplished so far, we won't stop there. Indeed, there is always room for improvement, which is why we are already innovating to develop better technologies that will allow us to make skis that perform even better, but with an even smaller environmental footprint. New materials and constructions that can have a real impact on the entire ski industry.