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Skiing may not be the greenest activity in the world. Artificial snow can easily be considered a waste of fresh water. Ski lifts burn a lot of electricity taking people up a mountain just to go back down it again and traveling to the mountains may emit a lot of carbon emissions. Of course, any activity can be made greener. There are a plethora of ski resorts that have gone green. They recycle their artificial snow and run their lifts on wind power. People can travel to them by train or carpool. And now, eco-friendly skis can be purchased.
Skinet.com has released a list of ten green skis, their prices and why they have been dubbed eco-friendly. I’m going to post a summary of these skis below. But check out their website for more information on green skis.
- Kingswood Megafat 185
Handmade skis from New Zealand—This company was one of the first to utilize a bamboo core. Bamboo, as you may know, grows rapidly and is, therefore, sustainable. Learn more about Kingswood skis. - Movement Joystick 176
These skis are made out of trees certified by the Forest Stewardship Council or the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification. - Grown Skis
Grown Skis has dedicated half of its mission statement to eco-friendliness. They will recycle your old skis to make furniture and use wood scraps as insulation. - Blue House District 187
Blue House makes the core of these skis out of rapidly replenishable bamboo. - Lokomotiv Freebird 190
Lokomotiv uses bamboo cores and plants a tree for every pair of skis made. - Karhu BC 100
Karhu uses local wood in their skis. - Liberty Jinx 164
Liberty makes these skis with a bamboo core. - Obsidian Fifthen
Obsidian’s Fifthen skis have a bamboo core as well as a bamboo sidewall. - Boomtown Valhallas 173
Boomtown makes the ski cores out of bamboo. - High Society Classic 177
High Society is another company that uses bamboo in their skis.
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