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2. The Faction Collective - Wikipedia

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   The Faction Collective (also known as Faction Skis or simply Faction) is a Swiss ski equipment design company headquartered in Verbier, in the Swiss canton of Valais. [1] Founded in Verbier in 2006 by a tight-knit group of freeride skiers, Faction now holds brand offices in Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Austria and ...

3. List of ski brands - Wikipedia

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   Black Diamond Equipment: alpine skis, telemark skis, cross-country skis, ski boots, ski bindings: USA: 1989: Formerly Chouinard Equipment (founded in 1957), Black Diamond first entered the ski market in the early 1980s with the XCD telemark binding. Blizzard: alpine skis: Austria: 1945: Founded by Toni Arnsteiner. It is part of Tecnica Group ...

4. Atomic Skis - Wikipedia

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   It manufactures and sells skis and other skiing equipment, such as boots, bindings, helmets, ski poles, goggles, bags, apparel and protective equipment. [2] Atomic is a subsidiary of Finnish retail conglomerate Amer Sports , which in turn, oversees Arc'teryx , Precor, Salomon , Suunto , Sports Tracker , and Wilson .

5. Black Diamond Equipment - Wikipedia

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   Black Diamond Equipment's history dates from the late 1950s, when climber Yvon Chouinard began hand-forging pitons and selling them from the trunk of his car in Yosemite Valley. Chouinard's pitons quickly gained a reputation for quality, and Chouinard Equipment Ltd. was born soon after in Ventura, California. [3]

6. Cable binding - Wikipedia

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   More important was the addition of two small hooks on either side of the ski near the heel. When skiing downhill, the skier could clip the cable under the hooks, locking down the heel and providing much greater control. Now the ski could be turned by rotating the leg, forcing the ski to stem. When it was time to climb back up the hill, the ...

7. Volant skis - Wikipedia

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   Volant is a brand of ski equipment, currently owned by Amer Sports.It was founded as an independent company in the US, by brothers Hank and Bucky Kashiwa in 1989. The brothers developed the stainless steel "cap" ski, and founded the company with the belief that stainless steel skis would provide better performance than skis made from other materials.