Foldable Skis

[skibum4ever]

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I was certain at first that this was a joke but apparently not. Well...the above Keystone ad is a joke but it seems that the actual ski is not.

Would you try a foldable ski???

Source: Elan Sports https://share.google/WyyhkPddOP2ua6Ayh

 

[RachelV]

This is very confusing to me... the skis pictured in the Instagram post aren't the same skis as the ones on Elan's site, and they really do just look like broken park skis.

I think it's an "if you break your skis we'll rent you some" joke, and it just so happens that (crazily enough) Elan makes foldable travel skis?

 

[marzNC]

Agree that the skis being carried don't look like real folding skis.

Elan does make foldable skis. Marketed to people who travel by train or bus in the Alps, which is a large percentage of skiers. Launched in 2021, during the pandemic season. Go to 10:30 in the video to see how much punishment Voyager skis can take.

Voyager - FOLDING TRAVEL SKI

Always good times

elansports.com

February 2021

 

[SnowHot]

We saw the foldable skis a few years in a row at WSM. Unfortunately they didn't have them available to demo. I would like to give them a try.

 

[Drifter643]

I went to their website it doesn’t look like they make or sell them anymore….

 

[Drifter643]

I looked again and they actually do still make and sell them but only in Europe

 

[liquidfeet]

Agree that the skis being carried don't look like real folding skis.

Elan does make foldable skis. Marketed to people who travel by train or bus in the Alps, which is a large percentage of skiers. Launched in 2021, during the pandemic season. Go to 10:30 in the video to see how much punishment Voyager skis can take.

Voyager - FOLDING TRAVEL SKI

Always good times

elansports.com

February 2021

That was fun to watch. My concern would be the quality of tune consistency under the binding at the joint between the two parts. How will that hold up, and how will any inconsistency affect turns?