Marwe Sports needs no long introduction.
The company had long established itself as a golden standard in rollerski making, and when it talks of “feeling of skiing” – it’s more than a corporate slogan, it’s something many a national team, both in xcskiing and biathlon, can attest to.
In order to understand how, in our rapidly changing world, Marwe manages to remain such a symbol of quality – and fun – the Daily Skier has traveled to the birthplace of Marwe skis.
Well, two places, actually.
Because flagship Marwe skis, 620 XC are assembled in two locations. Here’s what we found & learned.
…Marwe’s marketing manager Paul Fletcher inspects a plywood/Nomex combo core of the future rollerskis at the Peltonen factory in Heinola where all composite platforms are made.
Paul is in many ways a symbol of the modern world that has grown so compact yet remains so diverse: born to British parents, he grew up in Finland, studied in Russia – and speaks at least four languages fluently. And not just speaks – more importantly, he “digs” the nuances of mentality of skiers from the different parts of the world!
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Video shows its best. These two gentlemen are launching the process of turning billets into eventual pairs of flashy ( color-wise, function-wise – and yes, price-wise) rollerskis.
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The wooden core is reinforced by carbon sheets. Clearly, no UHMWP a.k.a. P-TEX used in snow skis’ glide bases here
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Ready-for-assembly platforms are then shipped to Marwe’s own factory at Hyvinkää , some 100km from Heinola
Identical wheels are attached to both composite platforms that come from Peltonen, Heinola – and metal ones produced elsewhere.
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