Rossignol’s Recyclable “Essential” Ski, with David Bouvier

GEAR:30 · Jun 17, 2022 · 53m

A recyclable ski? Jonathan sat down with David Bouvier to talk about Rossignol’s new “Essential” ski; discuss the origin of the project; the challenges posed by making the circular economy of a ski a priority; who this Essential ski is for; and how this project will influence other Rossignol products.

TOPICS & TIMES:

David’s role(s) at Rossignol (2:52)

Rossignol’s history (4:04)

The “Essential” ski (7:01)

Stats on ski waste and landfills (11:17)

David’s product-development history (14:15)

More details on Essential (22:26)

Biggest challenges (28:24)

The 7 materials (39:06)

A new way forward…