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Jeff Banks UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide based in Chamonix

A very good friend both on and off the mountain. Mountain Guide par excellence.

An uncanny ability to put a smile on peoples faces.

One of the first people to start skiing on Idris Skis full time.

Sole boot Lab Bootfitting and Snow sports product development specialists

I've known these guys since they started fitting boots in Chamonix. They've always fitted my boots and always made my feet comfy.

Now they've expanded into ski tuning, bindings, skins and more. Some of the most knowledgeable technicians you will find anywhere in the world!

Alison Gannett Eco warrior par excellence

Environmental Scientist, World Champion big mountain Freeskier founder of Save Our Snow Foundation.

Ski Guide and Mountain Bike guide. And now a farmer as well.

One of the few extreme athletes in the world to prove that you can live better by doing so.

Les Racines

Our neighbours at our workshop, creators of beautiful unique furniture and other stuff from tree roots, I beams, tree trunks and or sorted junk. Off cuts from their woodworking fuel our workshops heater

Sandwich tech boards

The highest tech longboards on the planet. Our good friends when it comes to material calculations - They have helped us with some difficult maths!

Corrine Dunand

Airbrush painting on anything – Ever wondered what it would be like to have a wolf emerging from the back of your helmet? Or your garage door to look like the Alps? Corrine paints these and more.

Battendiere Sports

Our local ski shops, testers of our planks!

Atomic Zombie

How to create Bikes, trikes and more from Scrap

Natives.co.uk

If you fancy living in the alps to enjoy the skiing rather than just visiting, this is the starting point.

PLUM Ski bindings

Super lightweight touring bindings, made just down the Arve valley

Simond

Mountaineering and Climbing equipment made in Chamonix since 1860! Simple no nonsense gear. Our Neighbours in the village of Les Houches.

Sebastien Laurent UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide based in La Cluzaz

Our newest ski partner

Play naturally smart Raising awareness of eco superior products

Supporting the creators of better eco friendly products.

Bio Composites Innovation in biomaterials for industry and the Wise Network Welsh Institute for Sustainable Envirnments

Develop biomaterials for us to make a fully bio ski. Bio PTEX may become a reality - goodbye plastic ski base!

Entropy Bio Resins by Ferrer-DlamauBio Resin

Makers of Bio Resin in Spain. A real world replacement for regular resin. Pushing the boundaries of practical green industrial products.

Bcomp Flax Fiber Composites

Manufactures of eco superior products from natural fibers. The future of fiber reinforcements from a natural base.