From our first experiments to our first skis ready to sell, it took more than four years. It all started with our discontent with regular skis after working as ski instructors in Japan and Canada. We cut up a pair of our ordinary skis and then started to work.

I admit that we sometimes would like to be located in a ski area. But Vienna has its advantages. Firstly, we are close to our customers here – for passionate Viennese skiers it’s a luxury to have their ski maker on site. Also, all the big research institutions we’re cooperating with are in Vienna.

Like a bespoke tailor we take detailed measurements of a client's body and skiing abilities. Height, weight, stature and shoe size are as important as style, skill and fitness. Then we accompany our client for half a day's skiing in the mountains to watch and analyse them in detail.

My clients often can’t believe how much pure handcrafting goes into a pair of made-to-measure skis: more than 20 hours! Even if we are producing a high tech product with carbon, fibreglass or aramid, real craftsmanship is necessary to create the uniqueness the customer expects.