We use cookies to make your experience better. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Learn more.
A quarter of a century ago Elan first sent its revolutionary skis to market. They were forty centimeters shorter than normal skis, much wider and had a pronounced sidecut. It is impossible to put the Down Home Tour in words. It's a LIVE Show! Instagram would have to be called Hourgram. Those of you that have been part of it know what we're saying.Latest News
25 years of carving
Jan 16, 2020
Glen Plake's Down Home Tour
Sep 5, 2019
More News
-
Medals, titles and awards
Jul 3, 2019I was never one to reminisce much about my memories and past successes. Actually, I don’t think about them at all and have already forgotten many. I feel that living in the past has no meaning.
-
Elan Ibex Tactix folding ski
Jul 22, 2019Throughout history there have been many attempts to make a folding ski, a ski that literally folds in half from the middle, but all have failed for a number of reasons. Making a ski that folds over without sacrificing its fundamental characteristics was an impossible task.
-
Skis that don't skid
Jul 22, 2019The SCX ski single-handedly opened the door to a completely new way of skiing – and introduced a new term into the skiing lexicon – carving.
-
Love your skis
Jul 23, 2019Well tuned and maintained skis are a guarantee for long term satisfaction and joy on the snowy slopes.
-
Good wood
Jul 23, 2019Wood is beautiful. Wood is strong. Wood is pliable. Wood is firm. Wood smells good. Wood is life. Wood is a cradle. Wood is nature. Wood is Slovenian. Wood is Elan.
-
Glen Plake: Why Chamonix?
Aug 13, 2019Chamonix is a place that needs very little introduction. For hundreds of years it has been a destination of renown. I always laugh when I see a Chamonix poster hanging prominently on a wall in other ski resorts.