ZAG Adret 85 Review

ZAG Skis Overview The other Chamonix based ski company—ZAG, hasn’t had the same presence in the U.S. as its younger counterpart, Black Crows. Travel elsewhere: Chamonix, British Columbia, Argentina, for example, and ZAG has a strong following among dedicated and accomplished skiers. From their headquarters and prototyping lab in Argentiere, their impressive sustainability efforts, as…

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Travis

October 14, 2023

Very excited to see reviews like this coming back. I also, love the details about how they perform on piste, as I do A LOT of fitness touring on groomers. Love the review, keep them coming! I especially appreciated the bits about how a ski with a long radius isn’t ideal for resort touring–that’s not something I would have thought. On a side note, I’d love more articles about fitness touring as, for my current stage of life, that is hitting the sweet spot for me.

Slim

October 15, 2023

Wow, I love those names! I too, never knew that they meant anything much. Love it!

james fairbank

October 16, 2023

Sustainability-wise, as you point out, you may have been taken in by the marketing. The cotton cover will likely generate significantly more CO2 than a plastic wrap over its use, regardless of the end-of-life solution. More comparative information on different shopping bag materials here: https://www2.mst.dk/udgiv/publications/2018/02/978-87-93614-73-4.pdf

In short, if a company isn’t publishing full, verified life cycle analyses on a product level then I’d be cautious about repeating the marketing story, however compelling.