We talk with the founders of MountainFlow Eco-Wax (Peter Arlein); Checkerspot (Charlie Dimmler); and Flylow (Dan Abrams) about the challenges and opportunities of working with new materials; performance vs. sustainability; greenwashing; “Flylower”; the most promising new materials; & more.
TOPICS & TIMES
- 0:00 – Backgrounds & Introductions
- 8:20 – Risks & rewards of moving away from conventional materials
- 15:38 – *When* do you depart from conventional materials?
- 29:36 – Performance and Sustainability Relations, when to choose
- 25:20 – Demand for performance vs. sustainability
- 34:48 – Financial risks and opportunities
- 42:56 – Greenwashing
- 56:17 – Material Wishes/Fantasies
- 1:01:23 – Fan Chat Question (How do we think about sustainability in the world of convenience economy?)
- 1:02:33 – Outro
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I tried a sample of their wax, it sucked. Didn’t want to flow in a liquid state at all on the iron and when it dried it hardened into a really tough shell that had to be chipped off instead of scraped off. I doubt it even penetrated the base at all.
I have a bar of eco flow, its slippery and durable on my skis. Instead of melting it onto the ski, i rub it on cold, and then iron. No scraping required, just a little scotch brite and brushing.
Massive use of snowmobiles, diesel trucks, and aircraft by many so called Protect Our Winters skiers and speaking environmental mumbo jumbo and the use of a tiny amount of a questionable environmentally friendly wax makes that all ok?
The hypocrisy is staggering and nauseating.