STERLING SKIS
Two models are available in very limited supply, fewer than 140 pairs per year. The skis look as rare as they are with a choice of three exotic wood topsheets:
Palisander Santos
An environmentally sustainable variety of Rosewood usually found only in custom furniture making shops.
Madrona Burl
A fairly rare species found in such items as custom chess sets and jewelry boxes. It has a deep mahogany color and beautiful grain.
Bird’s Eye Maple
A rare anomaly in Maple trees cause some to develop “eyes” that creates a very decorative effect in the finished wood. You’ve probably seen it on the dash of your Rolls Royce.
The skis themselves are race-stock construction with race bases and edges. They could be race skis in disguise. Inside they are a wood-core sandwich with straight sidewalls and Titanal beefup that is also used as a protective and decorative element framing the top sheet.
To complete the stunning cosmetic package, a large, solid sterling silver emblem is affixed to the tip. Sterling skis can be purchased alone or as a package that includes VIST bindings and plate, carbon fiber ski poles and a velvet-lined carrying case worthy of a Stradivarius.
The best doesn’t come cheap as my father used to say. Prices range from $2250 US for the Matterhorn AT skis-only up to $3500 US for the Matterhorn Speed full package.
Matterhorn AT
76mm underfoot, 19.1 meter sidecut in 174cm length. Available in 163, 174, 185cm.
Dimensions are the same for all lengths so sidecut will be longer in 185 and shorter in 163cm lengths. Sterling calls the AT one of the lightest wood-core skis on the market. It’s designed with versatility in mind and comes with a flat, lightweight binding.
Matterhorn Speed
76mm underfoot, 19.1 meter sidecut in 174cm length. Available in 163, 174, 185cm.
Dimensions are the same for all lengths so sidecut will be longer in 185 and shorter in 163cm lengths. Although dimensions are the same, Speed is not as light and agile as the AT model due to internal construction differences. This model is designed for high speed stability. It comes with a serious race plate and binding.
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