Kästle Skis

90 years of experience in ski construction - at Kästle long tradition meets modern technology. The Austrian ski manufacturer has been producing skis with high quality standards since 1924, so skiers can test their limits and even exceed them.

Kästle can look back on over 90 years of experience

The history of Kästle

In 1924 Anton Kästle started the Kästle success story with the production of the first ski in Hohenems, Vorarlberg. Surprisingly, the brand disappeared from the market in 1998, but celebrated a brilliant comeback in 2007 with the development of the revolutionary Hallowtech technology. The Austrian company's trademark are the "double arrows", two arrows that have been the brand&aposs distinguishing feature since 1976.

Since 2019 Kästle has also been producing cross-country skis again. Already in the 70s the manufacturer equipped successful cross-country skiers. Now Kästle is using its years of experience in the Nordic area for three new cross-country models.

Kästle uses proven technologies in the skis

Technologies of the Alpine Skis

For all ski models Kästle relies on powerful technologies such as the internationally awarded Hallowtech technology. By omitting unnecessary layers, the shovel of the skis becomes lighter. Due to the reduction of the total weight, the ski runs smoother, faster and the edges grip at maximum.

Kästle uses a special wood core for each ski. This controls the weight, dynamics and damping properties of the models and makes the skis more valuable and durable. In addition, the traditional Austrian brand has adopted the so-called sandwich sidewall construction from alpine racing: This construction leads to optimal bending and torsional stiffness and thus ensures full control of the ski even at high speeds.

Kästle distinguishes between Low Camber and Standard Camber. In Standard Camber, the ski's center is clearly bent up and the contact points to the snow are at the front and back. As a result, the edge contact length is large and the ski steers more directly. In contrast, the Low Camber has a much lower preload and the contact points to the ground are shifted further to the middle. This makes the ski shorter and easier to turn.

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