The Kneissl Story

When you buy Kneissl products, you are buying from a company that has an unprecedented history and reputation for technological excellence dating back decades.  The nearly 140 year history of Kneissl includes:

• 1861 - Kneissl is founded.
  
• 1919 - Kneissl becomes the first Austrian company to manufacture skis.
  
• 1936 - Kneissl is the first ski company in the world to develop a laminated ski.  Featuring 18 layers of lamination, Kneissl produces over 20,000 pairs of skis.
  
• 1950 - Kneissl is the first ski company in the world to introduce a mult-colored ski to the market.  Featuring 4 colors, it becomes the standard for ski design that others must match.
  
• 1950 - Kneissl is the most popular ski at the World Championships in Aspen, Colorado, winning 3 of 6 possible Gold Medals.
  
• 1960 - Kneissl is the first ski company to develop a sythentic (fiberglass) ski with a wood core.  The White Star is born and quickly becomes one of the most sought after skis in the world.
  
• 1975 - Kneissl is the most popular ski brand the the Nordic World Championships held in Falun, Sweden
  
• 1978 - Kneissl is the first company to develop a synthetic tennis racquet.
  
• 1980 - Kneissl skis have one of the most dominant performances in Olympic history, winning 11 Gold and 27 overall medals at the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid.
  
• 1990 - Kneissl develops the Big Foot, a unique snow skate that by 1992 becomes the world's biggest selling snow sports product.
  
• 1992 - Kneissl develops the Ergo, one of the world's first "shaped" skis which leads to a revolution in the construction of skis.

The Kneissl Philosophy

As a company, Kneissl is commited to building all of its products with the highest possible quality and performance.  All of our skis are hand-made using wood cores, fiberglass, titanal, torsion box, and sidewall construction like the highest performing racing skis, because, even though it is a more expensive and time consuming process, we believe this construction provides the skier a better, more responsive ski that makes skiing more fun.  After all, isn't that what skiing is all about?

Similarly, our clothing products are constructed with as much natural fabric (cotton, wool, cashmere, leather) as is possible, yet combined in state of the art processes to create garments that offer exceptional wind and water resistance with excellent technical performance.

Kneissl North America

Located in Seattle, Washington, Kneissl North America was formed to bring the famed Austrian quality of Kneissl to skiers in North America.  All of our staff are dedicated skiers who would love to talk to you about our products and assist you in finding the perfect ski.

Please contact us anytime!