Voile makes all their skis in Salt Lake City, Utah. They’ve got a quick, flexible and economical process resulting in excellent planks that honor current trends in ski touring. For example, their V6 model is all time super with what in our opinion is just the right amount of rocker and width for “Western North American” ski touring. Fun to visit their factory. Check it out.
![Cores are milled from various wood types, including aspen. They're thinking of using some lighter weight cores to stay with current trends, but doing so ups cost significantly so they're being careful not to upset their industry leading cost-performance ratio. Cores are milled from various wood types, including aspen. They're thinking of using some lighter weight cores to stay with current trends, but doing so ups cost significantly so they're being careful not to upset their industry leading cost-performance ratio.](https://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0535voileboards-525x439.jpg)
Cores are milled from various wood types, including aspen. They’re thinking of using some lighter weight cores to stay with current trends, but doing so ups cost significantly so they’re being careful not to upset their industry leading cost-performance ratio.
![Another use for gloves, protect cores. Another use for gloves, protect cores.](https://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0543voileboards-525x351.jpg)
It’s said that a good skier might feel their skis as an extension of their feet. Another use for gloves, protect cores. Or, could this be a new tip and tail shape design?
![Working with the steel edges is a major part of ski building. Hand bending the curves is one way, or build customized small-scale machinery. Working with the steel edges is a major part of ski building. Hand bending the curves is one way, or build customized small-scale machinery.](https://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0546voilemachine-525x394.jpg)
Working with the steel edges is a major part of ski building. Hand bending the curves is one way, or build customized small-scale machinery.
![The layup in lower part of mold, with the edges and other components inserted, resin being troweled in. The layup in lower part of mold, with the edges and other components inserted, resin being troweled in.](https://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0564voileglue-525x426.jpg)
The layup in lower part of mold, with the edges and other components inserted, resin being troweled in.
![Into the press. Into the press.](https://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0608voileform-525x324.jpg)
Into the sarcophagus, heat and pressure. Takes much less than 2,000 years for the process to complete, thanks to modern technology.
![They have quite a bit of work to do, separating the skis and cleaning off the flash, then tuning so they're retail ready. They have quite a bit of work to do, separating the skis and cleaning off the flash, then tuning so they're retail ready.](https://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0682voilebase-525x394.jpg)
They have quite a bit of work to do, separating the skis and cleaning off the flash, then tuning so they’re retail ready.
![Telemark, still alive and well at Voile! Telemark, still alive and well at Voile!](https://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/0769voiletele-525x383.jpg)
Telemark, which existed since the days of the Pharaohs, is still alive and well at Voile! These classic three-pin clasps are made right there in Salt Lake.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.