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LIFE IS SHORT:
Buy custom made

At Kingswood, we make each pair just for you. 

Because quality only hurts once.

Our Hand Made Range

OUR Hand made RANGE

STEP 1:
CHOOSE A SHAPE AND LENGTH

Designed for those who love piste but like to have the option to break away. Early rise, etc

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Lengths: 166cm, 180cm

STEP 2:
CHOOSE A TOPSHEET

British Racing Green
Umbrellas
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STEP 3:
CHOOSE YOUR CONSTRUCTION

B:Spoke

Simple, solid, sandwich construction built around a bamboo core. Each ski is hand made to order with a flex tailored for you and your skiing style.

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Choose any model, top it with any topsheet design.

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$1485

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One-off skis since 2005

Sick of seeing so many easily-broken or hard-to-repair skis across his repair bench, Alex Herbert set out to make tougher skis. The journey continues, but along the way we've loved putting hand-made skis into the hands of individuals who care about locally made and well made.

KINGSWOOD SKIERS SAY

"I ski these things anywhere and in all conditions and love them. Totally recommend the unique Kingswood experience."

- JAMES

Hand made goodnesss

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People & Blogs

alex herbert, Mac's Beer, skis, handmade, snow, Craft Collective, Kingswood Skis, skiing, kingswood, bamboo

Hand made goodnesss

Inside the factory

Read more Here's a stylised look at the birth of a pair of Kingswood Skis through the lens of Jason Larraman at Man In Your Head Productions. It's a quirky but close-up look inside the Kingswood factory. Kingswood is a boutique hand-made ski company based in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Each pair is made to order by company founder Alex Herbert.

kingswood, skis, alex herbert, bamboo, handmade, snow, skiing

Mac's Craft Collective - Kingswood Skis

Read more In the late 90s Christchurch Alex Herbert stopped fixing skis and started figuring how to make them better and stronger. By 2005 he had it completely sussed. All Kingswood Skis are made with a bamboo core -- the rest of the spec depends on the skier and their riding style. This isn't a fast process. There's usually a waiting list for Alex's skis and they're also not cheap. But, as Alex likes to say, "quality only hurts once."

People & Blogs

Mac's Beer, Craft Collective, Kingswood Skis

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