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WNDR Alpine’s 20/21 Lineup with Matt Sterbenz, Pep Fujas & Xan Marshland
08.09.2020
Matt, Pep and Xan came to Crested Butte and sat down with us in Blister HQ to fill us in on WNDR Alpine’s new materials.
The Gear Closet: Bike-to-ski equipment designed to excel on the long haul
07.22.2020
The skis, bikes, bags, trailers, and more relied on during a 16-day, self-supported sufferfest in the Pacific Northwest.
WNDR Alpine launches backcountry ski with biomanufactured performance material
07.15.2020
Checkerspot has unveiled the Vital 100 ski by its outdoor consumer brand WNDR Alpine featuring Checkerspot’s new Algal Cast and Algal Hard Foam polyurethane materials.
a vehicle for an innovative, algae-based materials play in the outdoor space
07.15.2020
Matt Sterbenz helped launch WNDR Alpine after nearly 20 years running 4FRNT Skis, a first mover in the independent ski movement.
WNDR Alpine Launches The Vital 100 Backcountry Ski
07.09.2020
Checkerspot, Inc., a materials innovation company, announced today the launch of the Vital 100 ski by its outdoor consumer brand WNDR Alpine.
WNDR Alpine Bio-Based Ski Materials Are Eliminating Waste From Ski Production
07.08.2020
WNDR Alpine marks first anniversary with enhanced Algal Tech and Vital 100.
WNDR Alpine Launches the Vital 100 Backcountry Ski
07.08.2020
Introducing Algal Cast, Checkerspot’s next biomanufactured performance material.
WNDR Alpine Takes a Whole New Approach to Ski Manufacturing
02.15.2020
Matt Sterbenz, the founder of 4FRNT skis and WNDR Alpine, has broken new ground in the world of ski manufacturing.
Algae Skis — WNDR Intention 110 Ski Review
02.12.2020
Algae composites make a lightweight ski from the future
Catching Up With Pep Fujas
02.11.2020
Pep Fujas tells us about the evolution of his involvement with WNDR Alpine, his family trip to Bulgaria and this year’s Japan plans.
What’s It Like to Ride Skis Made of Algae?
02.11.2020
Last summer, 4FRNT founder Matt Sterbenz flipped the ski manufacturing industry on its head when he announced that he was working on a new backcountry ski made with algae.
This Company Thinks Algae Will Make Better Skis
02.07.2020
Matt Sterbenz believes his company, WNDR Alpine, may have just made the best ski ever. It happens to be built with algae.
The Wild World Of Microbe-Made Products – Skis Now Included
01.08.2020
This winter, you can carve the fresh powder of the backcountry on a pair of high-performance, eco-friendly skis designed by world-famous athletes and made from a material produced by microscopic algae.
Fresh tracks: biotech skis take to the slopes
12.20.2019
What if sustainably derived materials can not only compete with traditional, petroleum-based materials, but actually beat them out? That was the first question Checkerspot founders asked themselves.
REVIEW: 2019-2020 WNDR Alpine Intention 110
10.27.2019
WNDR Alpine was started when a biotech company teamed up with 4FRNT Skis founder, Matt Sterbenz, to experiment with new materials — particularly bio-based materials — in order to create both higher-performance and more sustainable skis.
Pep Fujas: from the Farm to K2 to WNDR (Ep.100)
09.09.2019
Pep Fujas has always been at the forefront of freeskiing, and he is now looking to move the industry forward once again.
Matt Sterbenz Announces First Athlete on New Ski Line, WNDR Alpine
09.04.2019
After 17 years with K2, Pep Fujas just announced that he will join the WNDR Alpine team as the brand’s first athlete and VP of Marketing and Product Development.
GEAR:30 - WNDR Alpine’s New Skis (Ep.63)
08.30.2019
4FRNT Skis founder, Matt Sterbenz, recently launched WNDR Alpine, a new company that’s incorporating biotech into skis.
Biotech hits the Backcountry: Checkerspot & WNDR Alpine (Ep.98)
08.26.2019
What does biotech have to do with backcountry skiing? And what does microalgae have to do with skis?
Are Matt Sterbenz And WNDR Alpine The Future Of Backcountry Skiing??
08.04.2019
Short answer: While there’s a lot of work to do, WNDR Alpine might well be bringing about a serious revolution in the snowsports industry.
The First Skis Made From Algae Bioplastics
The First Skis Made from Algae Bioplastics were launched by Americans. The brand name is WNDR alpine and the skis are called Intention 110.
The Green Ski Revolution: Matt Sterbenz launches the WNDR Alpine ski brand
07.06.2019
It’s June, and stacks of tiny laminated ski cores are neatly piled outside the Checkerspot Design Lab, in Salt Lake City, Utah.