freestyle snowboarding to alpine carving, Rossignol's equipment is unparalleled.
Rossignol's History
The company was founded in 1907 by Abel Rossignol as a textile and ski manufacturer. Rossignol, a committed skier, used his carpentry skills to make a pair of skis out of solid wood. In 1937, Emile Allais became world champion on Rossignol Olympic 41 skis.
When Nils Boix Vives bought the company in 1956, the company only focused on skiing equipment and began to sell them world wide. Rossignol had a breakthrough during the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, USA when Jean Vuarnet won the on Allais 60s, the world's first all-metal skis.
In 1964 Rossignol released the Strato, the first fiberglass ski.
In the 1970s Rossignol began selling in the USA, launching its first nordic skis and soon became the world's largest ski manufacturer. At the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Rossignol triumphed winning six out of ten gold medals in alpine events.
In 1990, Rossignol launched a product line of alpine ski boots, as well as developing a bindings range and soon after moved into snowboards and mountain clothing.
Athletes using Rossignol products won at both the Winter Olympic games in Albertville and in Lillehammer.
Alberto Tomba, the dominant technical skier of the 1990s, raced on Rossignol skis.
