Grown friends

Grown friends

Grown friends

 

Grown friends

Grown team

Grown friends

Grown friends are representing our values of being pioneers in sustainable ski design, and of developing high tech and eco products.
We team with professional skiers and sustainability advocates to test our products in the field, to become part of our open innovation product development process, and to communicate our vision.

 

Dr. Eric L. Berlow

.Professional Ski Instructor of America (PSIA Level III) 
.Scientific ski guiding work for Telemarkzone
.Director, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, Wawona Field Station, Yosemite National Park, USA 
.TED Fellow
.Scientist in ecological networks and environmental sustainability 
.Owner of the Swall Institute, a work & play retreat in the Eastern High Sierra 
Eric's website

Dr. Philipp Schneider

 

.Ski and mountaineering guide of the German Alpine Association (DAV) 
.DSV Telemark Instructor 
.Scientific ski guiding work for Telemarkzone and the ETH Zurich 
.Scientist at the University of Zurich in hydrology and geography

 
Franziska Heidenreich

 

.Ski mountaineering guide, German Alpine Association (DAV)

.Telemark passionate
.Head of Carbon Offset Projects at the myclimate foundation
.Member of myclimate Management Committee
.Masters in Environmental Sciences
.Founder and guide of SHE TOURS, a female mountain guiding network

Steward Sheppard

 

.Dedicated free skier and Telemarker for more than 30 years 
.PGDip economics & finance 
.Masters in sustainability & management 
.Self employed as sustainability consultant in the skiing industry
.Responsible for life cycle assessments of garments for a world leader in outdoor membranes
.formerly responsible for the Green Guide of ski resorts at the NGO Mountain Riders, France 
.Cofounder and president of the Sustainable Mountain Tourism Alliance (SMTA) 

 
Jordi Modolell

 

.DSV Telemark Instructor
.Founding member of scientific expeditions in sustainable tourism development with Telemarkzone.org
.Professional kite surfer
.Responsible for product R&D, eco design and Corporate Social Responsibility at a leading kite surf company
.Masters in Forest and Environmental Sciences

Su Moldau

 

.Dedicated Alpine skier for more than 20 years
.Aspirant Staatl. gepr. Skilehrerin DSLV Alpine/Nordic (ISIA) 
.Guide and instructor for the snowsports school Schneestolz
.Manager of a mountain- and ski hut on a South Tyrolian glacier - dedicated to move the hut management towards eco efficiency