Craftsmanship

Central Park Skiers exists to rebuild the connection between skiers, their gear, and place.

There used to be dozens of ski and outdoor brands in Finland alone – but over time, most died and the rest were outsourced to places where it never snows. The connection between the skier, the equipment, and the people who design and make it has been broken for too long.

There are many reasons we need an alternative model, but here’s one: skiing is simply more rewarding when you know the people behind your gear care deeply about the experience itself. When you support brands that offer an alternative vision, you help keep skiing culture – and its creative, local spirit – alive and diverse.

My backpacks are designed in the mountains, on ski tracks, on trips – my own and other people’s – but I build them in Helsinki. This closeness between design, testing, and making allows ideas to evolve naturally: one improvement, one trip at a time. Each pack carries the marks of iteration and intent, shaped by conversations with fellow skiers and my growing craftsmanship skills.

For me, craftsmanship is a way of thinking. Building locally means staying connected to materials (the fabric for the new Adapt-Alpine 28, for example, was sourced from the Finnish army), to real conditions, and to the people who actually use these products. It keeps alive a kind of knowledge – practical and human – that disappears when everything is outsourced or digitized.

The Adapt-Alpine 28 embodies that process: refined through seasons of testing, sewn in small batches, and made with full attention to detail. But more importantly, it reflects a belief – that your gear, and how and where it’s made, shapes your skiing experience, it shapes culture, it shapes the economy – maybe on a microscopic scale, but it still matters.

By producing locally and in small numbers, I’m contributing back to the culture that gave me skiing in the first place. Adding new ideas, materials, and products, and weaving a web of connections between skiers from Helsinki to Lapland, Scandinavia, the Alps – and maybe again one day, New York.

Commitment
In the event that a Central Park Skiers bag falters due to defects in components, materials, and/or workmanship, I am committed to repairing or replacing it, at my discretion, without charge.
To invoke this guarantee, you'll need to present your original purchase receipt. This warranty does not encompass damage stemming from normal wear and tear or misuse, nor does it cover claims for consequential losses.


However, if you believe that your bag is underperforming for any reason, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. It is of paramount importance to me that you derive satisfaction from your Central Park Skiers product for years to come.