Head of the Villacampa Pyrenées workshop and brand development Eric Antier shows a trainee how to sand the edge of a wooden ski after cutting away the excess fabric and resin at the company's workshop in Bizanos, southwestern France on January 8, 2025. In the Villacampa workshop located in the suburbs of Pau, Jack Fauvel has embarked on a "slightly crazy" project: "Making a rather ecological ski, a local production for a local practice". (Photo by Matthieu RONDEL / AFP) (Photo by MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images)