Have a great Wednesday everyone! - Kirsten Plant-Based Skis? Photo by Kipras Štreimikis on Unsplash The ski wiki is fascinating; did you know that the word ski basically means 'split firewood' in old Norwegian speak? It wasn't until the 1950's that ski design started to move away from wood to other materials, such as aluminum, and then plastic and fibreglass in the 1970's. With all the bad press that plastic is getting these days, it's no wonder a ski company called WNDR (pronounced 'Wonder', see how I did that?) is producing plastic skis made from algae rather than petroleum.