Our Story

Our Story

I became involved in grass skiing in 1995 as a convenient alternative to alpine skiing. This was due to limited availability of snow on glaciers and opportunities for gate training. Gradually, grass skiing became my primary sport because of the extensive training possibilities near my home.

The idea of producing parts and eventually entire grass skis emerged from the challenges we encountered when ordering racing skis. These required orders to be placed six months ahead of time, and often the skis had to be disassembled, modified, polished, and reassembled. Acquiring spare parts promptly was also difficult when something broke or cracked. My father started producing new parts, which caught other racers' attention, leading us to expand our production.

In 1999, we began using skis from Austrian manufacturer Balek, which allowed us to source skis and parts more reliably, albeit at a higher cost. We started making parts for Czech skis similar to those for Austrian ones and added more components to our production over time.

Since 2018, I have retired from active racing to concentrate on my children. My son Matyáš began grass skiing at age 8, and his performance the following winter confirmed the positive impact of summer training on his winter results.

Our production facilities

We are constantly striving to improve and innovate our production process and machinery, and despite being a small-scale, manual production, we are incorporating modern elements and computer control to achieve the best quality and features.

Our machinery includes larger machines such as:

  • Arburg ALLROUNDER 221 M 350-75 Injection Molding Machine
  • CNC lathe Mazak QT-6 with Hydrafeed bar feeder
  • 1500W fiber laser welding machine
  • CNC hobby milling machine - 3 axes
  • 2x CO2 laser
  • 1x marking FiberLaser
  • 2x CNC profile bending machine
  • Mechanical 20t Press
  • bottom wood cutter
  • computer controlled profile grinding machine

We source parts and components from local suppliers and manufacturers, such as profile profiles, plastics, and textile straps. However, we produce and process everything ourselves to ensure production control and flexibility in innovation.

Basic facts

1997

Production of first rolls for ski named Šojat

Speed, speed...

1997

1998

First TiN surface coating on rails

Speed, speed...

1999

Laser made holes in belts

Quality and accuracy...

1999

1999

Production of parts for Balek grasski

We are changing from Šojat to Balek ski

2001

Our cooperation with producer Balek began

Our belts and rolls are becoming stardard

2001

2007

Design of new element for Balek

Plastic elements crack a lot and thanks to FEM a modification has been designed to increase strength

2011

Production of our own element

Designing and manufacturing your own elements, plates and friction glidings is a big break, parts stop cracking, skis are more secure ... speed, strength, quality ...

2011

2013

Purchase of own laser for cutting holes in belts

We buy a belt cutting laser, improving production flexibility and accuracy

2014

Production of own rails

From custom profiles made in the Czech Republic using CNC bending machine we are starting to produce the first rails

2014

2017

Production of element v2

A new element with larger 18mm rolls was designed and manufactured before World Championship ... speed, speed ...

2017

Purchase of Fiber Laser

Better labeling and effort to differentiate on the market

2017

2017

CNC Lathe Mazak

In order to better supply parts and to be more flexible, we add a CNC lathe to our production

2018

Computer control grinding machine

We stop grinding and polishing the edges and surfaces of the rails manually and we switch to automatic machine grinding ... speed, quality

2018

2019

Arburg Injection molding machine

Injection molding gives us the opportunity to play with materials ... again, speed, speed

2019

Production of element v3

As a replacement for our 16 mm element a new, lighter, smaller and more durable one was designed ... speed, speed ...

2019

2022

Four new molds

We have purchased new mold for rolls and protectors that are used in model Easy, plus binding was completely reworked.

2023

Laser welding

A significant investment was made to enhance production quality by incorporating a laser welding machine into our equipment lineup. This reduced the temperature applied to rails during welding, subsequently decreasing warping.

2023

Grinding machine of our own construction

Ing. Martin Štěpánek
ESmont spol. s r.o.
IČO: 60736062
DIČ: CZ60736062
Černovická 13, 61700, Brno
Czech Republic

www.grasski.net
phone: +420 603148858
email: m.stepanek@grasski.net
Skype: Martajz
Facebook: Grasski.net
Twitter: @Grasski_net

Bank connection:
Fio banka, a.s.
bank account: 2500562236, bank code 2010
SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX, IBAN: CZ4220100000002500562236
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