Connecting with winter since 1927 Through our bindings, we’ve made winter accessible for everyone for nearly 100 years Creating winter wonders since 1927 Water is the basis for everything. And the most can be enjoyed: your blood pumping through your We are Rottefella. Through our bindings, we’ve made diverse way you can experience it, is when it’s veins running up a hill, adrenaline rushing through winter accessible for everyone for nearly 100 years. frozen. Not two snowflakes are alike, and every one your body speeding down a mountain, or when And we will keep on doing that. of them is constantly changing. As is your journey you’re simply moving through the forest at your own through them. pace, enjoying a hot cup of cocoa while marvelling how the colours of the rainbow can be reflected in We want to make it possible for everyone to partici- something that’s so pure and so white. And no pate in the endless joys of snow and skiing. The very matter the speed or tranquillity, the connection young, the almost ancient and everyone in between between you and the frozen element beneath your – world class athlete or straight from a comfy sofa. feet is so fluid and natural that you don’t even think There is literally no end to the different ways snow about it. It’s just there. It simply works. MADE IN NORWAY 1927 1971 1981 1985 1989 2004 2006 2011 2012 2014 2018 Bror With invents NN, Nordic Norm, The first telemark NNN, New Nordic NNN BC (Back NIS system with the NTN, New Telemark Xcelerator System, based Xcelerator Pro Skate Xcelerator Pro Classic Launch of Rottefella the first split-toe 75 mm toe piece binding. Super Telemark, Norm system is Country) system unique move-your- Norm, system is on biodynamics, sees the with the integrated with the integrated MOVE™ System. binding. is introduced is introduced developed is developed. binding functionality is launched light of day. QuickLock™. QuickLock™ is launched. Rottefella MOVE™ introduced ISPO Gold Award winner Switch wins Red Dot in 2016/2017. Design Award The pure joy of connection The first Rottefella bindings were a spur-of-the- Nordic Norm in 1971, the New Nordic Norm in 1985, The answer, of course, is because we are just that: moment invention. Bror With, a Norwegian mechan- the New Telemark Norm in 2006 and the Xcelerator A tiny company from a small country. The distance ical engineer and Inventor, discovered a couple of Pro Classic with integrated QuickLock in 2014. This from drawing-board to production of a prototype is rat-traps at a local hardware store. He immediately became the ISPO gold winner in 2016/2017. Over measured in meters – the distant from prototype saw an alternative use for them – with some clever the years we have garnered other medals as well – to trails is through the doors and into the woods alterations, they could become first class bindings. in 2016, 89% of the winners in the World Cup used outside. Our turn-around is really fast – a speed that our bindings. reflects our customers. They became an instant success, the birth of Rottefella as a company, and at the same time It might seem as an enigma how a tiny company the foundation of the philosophy that became our from a small country on the outskirts of Europe DNA: A newer ending quest for new ways, ideas could make such a huge impression on a global and solutions. Looking back, this has set its mark sport. on history, not only ours but skiing in general: the MADE IN NORWAY Text: Holger Fnagel / Photo: Johan Wildhagen Johan / Photo: Fnagel Holger Text: First you could move your binding with the NIS key, then we invented QuickLock™ for moving the binding without tools. And now with the MOVE™ System, you can move your binding without stepping out of the skis. FOR BETTER GLIDE FOR BETTER GRIP -24 mm-12 mm0 mm12 mm You were born to move Skiing is ruled by the laws of physics, based on a change as well. And that’s why we designed the the MOVE Switch according to the environment you natural distribution of weight and balance. Walking MOVE™ System. encounter – forward for better grip, backwards for up a steep hill, crossing a frozen field or gliding down better glide. Move. It’s only natural. a mountainside – every motion you make changes With the Rottefella MOVE™ system, we have devel- the contact between the skis and the frozen surface oped what we honestly believe will give you the very beneath them. The ideal point of contact, the nature best experience while skiing. Its the only system on of grip, glide and friction – It only makes sense that the marked today that allows you to “change gears” the positions of your bindings should be able to while skiing – and do it with ease. You simply turn MADE IN NORWAY “Skin skis are a safe and easy choice. You can just keep them ready – you don’t even have to check the snow conditions” Move the binding in combination with waxing. It’s the best way to get the most out of a great trip. - Lars Amund Toftegaard, the Norwegian Association for the Promotion of Skiing to Aftenposten Waxless, waxable or skin skis? Just move, either way. Waxless skis have been around for years and are and the difference between a great trip and an or- By adjusting the bindings forward, the weight on nothing new under the sun. Although skis with deal can be small. This is where the MOVE™ System the skin increases, and the grip becomes better. By integrated grip-skin have risen in popularity in the comes in handy. It allows you to move the waxing moving the bindings backwards, the weight on the last couple of years, they’re actually nothing new zone manually – and while you’re in a ski track. skin is reduced, and glide becomes better and the under the sun, either. You could even say they have Thanks to MOVE, a ski outing on poorly waxed skis speed increases. “The combination, wax skis and had a renaissance, were it not for the fact that they can become an nice experience – and a ski outing MOVE™ Switch is brilliant. I adjust actually predate the Renaissance by centuries. Nor- on perfectly waxed skis, fine-tuned with the MOVE™ And the operation can be done over and over and wegian Vikings used seal skin as a means of getting System, will be amazing. over, depending on the landscape you’re moving the binding and prolong the wax” traction while skiing. The skis, skins and clothing through. have changed a lot since then, but the principles are - Thomas Alsgard, winner of 15 Olympic medals. the same. They have become tremendously popular By mounting the MOVE™ adapter found in the Previous manager of a ski team, Team LeasePlan & and are here to stay. Sports commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Skin skis take the wax out of the equation, you can MOVE™ Switch Kits, anyone can move their binding simply put them on and be on your merry way. They for better grip or glide, without taking off their skis. Waxing skis is a science. The wax, the air tempera- do not, however, take the benefit of MOVE™ out of ture, the snow temperature and the snow structure the equation. The skins makes the very foundation – a number of variables will determine the outcome, of the grip. MADE IN NORWAY By mounting the MOVE™ adapter found in the MOVE™ Switch Kits, anyone can move their binding for better grip or glide, without taking off their skis. FOR BETTER GRIP FOR MOVE™ System interface 12 mm 7 positions 0 mm The right to move for all -12 mm -24 mm We want everybody to be able to feel how amazing master of the grip and glide you have on the tracks, it is when everything simply works. Young, ancient by simply turning a switch. It’s also possible to FOR BETTER GLIDE BETTER GLIDE FOR and everywhere in between, world champion and mount on just about every ski launched after 2007. newcomer. We have poured our hearts and souls into this; hours uncountable, distances during Getting a pair of skis with both grip and glide can be really hard. By moving the technology in a new trials and testing measured in miles by the hun- direction, we have made it accessible for everyone. dreds, both by ourselves and world class skiers. NIS 2.0 & 3.0 (We know quite a few.) MOUNTING PLATE The new NIS platform for The result is the MOVE system, a ski-binding that’s future innovations from Rottefella. You can use the flexible in every sense of the word. It lets you be the MOVE™ Switch Kit for NIS 2.0 & NIS 3.0. Sports Gmbh. Fischer of and technology is the property *IFP MADE IN NORWAY Rottefella MOVE™ Switch was awarded the Red Dot Award Product Design. This is one of the worlds most prestigious design competitions and the win is proof of good design and quality of the product. Each Rottefella MOVE™ Switch Kit contains an adapter, they enable the different mounting plates to connect to Rottefella ROTTEFELLA MOVE™ KIT FOR RMP MOVE™ System. Rottefella MOVE™ Switch Kit Weight: 238 g Changeable flex: Yes In 2018 we launched a series of kits enabling skiers to upgrade their skis by Classic versjon mounting Rottefella MOVE™ Switch. MOVE™ System simplifies the joy of Moveable: Move™Switch skiing, with a twist of the dial you switch from better grip or better glide.