In difficulty, Rossignol closes its ski factory in Sallanches

The site, which employs 57 people, has already undergone restructuring and has suffered heavy losses for several years.

On Tuesday, the Rossignol group announced the closure of its Dynastar site in Sallanches, France's last ski manufacturing plant. This decision is motivated by financial difficulties, and more than 50 employees are affected by this closure.

On 8 April 2025, the couperet fell: the Rossignol group officially announced the closure of its production site in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, the last French bastion for the industrial manufacture of skis. Founded in 1963, the Dynastar factory represented not only a centrepiece of local industrial history, but also a symbol of successful relocation at a time when the reindustrialization of the country is constantly being evoked. Now, 57 employees…

The Rossignol group announced on Tuesday 8 April the closure of the Dynastar factory in Sallanches, putting an end to 60 years of ski production at the foot of Mont-Blanc and plunging 57 employees into uncertainty, despite several attempts to relaunch and substantial public support.

The manufacturer of winter sports equipment Rossignol will put an end to the activities of its ski factory in Sallanches (Haute-Savoie), citing a "difficult situation" for this site, which employs 57 people, he announced on Tuesday.

Rossignol will close his ski factory in Sallanches (Haute-Savoie), invoking a "difficult situation" for this site which employs 57 people. This is the announcement made this Tuesday by the manufacturer of winter sports equipment that sounds like a blow of a club.