GOODE Ski Technologies
GOODE Ski Technologies is a sporting goods manufacturing corporation headquartered in Ogden, Utah. Its main products are carbon fiber-based snow skis, ski poles, water skis, and accessories.[1]
Type | Corporation |
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Industry | Snow skiing / water skiing equipment |
Founded | 1975 |
Headquarters | Ogden, Utah |
Key people | Dave Goode (founder) |
Products | Carbon fiber Skis and Ski Poles Water Skis |
Number of employees | 20-40 |
Website | goode |
History
Dave Goode founded GOODE Ski Technologies in 1975. During the first fifteen years, the then Michigan-based company manufactured and marketed a full line of ski accessories.
In 1990, the company introduced the carbon composite ski pole,[2] then in 1994, the company applied the same technology to the manufacturing of water skis, patenting the carbon fiber water ski.[3] Over the past 14 years, carbon fiber skis have set the Men's and Women's World Records and won many US National Medals.[4][5]
In 1995, GOODE prototyped and built the carbon fiber snow ski. In 2001, the company expanded its factory and purchased the production assets of Volant skis,[6] and currently produces a full line of carbon fiber snow skis.
In 2004, the corporate headquarters were relocated to Ogden, Utah to be closer to world-class snow and water skiing.[7]
On January 15, 2020, the founder, Dave Goode, died in a small plane crash near Roy, Utah. Goode is survived by his parents, wife, four children and two granddaughters.[8]
References
- GOODE Ski Technologies
- Patent 5265911 - composite ski pole and method of making same
- Patent 5759664 - composite ski
- WATERSKI Magazine, 2000 Buyer's Guide
- Photos and Interview: TGas on Goode
- GOODE Acquires Volant Ski Manufacturing Equipment, November 7, 2001
- GOODE ski technologies announces corporate headquarters move to Ogden, Utah
- Founder of Ogden-based ski tech company killed in Roy plane crash