Eat Local, Ski Local, On Boards Made Locally
By Michael Frank, Adventure Journal on December 29th, 2011
That’s the philosophy of Glenwood Springs, Coloradan Matt Cudmore, who started making Meier Hadmade Skis in 2009, out of trees that grow on the slopes of Sunlight Mountain Resort. Cudmore, 32, says he got tired of the idea that skis had to come from Europe or China — and he was already hand-crafting skateboards in his garage. Now he’s making the most of a bad thing, turning Colorado-grown beetle killed pine into skis, and harvesting other woods from around the Roaring Fork Valley. And just like in the micro-batch bike world, Cudmore has realized people will spend more for custom sticks, so he’s making those for customers, too.
