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GOODE Ski Technologies
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Company type	Corporation
Industry	Snow and Water Skiing
Founded	1975
Headquarters	Ogden, Utah
Key people	Dave Goode (President and Founder)
Products	CARBON Fiber; Skis and Ski Poles; Water Skis
Number of employees	150+
Website	goode.com

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GOODE Ski Technologies is a sporting goods manufacturing corporation headquartered in Ogden, Utah. Their main products are PURE CARBON Fiber snow ski and ski poles, CARBON Fiber water skis and accessories. [1]

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, president and founder, Dave Goode, introduced the world's first patented CARBON Composite Pencil ski pole[2]. GOODE Ski poles are now recognized around the world for their strength, lightweight, aerodynamics and shock absorbent properties. GOODE ski poles have a dominant market share in North America[3].

In 1994, based on the success of GOODE COMPOSITE ski poles, the company applied the same technology to the manufacturing of water skis. GOODE patented the water ski industry's first Carbon Fiber water ski. Over the past 14 years, GOODE Skis have held the Men's [4]and Women's [5] World Records longer and won more National Medals than all other ski companies combined [6].

In 1995, GOODE prototyped and built the snow ski industry's first Carbon Fiber ski. In 2001, GOODE expanded its factory and purchased the production assets of Volant Skis [7]. Today, GOODE produces a full line of carbon fiber snow skis.

In 2004, GOODE relocated it offices to Ogden, Utah to be closer to world-class snow and water skiing [8].

GOODE is the worldwide leader in CARBON COMPOSITE Ski Poles, Snow Skis and Water Skis.

Snow Skis

Dave Goode received a U.S. Patent for this invention [9]. The pure Carbon Fiber construction makes GOODE Skis the industry's lightest while still having the highest flex/torsion ratios. At 1/2 the weight, GOODE Skis have twice the physical properties of conventional fiberglass / wood skis.

Ski Poles

GOODE has patented technology[10]to produce high quality, state-of-the-art Composite ski poles. Composite poles strength-to-weight ratio is up to six times greater than aluminum.

In 1990, GOODE was the first company to totally integrate Aerospace Carbon Fiber Composite technology into ski poles. GOODE currently produces more composite ski poles than all other companies combined. The pure Carbon Fiber construction makes GOODE Ski Poles the industry's lightest [11].

Water Skis

GOODE was the first and is the only company to integrate Aerospace Carbon Fiber Composite technology into water skis. Jeff Rogers set the Men's World Record in 1997 using the new Carbon Fiber technology. Kristi Overton-Johnson set the Women's World Record in September 1997. Karina Nowlan (Aus) tied Krisi's World Record in September 2008 [12]. Krisi's World Record stood for 11 years.

PowerShell Boots

Water ski boots must perform two functions; 1.) Hold your foot to the ski and provide control and 2.) Release from your foot in a bad fall. Older style rubber boots do neither well. The tighter you make the rubber boots for increased control, the more they hurt and the less they come off in a fall. The looser you make a rubber boot the more comfort and safety you will have, but you will lose control and power. Hardshell boots provide increased control, comfort and performance. Most top athelete are now using hardshell water ski boot like the kind Dave Goode patented [13].

References

USA Water Ski
International Water Ski Federation
GOODE E-News
OGDEN City