Joel – tell us a bit about your ski background, bringing us up to current… A: My grandfather got me into mountaineering and skiing at a young age. He grew up skiing and mountaineering in the alps, and he wanted to make sure that family tradition lived on. I fell in love with the sport…
Luke – tell us a bit about your ski background, bringing us up to current… I grew up skiing at a few small resorts in Ohio: Boston Mills, Brandywine, and Alpine Valley. When I was about 7 years old, my parents bought a ski condo at Holiday Valley, NY. I joined the mogul team, but…
The Primary has been a staple of the Folsom Skis shape lineup for upwards of 10 years. Over these years, the Primary evolved into the Primary 110, however the waist width would fluctuate from 107mm, to 110mm, to 114mm underfoot depending on the ski length. In addition to the waist width variance, the radius jumped…
A retired FWQ competitor and big mountain connoisseur, Folsom athlete Tom Runcie has quite possibly the most years on skis of any ambassador. We recently caught up with Tom on his competition days, balancing family and skiing, and his favorite ski experiences in Canada… Tell us about your ski background – where and how…
Now that were well into the 22/23 ski season with a plethora of snow, it’s time for a new graphic drop for those late winter custom builds. The new offerings include a couple additions to the “Retro” graphics category, as well as 2 new “Nautical” graphics. There’s also an outside graphic donated to us from…
Folsom athlete Becky Walter skis as hard as any (harder than most in fact). Residing full time in Summit County CO, Becky can be found in the resort during her lunch breaks, and also spends a significant amount of time exploring Colorado’s expansive backcountry. Here’s a bit about her background, and her impact as an…
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in mid December of 2021. Folsom’s build queue has been no-so-gradually stacking up higher and higher over the course of the fall and early winter. The holidays are right around the corner and every customer needs their skis yesterday. Our 12 year old CNC machine seizes up around 4pm while cutting…
Folsom Skis is proud to offer a full suite of ski tuning services at our Denver Headquarters. We are capable of tuning both Folsom Skis as well as skis from other manufacturers, however Folsom Skis customers will receive 25% off any ski tune in Denver. Tune Types and Pricing Pro Tune ($100) – Base…
Folsom Athlete Doug Mock is a touring machine. He’s been skiing on Folsom Skis for over a decade, and has seen the evolution of Folsom’s touring skis from day 1. Here’s Doug’s view of the touring ski evolution specific to Folsom, and how it has changed his skiing for the better… Don’t let anyone…
Over the last few years, the shift in the ski industry towards lightweight touring skis has been substantial. Through this time, Folsom’s touring builds have evolved slightly, but even in Folsom’s traditional lightweight touring constructions, skis still weighed in around 1800-2000 g/ski for longer mid-width shapes. This winter and spring, we’ve been prototyping a new…
