Brad – tell us a bit about your ski background, bringing us up to current… A: One of my earliest memories is learning to ski at Alpine Valley in Northeast Ohio with “Uncle Bob.” Gripping the rope tow was a challenge, but having the support of my mom behind me made it possible. In my…
Walk us through your ski/s selection thought process when traveling to South America. When I travel down to ski in Bariloche, Argentina, it’s with the goal of skiing big lines, steep chutes, and amazing trees. Whether I’m enjoying resort skiing or the backcountry. Skiing in South America provides its own unique challenges and experiences; you…
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…
The snow is falling, and it’s time to kick off the 2022-23 ski season at Folsom Custom Skis. Come meet the Folsom team and join CEO Mike McCabe for a shop tour at 6pm, or post up in our newly finished Showroom to enjoy some light snacks, and FREE drinks from 10 Barrel Brewing, Breckenridge…
Folsom Skis Co-Founder and CEO Mike McCabe recently sat down with Jonathon Ellsworth at BLISTER to discuss what’s new at Folsom. There’s been a lot going on at the company here over the past year including new ski shapes, new construction styles, shop improvement and even a Junior Trade-In program. Listen below, or check it out…
When you picture skiing Alaska, what’s first word that comes into your head? Powder? Heliskiing? Cat Skiing? Yeah, us too. Few of us are lucky enough to ever go skiing in areas that have bottomless powder, but for those that do, it’s critical to have the right tool for the job. If you’re going to…
