GOODE Ski Technologies is a sporting goods manufacturing corporation headquartered in

Ogden, Utah Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth ...

. Its main products are carbon fiber-based snow skis,

ski pole Ski poles, also referred to as poles (in North America), sticks (UK), or stocks (Australia), are used by skiers for balance and propulsion. Modern ski poles are most commonly made from aluminum and carbon fiber, though materials such as bamboo are ...

s, water skis, and accessories.

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 1989, Goode patented a method for making carbon composite ski poles, then in 1996, the company patented a carbon fiber composite ski. In 2001, the company expanded its factory and purchased the production assets of Volant skis, 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. 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.Founder of Ogden-based ski tech company killed in Roy plane crash
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