Skaði
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 | Current | No Comments
As long as I have been skiing, I have been irked by CONSTANTLY (especially here in the heavy, wet snow of the Pacific Northwest) digging snow out from the bottom of my ski boots. Furthermore, every time I have to scrape out the ever-growing snowballs, the pole tip inevitably scratches the bottom of the boot which makes future snow more likely to bond to it. Having to do this every time I go skiing (and have to walk across snow before actually clipping into the skis) adds up to a lot of wasted time. So, I have introduced the BootBuddy! The BootBuddy is a nifty gadget to clip into the bottom of your ski boot whenever you’re in ski boots but not in skis. It saves your boot soles from wearing down AND keeps the snow from building up there. hurray!
Imagining, refining, prototyping, testing, perfecting, and finally producing a finished product has been a wonderful, challenging & fulfilling pursuit. I have been so pleased to be able to turn one of my complaints into a solution and to be able to bring that solution to the entire Nordic skiing community.
Designing and bringing new, innovative cross country skiing products to other skiers who, like me, are looking for a better way to do things, is currently my full-time pursuit. The second product from SkiTraxx is the BootMate– the best way to carry and store your cross country ski boots. My goal in making these (and other!) products available for skiers is the make cross country skiing more convenient, more fun, and more accessorizeable for all skiers. (I am also happy to be able to manufacture SkiTraxx products 100% in the USA out of recycled materials!)
More information can be found at www.SkiTraxx.com.
