Wagner Custom Skis

Blog Posts for 2009

Observations from the Observatory

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

After a season ending injury last year it feels great to get back into the snow get to it.  With a fragile snow pack and firm skiing on the ski area we decided the best thing was to hit the backyard for some mellow pow and some not mellow control work.  Patience has never been [...]

Aspen trip

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Went over to Aspen for a couple of days before Christmas, to ski with Sven Coomer, Wayne Wong and John Clendenin. In this company I knew we’d ski fast, so I took my good skis, the metal Wagners (72mm waist, 166cm, 11m radius). Sven wanted me to try some new boots — the Head Raptor [...]

Scott Kennett: 51 Years Old and Winning Freeskiing Competitions

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Wagner Custom Factory Team Rider, Scott Kennett, age 51 won the U.S. Extreme Masters Championship last spring, for the second year in a row.  We talked to him about the Crested Butte competition. Us: The competition was pretty tough there. Scott: Well, some of these guys have just turned 40 and are just out of [...]

Countervail® Carbon Fiber Construction Now Available!

Friday, December 4th, 2009

After 2 seasons of product development and testing with the Materials Sciences Corporation, Wagner Custom is pleased to announce that Countervail® (visco-elastically dampened carbon fiber) construction is now available as an upgrade on all of its designs. The patented material, available for use in skis and snowboards only from Wagner Custom, is a structural fiber [...]

American Made: Shred White & Blue

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Peter Kray is a great guy and prolific, talented writer (check out The God of Skiing series).   You might know his work from The Mountain Gazette, Ski Press World, or one of many other cool publications.  Recently, Peter has been working on a new project called Shred White & Blue which [...]