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In late March/Early April Brighton Resort and Snowbird crested their all time snowfall records and a few of the Shaggy's crew made the ski trip out to Utah to test skis in some of the deepest snowpack we've ever seen....

This Summer we had a request to make a 3lb/ski (6lb/pair) for a customer who does a fair amount of hiking with his skis in his bag, before he gets to snow to start skinning uphill. After a few conversations...

Take a tour of Shaggy's small ski factory in Northern Michigan, USA to see how skis are made!

Wondering what you should do with your skis for the Summer? How should you store them? Follow along as ski builder/tuner John Thompson shows you how clean up your skis after a long season and get them safely stored for...

After a great start to our ski season and a month and a half of ski demos every weekend, a few of the shop crew headed out to Big Sky, Montana for a quick ski testing trip - and even...

Shaggy's Family Vacation is a four day long trip to Mount Bohemia that we take every year with our entire staff, ambassadors, friends, customers, and anyone else who wants to join us on the snow. It's our chance to share...

On Friday, December 3rd Boyne Mountain Resort opened for the season, so our shop crew took the morning off to catch first chair and make some tracks! Follow along for invaluable ski tips/chairlift chats with your favorite ski builders!

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On this episode of the Shaggy's VLOG we build a surprise special copper infused custom pair of Ahmeek 105s for ski builder/co-owner John with a few unexpected additions. Shari (John's wife) asks to embed a few extra parts into the...

Take a tour of our almost complete ski factory 4.0! In October 2020, we made the move into a larger (8000 sq-ft) facility to house our small ski factory. Since COVID, we've been closed to visitors, so we are extremely...

Shaggy's Family Vacation at Mount Bohemia was, to say the least, very different this season. But, with the last 14-ish months being some of the most unique in history, we assumed ahead of time that the fourth annual event would...

Skiing is all about getting on the snow and making laps with friends! The slow start to winter this year forced us to postpone Shaggy's Family Vacation at Mount Bohemia to March 11-14. So what do you do when life...

Built by Skiers: it's not just a marketing slogan, it's about who actually builds your skis. Every pair of Shaggy's Skis is built by hand, in our own factory, right here in Northern Michigan. From the initial design, to wood...

When you choose Shaggy's, you're choosing skis that are proudly made in the USA and supporting a family owned and operated business.

From start to finish, we craft every pair of skis in Northern Michigan, USA. At any given moment in our small factory, these are the sounds you'll hear! From planing lumber for cores, to cutting ski edges, pumping epoxy, and...

In this VLOG John (ski finisher), Jeff (engineer), and Ryan (CNC tech) discuss the all new 2021 Tubby 120, our flagship powder ski. They go over how the new design came about, key features, the flex, and what each of...

Follow along with John, Dan, and Kelsey as they work a Shaggy's ski demo at Michigan's Caberfae Peaks on a beautiful bluebird day. Not only did they get dozens of people out on skis, they even delivered a pair of...

Ahhhhh....Shaggy's Family Vacation! No matter what time of year it is, just mentioning the event gets us excited. What's better than a long weekend of fun, friends, skiing, and snow in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula? What is Shaggy's Family Vacation? It's...

Friday Saturday Shaggy's Family Vacation at Mount Bohemia (2020) was one for the books! We had so much GoPro footage, we split the VLOG into four parts.  Friday - We started day two of Shaggy's Family Vacation at Mount Bohemia...

  The third annual Shaggy's Family Vacation at Mount Bohemia - we had so much footage, we split it into four separate episodes! We've included the first two here, and we'll be releasing the final two videos later this week!...

In this week's VLOG we're prepping for Shaggy's Family Vacation 2020 at Mount Bohemia. Shaggy's Family Vacation is an annual trip to Mount Bohemia with our entire staff, friends, fans, customers, and anyone who wants to make some great ski...