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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....

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...

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...

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...

Part 2 - Our longest VLOG yet! If you missed it, watch part 1 at www.skishaggys.com/blogs/news/vlog-012-east-coast-demo-tour-part-1 Our inaugural East Coast Demo Tour continued into 2020 with a day of freeskiing at Sunday River in Bethel Maine. We met up with ski...

With Christmas right around the corner, we're building skis as fast as we can (carefully) and getting them shipped out to customers in time for the holiday! In this episode we run through: What did a customer bring in for...

From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at Shaggy's!

Friday, November 8, 2019 - Ski Brule kicked off Michigan's lift-served ski season, so of course we had to spend 11 hours driving to and from the Upper Peninsula to get some turns in!We're generally not the biggest fans of...

What happens at a small ski company when there's not snow on the ground? Well, we build skis! Follow along as Spencer shows layup master Chad guide Kelsey through her first solo ski layup as he completes one himself.Who will...

Warning: we go down the rabbit hole talking about skis... In this episode of the Shaggy's VLOG we discuss the differences between the Ahmeek 95 and the Ahmeek 105, what ski is best for a particular skier, and what ski...

What happens at a small ski company when there's not snow on the ground? Well, we build skis! Follow along to see what we do in the off-season and get an inside look at woodshop CNC wizard Ryan K making...

Well...We've been pretty busy over here at Shaggy's! We're taking orders and building skis - all while Chad and Ryan have been having way too much fun reliving the 90s with their newly dubbed "Gangsta Rap Friday". Since we almost...

As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, we are preparing for the coming ski season!This fall we're rolling out refreshed versions of some our customers' favorite limited edition ski graphics.These new skis will be released on 9/06/19...

Getting towards the end of Summer we are all getting excited about the coming winter! Thinking of snow and skiing, we get the question "Why Michigan?" all the time. Well we love it here! We ski lots of laps, ski all...

Two weeks ago we launched the Shaggy's VLOG to give you an inside look at our small ski company. We're committed to releasing a new episode every two weeks and it's been a bit harder than we thought. Looking back...

So we're launching a VLOG to show you what goes on behind the scenes here at Shaggy's Skis. In our first go-around, we'll show you our trip down the Boyne River during the Boyne City Raft Race on the Fourth...