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Day 3 led us to the Porcupine Mountains Ski Area to make some lift-assisted laps overlooking Lake Superior and then north to South Range to meet up with Tristan Kolb and check out some of his favorite backcountry zones. Huge...

On the second day of our Yooper Tour, we visited the Stormy Kromer factory then hit the backcountry for a day of skiing as many lines as we could find. We'd like to thank Stormy Kromer for showing us around...

We're proud to be a Michigan based company with roots throughout the Upper Peninsula. The Shaggy's Yooper Tour is a five day trip where ambassadors Collin Rehm, Seth Shuster and Darrin Bergman chased spring snow and met up with like minded Michigan made...

Chasing the powder is so much better on a sunny spring day! Ambassadors Collin Rehm and Darrin Bergman found the goods in Marquette, Michigan on their Ahmeek 105s and Tubby 120s. The backcountry skiing in Michigan can be a bit...

  The first time I ever dipped my feet into the world of alpine touring was three seasons ago. Jeff came up to Marquette for an early snowfall hungry for some skiing after a late start to winter. We drove...

What is up Shaggy’s family? My name is Darrin Bergman and I’m a skier. This fall I moved from Mount Pleasant, in the heart of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, to Marquette, the best place in the world as far as I’m...

You're Invited! 2018/19 Ski Lineup Public Test We are excited to host our fourth annual Public Ski Testing Event! This year we'll be at Boyne Mountain at the base of the Meadows chairlift. We will have our entire 2019 pre-production line available...

Finally! It felt like the day would never come that we would leave the ski factory and make our pilgrimage to Mount Bohemia for our first ever "Shaggy's Family Vacation!" Mount Bohemia was the perfect location for our family vacation...

Have you been dying to try a pair of all mountain skis? Maybe get on the Ahmeek 105s, the Brockway 95s, or Hubbell 85s? Come out to one of our on-snow ski demos and try out as many pair as...

"You wanna ski ... go hike it"! These were the words that greeted me after knocking on the lodge door at Mt. Mancelona seven years ago. The late owner of Mt. Mancelona, Joe Omness, was a big man, with big...

We're proud to have our story told in this collaboration of Dickies and Outside Magazine produced by Aaron Peterson Photography! Watch the video at https://www.outsideonline.com/22…/shaggys-custom-ski-builder   Shaggy’s Copper Country Skis from Dickies on Vimeo. From Outside Online: In recent years, a whole crop of smaller ski...

 (☝️ That's Jeff, he's talking about The Factory Collection) The Factory Collection is where we release our small batch custom skis. From concept skis to new construction types, with individually numbered custom graphics, The Factory Collection is your chance to ski...

Everyone's invited! Join us on an epic Midwest ski trip, bring your friends, and the neighbor kid too. We're heading to Mount Bohemia January 18th through the 21st for a long weekend of fun, friends, family, and hopefully deep powder.On...

For Halloween 2017 we traveled back up to Michigan Technological University in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula (where Shaggy's all began) to sponsor a rail jam and do some vibration testing on our new nanoMAG Damping System option on the Brockway 95s....

In five easy steps, we will have your custom skis built.  Step 1: Order your skis (online, over the phone, or in the showroom) and select the Graphic option of Full or Semi Custom Step 2: Email us your ideas...

We've been busy here at the ski factory building skis as fast as we can and we cannot wait for our first snow!  The first snow for us means a sigh of relief; all of our hard work building skis...

Have you checked out our best selling all mountain Ahmeek 105s skis recently?The Ahmeek 105s are our most versatile skis that are that perfect one ski quiver for tossing in the car and having an awesome day on the snow...

Factory Open House - 9/30/17 Date: Saturday September 30thTime: 3 - 6 PMLocation: 444 Boyne Ave., Boyne City, MI 49712Google Directions: https://goo.gl/2Xd3ScFacebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/492765621076664/ Come join us at the Shaggy's factory to get stoked for Winter 2018! We will be opening up the ski factory in...

We are excited to be featured on "A Craftsman's Legacy" shown nationally on PBS. In February, their nine man crew came up to Boyne City and filmed John and Jeff Thompson along with host Eric Gorges build a custom set...

Week 1 It’s early May in the UP and spring has sprung. The snow in Michigan is gone, the birds are chirping, and most sane people are breaking out their bikes and boats for summer. I however, am not a...

Spring has sprung, and the snowflakes are winding down. In Colorado, the steep terrain is getting stable in the backcountry and the resort groomers are getting soft. I found myself up at Arapahoe Basin on a great Spring day where...