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Glenwood ski maker builds high country following |
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 09:55 |
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By JOHN STROUD, GLENWOOD SPRINGS POST INDEPENDENT
Imagine standing at the top of Sunlight Mountain Resort and gazing across the very forests that produced the wood used to make your hand-crafted skis.
 That's exactly the picture Glenwood Springs ski maker Matt Cudmore was going for when he began creating his Meier Handmade Skis in 2009.
“The whole idea is to keep it as local as possible,” Cudmore said. “We emphasize home-grown, local wood and a product coming right out of Glenwood Springs.”
Though the name is European, borrowed from his wife Rosanna's maiden German name, Meier-Grolman, Meier Skis are Colorado-made, pure and simple.
And Cudmore believes his skis are superior in quality, and certainly with respect to environmental sustainability, to any machine-made skis imported from Europe or China.
Cudmore, 32, is self-described ski junkie with a passion for fine craftsmanship. As the story goes, he gave up searching for “the next perfect ski” about three years ago, and decided to build them himself.
“Our business is based upon the principle of sustainability,” reads the short history of Meier Skis at www.meierskis.com. “Our skis are made from locally grown trees, and we strive to sell our skis locally.”
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Photo by Kelley Cox, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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