New UT ski company: Bluehouse

**lemon boy** · 06-18-2007, 09:19 AM

www.bluehouseskis.com

A little short and skinny but...some people go for that so....

**The Dad** · 06-18-2007, 10:18 AM

187 and 134/103/122 is short and skinny? Seems pretty decent to me. A little turny, maybe.

**Core Shot** · 06-18-2007, 10:30 AM

Bluehouse Ski Co. is well on its way to becoming a well respected industry participant along side other Utah companies like Black Diamond and Backcountry.com.

heh.

"well on its way" but hasn't produced a ski yet?

In related news, I'm getting my next pair of skis from these guys:
http://www.myldsdirect.com/

anyone can start a ski company these days

**lemon boy** · 06-18-2007, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by alpinedad

187 and 134/103/122 is short and skinny? Seems pretty decent to me. A little turny, maybe.

103 = midfat terrain...didn't you get the memo?

**ExoticSkis** · 06-18-2007, 11:01 AM

They're putting up a 3 year warranty...they must feel they've got quality control down to a science... Anyway, it's good to see some more independent ski builders getting bold enough to sell their stuff...

I still can't figure out how Blue House Skis is "...well on its way to becoming a well respected industry participant along side other Utah companies.." before their skis hit the snow...but...let's see how they do...Bamboo cores seem to be in fashion these days...let's see how they hold up inside Blue House Skis....

**lemon boy** · 06-18-2007, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by ExoticSkis

I still can't figure out how Blue House Skis is "...well on its way to becoming a well respected industry participant along side other Utah companies.." before their skis hit the snow...

Well, moving out of the purely theoretical realm and into furture reality is a big step toward that goal. And yeah, a 3 year warrantly is pretty huge

**truckeelocal** · 06-18-2007, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by lemon boy

Well, moving out of the purely theoretical realm and into furture reality is a big step toward that goal. And yeah, a 3 year warrantly is pretty huge

At a price point of $650 and $850 they're going to stay in the purely theoretical realm except, perhaps, at Snowbird and Deer Valley.

**ruined** · 06-18-2007, 12:40 PM

i've been riding the gotamas for the last couple years and no other ski has even tempted me. i must say, the DISTRICT looks like something to try out. if the bamboo cores are what they're supposed to be, i'll definitely be checking them out in a retail store asap. and yes, a three-year warranty adds a layer of comfort to any ski purchase.

**lemon boy** · 06-18-2007, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by ruined

i've been riding the gotamas for the last couple years and no other ski has even tempted me. i must say, the DISTRICT looks like something to try out. if the bamboo cores are what they're supposed to be, i'll definitely be checking them out in a retail store asap. and yes, a three-year warranty adds a layer of comfort to any ski purchase.

What position do you have with the company? JONG.

**The Dad** · 06-18-2007, 12:55 PM

If they can stand behind the three-year warranty, that doesn't seem out of line with pricing from other small production companies. They don't have the track record of some, of course, which affects confidence in both the product and the warranty.

**Bluehouse** · 06-18-2007, 02:16 PM

I guess I better jump in here. We got our site up and running and announced it to a few friends and family. We didn't think it would get past that yet. We are planning an official launch early this fall but I guess word spreads fast when your small group of friends and family are all into the skiing scene.

As far as the
"...well on its way to becoming a well respected industry participant along side other Utah companies.."
We still have a long way to go and we know it. We're not trying to be more than we are. We do think we have an exceptional product and we stand behind it with our warranty.

We'll be posting more product shots and information as the summer progresses and we get closer to our launch.

We've been working on this for the past couple of years and are finally ready to get our skis out there.
Let us know if you have any questions, comments or criticism. We need your input.

**lemon boy** · 06-18-2007, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Bluehouse

I guess I better jump in here. We got our site up and running and announced it to a few friends and family. We didn't think it would get past that yet. We are planning an official launch early this fall but I guess word spreads fast when your small group of friends and family are all into the skiing scene.

As far as the
"...well on its way to becoming a well respected industry participant along side other Utah companies.."
We still have a long way to go and we know it. We're not trying to be more than we are. We do think we have an exceptional product and we stand behind it with our warranty.

We'll be posting more product shots and information as the summer progresses and we get closer to our launch.

We've been working on this for the past couple of years and are finally ready to get our skis out there.
Let us know if you have any questions, comments or criticism. We need your input.

I gots mad innerweb search skillz yo!

**ruined** · 06-18-2007, 03:10 PM

you give me way too much credit. i've helped them with some of their copy work. my post is sincere.

**The Dad** · 06-18-2007, 03:27 PM

Good luck. If you set up some demo days, you should let the assembled forced of Maggotry know so that we can kick the tires and argue about it incessantly.

**Bluehouse** · 06-18-2007, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by alpinedad

Good luck. If you set up some demo days, you should let the assembled forced of Maggotry know so that we can kick the tires and argue about it incessantly.

We're going to line up as many demo days as possible. We're also planning on having a few pairs ready to go at all times if you ever see us on the hill (Usually Little Cottonwood)

**Buzzworthy** · 06-18-2007, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Bluehouse

We're going to line up as many demo days as possible. We're also planning on having a few pairs ready to go at all times if you ever see us on the hill (Usually Little Cottonwood)

Don't forget us in the other canyon please.

**The Dad** · 06-18-2007, 04:43 PM

Cool. Other places with strong Maggot contingents that are likely to enjoy giving you feedback include, well, the usual suspects -- Colorado, Tahoe, the PNW, JH, Whistler and other locations in Canuckistan, etc. If you take a road trip, or decide to ship a couple of pairs for demos for a couple of weeks, I'm sure that there are Maggots in each location who'd be willing to caretake them. (There's a recent thread involving such a demo project with some of Moment's new skis.)

**Bluehouse** · 06-18-2007, 08:45 PM

We will be in as many places as we can this year.
We are starting small for our first official year with only 3 different sizes available but will get as many people as we can on them.

We have already started designing our skis for next season and will have a lot bigger selection. We are planning on more sizes of the current models as well as a fatter model (130ish waist) and a womens line.

Our skis are guided by the community so let us know what you want in a ski.

**Core Shot** · 06-18-2007, 08:52 PM

How are you handling construction/production?
In house?
Outsourced?
domestic?
thx.

**Bluehouse** · 06-19-2007, 12:51 PM

We started out small and were going the garage production route but when we finally decided to get our skis to the masses we figured we didn't have the equipment to really insure the quality control that we and our future customers expected from our skis. We didn't have heated presses, CNC machines, etc. So we called up an old ski contact and arranged to use their equipment to produce our skis to our specifications. So we pressed some samples this past season and made sure they were to the standards we required. Our partnership with a major ski manufacturer has enabled us to produce top quality products that can be backed up by our warranty. They are designed in the Utah, pressed overseas then sent back to us to be finished in Utah. We have a Bluehouse employee at the factory overseeing production. Eventually we would like to move production to Salt Lake but we are at least a few years away from that.

**The Dad** · 06-19-2007, 01:03 PM

"Overseas" meaning? Germany, France, Slovenia, China?

**Bluehouse** · 06-19-2007, 01:18 PM

The production takes place in China

**BakerBoy** · 06-19-2007, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by alpinedad

Cool. Other places with strong Maggot contingents that are likely to enjoy giving you feedback include, well, the usual suspects -- Colorado, Tahoe, the PNW, JH, Whistler and other locations in Canuckistan, etc.

"187 and 134/103/122"

No thanks. Unless you like to turn a bunch. Not a good PNW crud/heavy pow ski.

**FrozenKiwi** · 06-20-2007, 02:46 AM

Any one see a likeness to kingswood skis, BlueHouse 187 134/103/122, KW midfat 185 130/104/118 and both with bamboo cores hmmm. Well good luck with that.

**mountain_man** · 06-20-2007, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by BakerBoy

"187 and 134/103/122"

No thanks. Unless you like to turn a bunch. Not a good PNW crud/heavy pow ski.

hmmm, Too turny? Gots are "133-105-124" cant find the ski radius calculator but gots are supposed to be something like 28m (in 190) cant imagine the Bluehouse's to be under 21m, the FIS minimum for GSskis.