What a great time last evening visiting Cochran’s Slopeside Sugarhouse. Cousins Jim Cochran, Roger & Doug Brown, Tim Kelley, Uncle Steve Kelley and many others have worked hard all summer to build a beautiful timber frame sugarhouse with lumber harvested from the ski area. On top of that, they have lots and lots of sap Read More…
Bonnie & I took a mini-vacation this weekend. Saturday afternoon we had a beautiful drive up through Jeff, Belvidere and Montgomery Center winding up at Jay Peak. We joined members of the Green Mountain Curling Club for what turned out to be a fantastic overnight curling adventure. Arriving at Jay’s new Tram Haus Lodge shortly Read More…
Taylor Rapley was nice enough to share this photo of Max Hammer stretching out before the start of one of this summer’s races in New Zealand. Max has been a recent convert to the DODGE Ski Boot and is making it work pretty well. Thanks Taylor. And thanks Max.
Dave & I have been really busy the last few days making lots of new DODGE carbon fiber ski boots. The new boot is really looking good. The new sole for the 25.5 size (295 sole length) is great and fits beautifully. The new cuff is so nice. And the new DODGE scarpetta (inner boot) Read More…
Walked down to get the paper in the near-dark this morning. Beautiful red sky over Mt. Mansfield (you know what that means) and the sun just trying to sneak over the Chin (when it rises that far North, you know the Earth’s axis is tilting for Winter). But the real sign of things to come Read More…
This just in from Peter Dodge at the USSA National Development System Collegiate Camp in La Parva, Chile. It seems the cable on the poma lift became derailed and one of the racers tried to moonlight as a lift maintenance worker. The lightweight DODGE carbon fiber ski boot was perfectly suited for climbing a lift Read More…
First stop was “Burger Barn” in Jeffersonville for a “Samuel de Champlain” burger. This isn’t any crappy Mcburger. It’s a succulent, grass-fed beef burger topped with shaved prosciutto, creamy Camembert, tart Chapin Orchard apples and homemade maple mustard and worth every nickel of the $8 price. Bonnie had the “Ethan Allen” (with Cabot sharp cheddar, Read More…
Whoo hoo! Our new, proprietary inner boots have arrived and they are really, really nice. These have been handcrafted for us by a top calzaturificio in Italy who has been responsible for some of the ski boot industry’s top inner boots. And, they didn’t hold back on making the DODGE innerboot. Ours uses the highest Read More…
Okay, the fair is over, which means the leaves will be turning and snow will be falling pretty soon. It’s a well known fact the last day of the Champlain Valley Fair is the last day of summer. To prove it, I even wore long pants today! We’re busy at DODGE Ski Boots making boots Read More…
How sweet it is! Warner Nickerson raced to victory again on DODGE carbon fiber ski boots and got himself another super 6 FIS point finish in the September 3rd Australia New Zealand Giant Slalom held at Coronet Peak New Zealand. This puts Warner 31st in the World rankings and solidly 2nd in the U.S. rankings. Read More…