My dad taught me how to ski as a kid, and I've been hitting the slopes ever since. And in 2018, my husband gifted me skis for my birthday. Complete with turquoise and white stripes, I couldn't get over my cool new equipment. Soon after receiving my skis, I went on the hunt for fun, brightly colored poles to round out the look — but they were nowhere to be found. For whatever reason, the majority of ski poles on the market were black, gray, or white. I ultimately settled on some yellow poles, but even those came with black grips, straps, and baskets.


As time went on, I couldn't stop thinking about these poles and all of the ways I wanted to improve them. So, I set out to reinvent this corner of the industry. After six months of extensive research and brainstorming, I used my background in engineering to design ski poles and develop prototypes. This included lots of testing, re-designing, more testing and even turning our garage into a massive (not to mention, messy) powder coating booth.