WaterSki Magazine

Chet Raley has long been one of water skiing's most sought-after coaches ... and he's a pretty good skier himself. Goode Skis recently spoke with Chet about two of the brightest young students he coaches at his Palm Beach Training Center.

Dave and Dawn Goode and Team Goode skier Nick Parsons have been enjoying Utah's soft snow, heavenly views and mirrorlike lakes for many years. Our mission for the day: ski, ski, ski.

GOODE has signed professional water skier Terry Winter, the well-known practitioner and proponent of the “West Coast” slalom style, to not only ski and compete on the company’s world-record setting skis, but to put his expertise and creativity to work on the company’s graphic design, sales, marketing, and product development.

We caught up with Thomas Degasperi to find out a little more about how his special edition Goode Skis slalom water ski came to be. Learn a little more about the world champ and his ride, then check out some awesome action shots below...

Designed for high performance and performance skiers looking for maximum value, Goode Skis' all-new pure carbon fiber FIRE™ (goode.com/wsFIRE.html) series slalom water skis are designed to out perform the competition's best models at an affordable price...

Designed for cutting edge elite high performance skiers, the innovative new Nano™ slalom water ski (goode.com/wsNANO.html) by Goode Skis features advanced new Nano carbon fiber and resin technology for an even lighter, stronger, faster and more effortless skiing ski...

Overview: Goode Skis, the innovative water-ski manufacturer based in Ogden, Utah, has always sought out the best materials when constructing a ski. This time? Nano carbon technology. The carbon is extremely strong, light and can handle high stress...

Overview: Goode Skis have consistently been represented on the podium in all age divisions at Nationals. We can expect more of the same, given one particular new feature of the 9960. The ski now allows for binding inserts, or you can drill into the ski...

WATERSKI has broken through the manufacturers' glossy descriptions, bypassing the sales pitch to talk to the guys who know these skis best, the pros. See what they have to say about the Connelly Prophecy, D3 Z7st, Goode 9900SL, HO Sports A1, O'Brien Elite, and Radar Strada.

The Goode 9900SL slalom water ski is crazy fast. It gets you from one side of the course to the other in good time.

If the idea of making only onside turns sounds appealing, check out Goode's new carbon creation. Born from two years of R&D with two-time U.S. national champion Nick Parsons, the 9900SL's extra-wide fore body creates additional support at the buoy, allowing you to ski harder and faster, without the fear of overturning...

Every now and then a clever person invents a product that makes life a lot easier. If water skiing is your life, you're going to be stoked about the Goode PowerVest. Goode Ski Technologies owner Dave Goode, a high-end competition skier himself, designed the crafty vest because of his own battles with back soreness and fatigue...

Your guide to the newest and greatest goods you need now. O'Neill Thunderstruck and Flash Bring some sizzle to your sets with these boardies from O'Neill. The shorts are super fast-drying and lightweight, plus, they stay put without bunching in all the wrong places...

Partnered with WaterSki, an independent and diverse group of skiers evaluate nine high-end slalom skis. For the 2008 independent Ski Test, 20 skiers met in Bakersfield, California, for five days of nonstop skiing...

The Goode 9800 SL's asymmetric design is yet another example of Dave Goode's endless pursuit of innovation. In addition to being incredibly light and coming in various flex patterns for different skill and weight levels, the SL comes in right-foot-forward and left-foot-forward versions...