WaterSki Magazine

After setting the Women’s slalom world record of 3 buoys at 41-feet off at Cedar Ridge in June 2012, Jaquess returned to the lake again in June 2013 and tied the record again. In this video interview, Dave Goode talks with Jaquess about her record tying feat…

Finding the right ski binding can be just as important as finding the right ski. There are a lot of factors that come into play: preferred release mechanism, skiing style, comfort, price range and maintenance of binding. We talked to some of the pros about the binding setups they use. By Geena Krueger Double Binding: [...]

Guided by the principles of physics and hydrodynamics, as well as years of design experience, ski manufacturers are on a continual quest to craft the most advanced ski to date. Fancy rhetoric and design-philosophy tag lines can only tell you so much however. For a diferent perspective, we sought input from real skiers – not [...]

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.

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. This motley crew traveled from all over the country for the opportunity to understand what makes each of the top skis different [...]

A number of ski manufacturers were pleasantly surprised by the sales numbers their wide and shaped skis generated in 1998. After several seasons of lackluster slalom sales, it was a much-needed shot in the arm. Now a number of those same manufacturers are taking shaped skis and incorporating side-cut designs. The result is a category [...]