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Sego Skis Founders: Tim & Peter Wells

04.26.2018 - By BlisterPlay

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We have been receiving more and more questions about Sego Skis and requests to review them, so today, you’re going to get the backstory. Sego was founded by two brothers, Tim and Peter Wells, and Sego is headquartered in the small mountain town of Victor, Idaho. So we talked to Tim and Peter about starting a ski company (actually, how they started two ski companies) and why they decided to set up shop in Victor to build skis. Then we go over some particular Sego skis, working with Lynsey Dyer, the snowblades they’re producing, and why they have a ski called the Condor that has nothing on it other than … an avocado. You can check out now our First Look at the Condor, and, if you become a Blister member, you can also read our Flash Review of the Condor and get our initial on-snow impressions of the ski. TOPICS & TIMES:Introducing Sego's founders, Tim & Peter Wells (1:33)Starting their 1st ski company + lessons learned (4:08)Starting their 2nd ski company, Sego (13:19)Why the name Sego? (16:49)Exactly what are you building in Victor, Idaho? (17:35)Advantages and challenges of manufacturing in Victor (21:30)Demo days & the Sego school bus (29:19)Becoming a "premier North American manufacturer" (33:08)Sego's best selling skis: the Cleaver 102 & Lynsey Dyer's pro models, the UP Pro 110 & UP Pro 92 (34:35)Sego's women's lineup & working with Lynsey Dyer 36:15)The ski Peter's most proud of - Tim's personal ski (39:17)Sego's 18/19 lineup - including the Condor (aka, the Avocado) (42:40)Sego snowblades! (51:30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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