Skinnyski Race Team Uniforms

The 2008-09 edition Skinnyski Race Team uniforms have been on the trails and in the area races since late December, when they made their debut at the Como Championships in St. Paul. 

The process began last fall when we discussed our ideas for a new team kit with Hidden Bay Sports regional rep, Kyia Anderson.   Kyia  quickly connected us with the Hidden Bay crew and then did great follow up, including hand delivering sample products and fielding questions on the products. 

We began the design process in late fall (late by our own procrastination) and worked with Dan Rusch and Amy Parker, one of the talented graphic artists at Hidden Bay.  Amy quickly took some rough concepts we provided and put together three, then four designs for us to evaluate.  To her credit, the suit you see on our skiers today was entirely her design.  Amy rapidly cranked out multiple revisions as we tweaked the banding, logo sizing and placements (including working with us on very precise measurements on logos to help avoid FIS issues).  The Hidden Bay team did a great job pushing the ball forward and once the suit design was completed, Amy quickly turned out coordinated jackets, vests, and their famous ski caps -- all of which nicely carried on the same design. 

With our team spread out across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, it wasn't possible for all of the members to try sample suits.  Hidden Bay stepped forward to supply garment sizes and helping us to determine the best sizings to order.  In addition, they took a couple of custom requests which ensured we had suits that fit everyone sharply.  Once everything was nailed down, Hidden Bay was able to rush the job into production and we had full kits before December was over.

We have been very pleased with the communications and quality of the Hidden Bay staff and products, and would recommend them for your next team kit!

The Midwest representative for Hidden Bay Sports is:

Kyia Anderson, Sales-Hidden Bay Sports
[email protected]
320-310-2686

The Skinnyski.com Race Team is sponsored and outfitted by: