Mtnthreads.com

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snowboarding, skiing, boarding gear, beanies, clothing by Boardwarm Mtn. Threads Hat & Clothing Co.

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The story began in the winter of 1990-91. We were living in a 120 year old farmhouse (pic on left) seven miles from the base of the Wellsvilles on the west and the Bear River Range on the east. Thirty-below nights are not uncommon there in the winter. We were cold! Backcountry riding was rather chilly, but Judy the mom applied her thirty years of tailoring and design skills to keep her two second graders, the fifth grader, and her honey warm on his limited university student income. What wonderful gear she made: hats and pants and coats out of the best fleece she could find: Malden Mills Polartec 200. A couple of my boardhead friends whined that they were cold, too, and wanted a hat and layer coat. Then a local shop inquired about stocking a few items just to see how they'll do. It really wasn't much, just a few pieces here and there. Mostly it was to keep us warm!

We got talked into taking a few samples to a big name shop down in the city. The co-founder of Salty Peaks in SLC liked what he saw, pulled a bunch out of the box (a used cardboard box, what did we know?) and hung them up. They sold immediately. The business became real. Thanks Drew. Hope you are doing well with whatever life has handed you.

The family moved back home to California taking the small business with us. Lots of snow but the winters aren't so harsh in Mt. Shasta! While dad learned to sew, the oldest daughter learned cutting skills and the younger twins helped with prep, packing, and shipping, all of us getting as many days at the local hill as we could. Kids grew up, the shop grew a little, shrank a little, we all kept riding and sewing and learning.

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Chewelah WA

United States 99109

+1.5092584443

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