About :: Green Mountain Ski Furniture
GMSF is a small, environmentally aware, Vermont business born from the passion to reduce waste, while creating unique works of art
that are functional. We are also passionate about design and quality construction; continually working to invent and modify
our recycled ski creations to be the most comfortable and well-built Adirondack chairs and ski furniture you will find anywhere!
We
specialize in Adirondack chairs, benches, tables, racks, and will custom build just about anything you might want made from skis
or snowboards, from birdhouses to bookcases and indoor or outdoor furniture of any kind. Due to the unique nature of our
products, our focus has been on working with our individual customers to create one-of-a-kind designs to suit their needs and
tastes.
Ski White - Live Green :: Help Save the Planet
Technology changes fast, and that means more waste as you upgrade your outdated ski
and snowboard gear, and that's a bummer!! By recycling your old skis and boards into functional art and giving a new life
to your old gear, you are helping to decrease the waste stream by hundreds and hundreds of gear sets each year. So go ahead
and upgrade, you deserve it...just be sure and recycle your old gear with us.
Be Original and Unique
What better
way to express your love of snow sports and funky creations? All of our recycled ski furniture pieces are constructed
with unique combinations that are one of a kind. Your best friend will not be able to order the same particular configuration
of colors, graphics, or makes, and we think this is a good thing. Plus....what could be more cool!!
Support a Sustainable
Small Business
GMSF is serious about being green! All of our energy usage is offset by the purchase of Renewable Energy Credits
through Native Energy. We use FSC certified cedar wood when we can get it. All materials used in construction are
purchased locally, lots of shop supplies have come from reused materials, shipped items are mailed in recycled
bike boxes with recycled or bio-degradable packing supplies, many bindings are reused, and all scrap wood, paper, and steel is
recycled.
We are also a small company and you will be able to buy directly from the builder, not a retailer
with added costs and less product knowledge. We will take the time to work with you on any project no matter
what size. Please support independent local craftspeople.
3 Reasons to Support GMSF
Green Mountain Ski Furniture
Waterbury Center, Vermont
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Rights Reserved
We started our business in Essex Center, VT under the name Green Mountain Ski Chair, but as we have grown along with
our product line, we expanded our business name to Green Mountain Ski Furniture in the spring of 2008. Currently located in
the heart of the Green Mountains in Waterbury Center, we encourage you to stop by our shop location and see what we are up
to.
Who We Are
Mark D Kulis - Owner, Builder, Designer
Mark has been building things for most of his life: from early projects of a vending machine
made of cardboard, string, and copious amounts of tape in elementary school, to historic house renovations on the coast of Maine,
and now to ski furniture. Mark enjoys the challenge of design and the satisfaction of construction, and has been professionally
employed as a builder on and off again since 1998. His other passion is environmental science which he was awakened to
in 1992, has studied since, and is the other driving force behind his work. When he is not up to his neck in dust and skis,
he can be found teaching and working with middle school students.
Aanika DeVries - Design Specialist
Aanika is a long-time skier and outdoor enthusiast with a penchant for colors and
design layout. She enjoys working with customers to get the designs just right based on brands, graphics, eras, and colors.
When she is not tearing through stacks of old skis for the perfect pair, on the road at our shows, or providing business consultation, she
is found teaching high school science in East Montpelier.