Yes, ski boots can still be a pain, literally. But thanks to Sven Coomer, they are significantly better today both in ...

Sven Coomer, founder of ZipFit and a ski boot design visionary, passed away on Monday, March 10, at 84 in Carbondale, Colorado. According to the International Skiing History Association, he was with ...

Sven Coomer is considered by many in the snow-sports industry as the “father of the modern ski boot.” He’s responsible for making plastic ski boots work well just as the popularity of skiing took off ...