Belle and Liam
We're Belle Weed and Liam Weed. Siblings, from Utah, who have been playing in the mountains our whole lives, and backcountry skiing since we were about ten years old.
Belle ski raced competitively, then transitioned to ski instructing and studying outdoor product design and development at Utah State.
Liam guided mountaineering trips on Rainier and Denali, founded Bear River Mountain Guides, and instructs for the Utah Avalanche Center.
Pole Background
The idea for the poles came from goofing around on the skin track.
Belle noticed that skiers love to express themselves with silly outfits, glittery faces, and unique accessories. She does too, but there wasn't a fun option for her backcountry ski poles. She imagined completely customizable poles with lots of colors and interesting shapes so no one would have the same pole as someone else.
Liam noticed that a lot of the guides at RMI made their poles super short so they could use them like a cane. It felt way more efficient, and skiers choke down on their poles all the time when sidehilling. He imagined a pole with multiple places to push from down the length of the pole.
What if we could do both?
After two winters of experimenting, we created the twIIgs poles.
Name/Mission
We came up with the name twIIgs on the same day we had the idea, during a ski tour with our family. On the car ride back, we were talking about the poles and what we could call them. We were laughing, a family that had gone on an adventure together. Someone suggested "twig" or "twigs", probably our dad. And it stuck.
Those moments are the energy we want twIIgs built on. Through play, awe, and effort, the mountains magically connect us to the people we experience them with, and to ourselves. We hope our poles help you enjoy the uphill a little more. And that their unconventional look helps you take yourself a little less seriously and stay open to that magic.
Belle and Liam
We're Belle Weed and Liam Weed. Siblings, from Utah, who have been playing in the mountains our whole lives, and backcountry skiing since we were about ten years old.
Belle ski raced competitively, then transitioned to ski instructing and studying outdoor product design and development at Utah State.
Liam guided mountaineering trips on Rainier and Denali, founded Bear River Mountain Guides, and instructs for the Utah Avalanche Center.
Pole Background
The idea for the poles came from goofing around on the skin track.
Belle noticed that skiers love to express themselves with silly outfits, glittery faces, and unique accessories. She does too, but there wasn't a fun option for her backcountry ski poles. She imagined completely customizable poles with lots of colors and interesting shapes so no one would have the same pole as someone else.
Liam noticed that a lot of the guides at RMI made their poles super short so they could use them like a cane. It felt way more efficient, and skiers choke down on their poles all the time when sidehilling. He imagined a pole with multiple places to push from down the length of the pole.
What if we could do both?
After two winters of experimenting, we created the twIIgs poles.
Name/Mission
We came up with the name twIIgs on the same day we had the idea, during a ski tour with our family. On the car ride back, we were talking about the poles and what we could call them. We were laughing, a family that had gone on an adventure together. Someone suggested "twig" or "twigs", probably our dad. And it stuck.
Those moments are the energy we want twIIgs built on. Through play, awe, and effort, the mountains magically connect us to the people we experience them with, and to ourselves. We hope our poles help you enjoy the uphill a little more. And that their unconventional look helps you take yourself a little less seriously and stay open to that magic.