Blog — ski history
Mike Brunetto and the Soul of Research Dynamics: A Sun Valley Story
Posted by LongSkisTruck™ Creative Studio on
The ski world lost a giant on February 25, 2026. Mike Brunetto — founder of Research Dynamics (RD) and Wolf Skis, one-quarter Cherokee, composer, farmer, engineer, and one of the most gifted ski builders who ever pressed a core — passed away at the age of 86. Born July 10, 1939, he spent the better part of six decades reshaping what a ski could be. This is not a press release. It is not a product page. It is a tribute from LongSkisTruck™ Creative Studio, built on years of collecting the skis he built, researching the history he created, and...