D3 Skis

Located in Ellensburg Washington, D3 is owned and operated by Denny and Creed Kidder. Denny Kidder is a living legend in the world of water-ski manufacturing. Denny’s designs have been used by the best skiers in the world for over 4 decades. Denny’s passion has always been the design and production of three-event waterski products. In the 80’s his Kidder Redline ruled the competitive slalom scene. The best jump skiers in the world were riding Kidder jump skis and the Kidder trick ski is still the benchmark by which all others will be measured. In the mid-nineties Denny sold the Kidder brand and started KD Skis. His new design the KD 7000 instantly became a hit. The 7000 was ultimately awarded ski design of the decade by Water Ski Magazine.

Fast forward to 2001. Denny had sold KD but the fire still burned inside to produce three event skis for the high end competitor. “ We made the decision to let the other companies worry about tubes, combos, vests and such.” “We wanted to focus on three-event hard goods for the passionate, hard-core competitors” Denny said. With the no-expense spared philosophy Denny teamed up with his son Creed Kidder. Creed has been working with Denny producing water skis most of his adult life. With that experience Creed is the D3 operations manager and runs the day to day business at the plant in Ellensburg. Denny also recruited Paul Crawford who had represented (and competed on) Kidder Products since 1992. A former National Over-all Champion, Paul and his wife Kari now handle the sales, R&D and marketing side of the D3 operation. With this small team assembled, a very small 3,200 square foot manufacturing facility was acquired. D3 produced its first ski in early 2002.

By 2009 the facility has grown to almost 10,000 square feet but the initial mission statement has remained intact. Produce, without compromise the finest three event water ski products in the world. D3 is the only company who produces jump skis, trick skis and slalom skis. We remain dedicated to the three event competitor. To date D3 Skis holds world records and continue to dominate the podiums at jump, trick and slalom events all over the world.

Welcome to D3. Dedicated to 3-event.

Denny, Creed & Paul