DENVER, Colo. — Inside a small warehouse in north Denver, Lizzie Shilko is trying to change the way skiers think about helmets.

Shilko, a lifelong skier who grew up on the bunny hills of Minnesota, launched her company, Revi Gear , earlier this year after realizing she was still using the same ski helmet she bought as a kid.

When she asked friends if they liked their helmets, few could point to a model they were excited about or confident in.

“No one really felt passionately about their ski helmet,” Shilko said. “I realized I was wearing that same ski helmet I had bought on that teeny bunny hill.”

Richard Butler

That realization sent her in a new direction. In February 2025, she quit her job, went all-in on design, and even flew overseas to spend long days on a manufacturing floor i

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