All Snowsports articles – Page 70
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News briefsRevo launches Bode Miller capsule collection
Former ski racer and six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller, who has just joined the Crosson Ski brand as chief innovation officer, has agreed to a long-term partnership with Revo, a U.S. eyewear brand. Miller, who previously wore various brands of goggles without endorsing any of them, has been named “global ...
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News briefsU.S. ski boot specialist joins Dahu to lead new boot fitting program
Source: Dahu Dahu ski boot Daniel “Dano” Bruno has joined the U.S. distribution company Progression Brands Group, headquartered in Colorado, to lead the Swiss ski boot brand Dahu’s latest initiative called the Corsair Fit Experience (CFE). CFE is a novel ski boot fitting process that is meant ...
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Superfeet launches custom-insole system in Europe
The insole and footwear manufacturer Superfeet brought its Fitstation – which it describes as a “personaliszd” insole- and footwear-fitting system – to Europe in November. Already rolled out in the U.S., the system pairs elements from both the Swedish footwear-tech company Volumental and the American computer company HP. Volumental’s Engage ...
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ArticleAre we going to ski this winter?
Europe is dividedWith the ski season approaching, a discussion about winter sports during the Corona crisis has flared up. Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wants to keep ski resorts closed at least until Jan. 10, 2021. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a joint decision by the member states of ...
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ArticleOutdoor stands out at Schwan Stabilo
The outdoor division of the German Schwan Stabilo Group recorded a drop in revenues for its financial year ended June 30, 2020, due to pandemic-related lockdowns from mid March to early May 2020. Sales declined by 5.1 percent from the previous year to €159.7 million. All four brands in the ...
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Berghaus with new distributors for the Iberian Peninsula and Italy
British outdoor brand Berghaus, a Pentland Brands business, has appointed Dicaltex Internacional as distributor for Iberia and Out Lab Distribution as sales agency for Italy. Both companies are already representing other Pentland companies, including Endura, Ellesse and Speedo, and will focus on building Berghaus sales through specialist outdoor retail channels ...
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News briefsTecnica comments on situation at Ski Excellence Center Austria
Earlier this week, some media reported that the ski manufacturer has stopped production at its Tecnica Group Ski Excellence Center in Mittersill, Austria, which has triggered various suspicions and rumors regarding the Covid-19 situation. The Tecnica Group has now officially commented and clarified that the Tecnica Group and its production ...
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ArticleKathmandu’s revenues keep surging thanks to surf label Rip Curl
Following record sales for its financial year ended on July 31, boosted by the acquisition of Rip Curl in October 2019, Kathmandu Holdings kept the momentum going during the start of its new financial year. In a trading update, the company said that revenues for the first fiscal quarter ended ...
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News briefsEntire Austrian territory now covered by RECCO’s search technology
The Swedish rescue technology company RECCO has reported that Austria is the first country in the world to fully cover its entire territory with RECCO SAR detectors. Searches will be carried out jointly by the Austrian Air Police (BMI) and the Austrian Mountain Rescue Service (ÖBRD). The detectors are placed ...
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Staff changes at Groupe Rossignol in Austria
The Austrian branch of Groupe Rossignol has announced a series of staff changes. Sandro Aichner, sales manager of Rossignol Austria at the Innsbruck office since 2011, will assume responsibility for the Dynastar, Lange, Look and Kerma brands on top of Rossignol. The previous sales manager for Dynastar, Lange and Look, ...
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Outdoor Research has a new president
Source: Outdoor Research Roger Barton Seattle-based outdoor brand Outdoor Research (OR) announced a new leadership structure with industry veteran Roger Barton taking the helm of the company. Since 2018, Barton has led all aspects of finance and operations at OR, building on a range of recent successes ...
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News briefsLeki reports growing interest in Nordic Walking in times of Corona
German ski and hiking pole specialist Leki has reported that in November, the company sold more Nordic Walking poles than Alpine ski poles - an unprecedented result. According to managing director Matthias Hatt, the Nordic Walking product group is stronger than ever due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the warm ...
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ArticleGoldwin’s profits dwindle
Goldwin’s revenues dropped by 16 percent in the second quarter to ¥19,358 million (€157.4m-$182.5m), while net income tumbled by 59 percent from the year-ago period to ¥915 million (€7.4m-$8.6m). The company’s gross margin fell by 1.4 percentage points to 50.6 percent. The company said that the impact of the coronavirus ...
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ArticleArc’teryx opens first Icon Store with flexible DTC services
Arc’teryx has launched a new retail store concept called The Icon Store. The first store was opened in Walnut Creek, California, on Nov. 12 with 77 square meters of floor space, inspired “by wood-frame backcountry huts.” The compact store is designed to streamline the shopping experience by showcasing only a ...
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News briefsMountain Hardwear with more new distribution partners across Europe
In addition to Edgar Tremmel Marketing as Mountain Hardwear’s new exclusive distributor for Germany and Austria, the U.S. mountain sports brand has signed three other distribution partners for other important European markets. MnO International is based in Stockholm, Sweden and will oversee distribution for the Nordic and Baltic regions. The ...
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ArticleOdlo successfully pursues its sustainability goals
Swiss performance sportswear brand Odlo has published its sustainability report for the 2019/2020 financial year, in which the brand has achieved significant improvements in terms of product, environmental and social responsibility. Despite the effects of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, the brand has made significant progress and demonstrated its long-term commitment ...
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Zeal Optics plants trees for every eyewear product sold
U.S. eyewear brand Zeal Optics celebrates its fifth annual “Buy A Zeal, Plant A Tree” campaign, applicable site-wide on zealoptics.com and throughout more than 1,000 retailers globally. In partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and 1% For The Planet, the brand will plant a tree for every sunglass, goggle ...
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News briefsDPS and POW offer limited edition backcountry touring ski
U.S. ski brand DPS has joined forces with the environmental NGO Protect Our Winters (POW) to create a limited number of the new DPS Pagoda Tour 106 C2 backcountry ski featuring the POW logo. The ski comes with a factory Phantom-treated permanent waxless base and is available ...
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News briefsRab and Lowe Alpine commit to Net Zero by 2030
As part of their long-term sustainability strategy, the British outdoor brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, both owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd, have committed themselves to achieving Net Zero by 2030. As a first step, South Pole, a recognized provider of climate protection solutions, certified Equip as ...
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Bode Miller joins U.S. ski brand Crosson
Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller is the new chief innovation officer at Crosson Ski, a Washington-based ski manufacturer founded in 2014 by aerospace engineer Chase Englehart “with the goal of perfecting the carbon ski.” With former U.S. Olympians Jeff Olson and Bryon Friedman, who recently joined the company as president ...
