Lake Tahoe, CA – Longtime Elan Skis athlete and ski industry legend, Glen Plake, is officially bringing the Down Home Tour back to small ski areas across the U.S. this 2018-19 winter season. Unlike other tours, the Glen Plake Down Home Tour is intentionally unplanned. There is no set schedule or official way to sign up. … Continue reading Glen Plake Revives Down Home Ski Tour
Denver, CO – UNIT 1 launches their Indiegogo campaign today for SOUNDSHIELD, a sports helmet with integrated wireless headphones. Starting at $130, SOUNDSHIELD’s clever design eliminates the issue of an audio kit or earbuds slamming uncomfortably against your ears and helmet while skiing, snowboarding and skateboarding. Even better, the headphones can be used independently from … Continue reading New Bluetooth-Enabled Ski Helmet Launches Indiegogo Campaign
Grenoble, France – Winter sports’ Rossignol Group has expanded its portfolio by agreeing to purchase Felt Bicycles. Felt designs and engineers its own propriety branded premium bicycles, framesets, components and accessories, which are distributed directly or through its many global distributions partners in over 30 countries. The company headquarters are located in Irvine, Calif. and … Continue reading Rossignol Buys Felt Bicycles
Munich, Germany – At this week’s ISPO trade show in Munich, the French brands PIQ and Rossignol showcased the first-ever “connected ski”. The new product integrates a PIQ Robot artificial intelligence device in the Rossignol Hero Master ski. PIQ and Rossignol demonstrated a working prototype at their respective ISPO booths. The skis are embedded with PIQ’s GAIA Intelligence — the … Continue reading Rossignol Shows Off New Smart Ski
Mountain Village, CO – Wagner Custom Skis, which makes only skis custom made to order, started off 2017 with the official opening of a new 4,500-square-foot manufacturing facility in the heart of Telluride’s Mountain Village. Wagner, celebrating its 10-year anniversary this season, made the move from its previous Placerville, Colo., headquarters – a repurposed vintage gas station … Continue reading Wagner Custom Skis Opens Factory at Telluride
Portland, OR – Abom, Inc., manufacturer of the world’s first anti-fogging heated ski and snowboard goggles, has refined its technology in announcing the newest addition to its product line, the Abom Heet. The Heet features the second generation of Abom’s heated goggle technology, with a new environmental sensor that automatically heats the lens to eliminate fog. Additionally, … Continue reading New Heated Goggles Minimize Fogging
Sutton (QC), Canada – Free demo days are one thing, but every weekend is pretty unheard of. Every weekend until the end of the season, and every Wednesday and Thursday through February 16th, skiers are invited to try out new sticks for free at Quebec’s Mont Sutton. A team of experts will guide snow sports enthusiasts in … Continue reading Free Demos Every Weekend at Mont Sutton
