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| Freeride-Days - "1st European Snowboard Freeride Test" | 08/11/2006 13:42 |
| In the fact that the Freeride and Hikers Section in case of snowboarding stands in the back and boards and gear for Freeriders and Hikers are rare to find on the big testevents and the possibility to get a testride on freeride, split- and longboards generally gets more and more background, ProRider Ralph Castelberg (Initiator www.First-Tracks.org) decided to organize the first European Snowboard Freeride Test called. . . | |
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| Op Sold To Iconix | 03/11/2006 15:59 |
| USA (Ski Press) Iconix Brand Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON - News; "Iconix") today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the brand Ocean Pacific ("OP") from The Warnaco Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRNC - News; "Warnaco") for $54... | |
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| Tecnica Group Acquires Blizzard | 27/10/2006 0:03 |
| Italy/Austria (Ski Press) The Tecnica Group announced today that it has acquired Blizzard Gmbh, one of Austria's most famous ski manufacturers. The acquisition is subject to the official approval of the Austrian Antitrust Authority. Tecnica, through its Nordica subsidiary (100% controlled by Tecnica) will acquire 66.66% of the Blizzard Sport Gmbh shares. The remaining shares will be owned by Karl Hofstatter, current CEO of Blizzard... | |
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| Altor acquires Helly Hansen | 26/10/2006 15:48 |
| Norway (SkiPress) Altor announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Investcorp to purchase 100 percent of the shares in Helly Hansen, the worldwide supplier of technical apparel and footwear for outdoor sports, workwear and survival. Founded in... | |
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| Plake signs with elan | 24/10/2006 15:28 |
| USA/Slovenia (Ski Press) Stop the presses! On the back of the big news about Elan's partnership with Dalbello in the USA comes another stunning announcement. Skiing icon Glen Plake, who has been skiing on K2s since before the Blizzard of AAHHH'S was released in 1988, will also be making a move of his own -- to Elan Skis. Plake's multi-year contract with Elan became effective October 15th. "What better way is there to communicate the excitement and momentum of Elan Skis... | |
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| Moseley, Worthington to Enter Ski Hall | 10/10/2006 11:14 |
| USA (Ski Press) The U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum announced that three former members of the U.S. Ski Team have been elected to the Class of 2006. Freestyle skiers Jonny Moseley and Trace Worthington, along with alpine ski team member, Julie Parisien, will have their names added to the Honor Roll of the Hall of Fame at Induction Ceremonies to take place in January 2007. This will bring the number of Honored Members recognized by the Ski Hall of Fame to 349... | |
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| World Resorts Village at the Ski Show | 05/10/2006 14:59 |
| England (Ski Press) The centrepiece of this year's new look Metro Ski and Snowboard Show (London Olympia, 11-22 October) will be the World Resorts Village. This will be a showcase of countries from across the globe from the traditional European... | |
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| The Reflex from Serre Chevalier | 05/10/2006 14:56 |
| France (Ski Press) Southern French ski area Serre Chevalier has an innovative new concept in skier safety training for 2006-7 which it has named 'The Reflex'. The Reflex area invites skiers to test their speed in order to control and... | |
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| Improved Road Access to Andorran Ski Area | 05/10/2006 14:53 |
| Andorra (Ski Press) If, like most tour operators, you've missed or ignored the desire of Andorra's ski areas to claim there are now only two ski resorts in the principality, the news that access to VallNord will be much improved... | |
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| New Six Seater Chair For Verbier | 05/10/2006 14:51 |
| France (Ski Press) A new six seater chairlift, Les Attelas, will replace the Attelas 2 and 3 lifts this winter. The new lift gives another high capacity route up from the Ruinettes hub, following the installation of the Chaux Express... | |
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