All Winter Sports articles – Page 25
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The seventh edition of the World Snowboard Day is planned...
The seventh edition of the World Snowboard Day is planned for Sunday, Dec. 30. Organized by EuroSIMA, the World Snowboard Federation and Outdoor Sports Valley, it can be described as a free celebration day for the sport, where veterans and neophytes alike are welcomed to the slopes to enjoy and ...
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The members of the Italian freestyle ski and snowboard teams...
The members of the Italian freestyle ski and snowboard teams will wear FiveFingers shoes as part of their training under a contract between Vibram and Fisi, the Italian ski federation
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Flow Snowboarding will return as the title sponsor for Tailgate...
Flow Snowboarding will return as the title sponsor for Tailgate Alaska, the yearly gathering of elite riders on Alaska's Thompson Pass. Heading into its sixth year, the snowboarding festival will take place from March 29 to April 7, 2013. Flow Snowboarding will also be sponsoring the Flow World Freeriding Championships, ...
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Winter sports bring Head down
Head's sales contracted by 2.8 percent to just under €97 million for the third quarter, due to a decline of 11.8 percent to €52.5 million in its sales of winter sports products. Since it has completed its pre-season orders, the group predicts that its winter sports sales will drop by ...
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The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set...
The seventh edition of World Snowboard Day has been set for Sunday, Dec. 30. Events are set up in countries worldwide for people to discover the sport at no cost. The event is organized by EuroSIMA, the World Snowboard Federation and Outdoor Sports Valley, with the partnership of SnowSports Industries ...
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The first Paris Ski & Snowboard Show is due to...
The first Paris Ski & Snowboard Show is due to take place in the French capital next Nov. 2-4, addressing consumers and featuring only a few brands along with the offers of ski resorts and hotels. The new fair is an initiative by Marc Assus, the French entrepreneur who organized ...
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Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports...
Scott Sports, the Swiss company specializing in bicycles, winter sports and running products, has taken over Garmont USA, the North American distribution arm of the Italian ski and outdoor footwear group. Scott described the deal, which became effective yesterday, as a means to expand its product portfolio in North America. ...
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Snowboard Dachstein Tauern, the Austrian company behind Blue Tomato taken...
Snowboard Dachstein Tauern, the Austrian company behind Blue Tomato taken over by Zumiez of the U.S., made a turnover of €24.5 million in the financial year ended last April 30, according to a report by its auditor, KPMG Austria. It made an operating profit (Ebit) of €4.7 million and ended ...
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Burton Snowboards has named Jeff Boliba to the newly created...
Burton Snowboards has named Jeff Boliba to the newly created position of vice president for global resorts, working to boost snowboarding through education programs and resort partnerships. He will report to John Lacy, the company's executive vice president for product and North American sales. Boliba has been with Burton since ...
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Deeluxe, the Austrian brand of snowboard boots and brand owner...
Deeluxe, the Austrian brand of snowboard boots and brand owner of Dachstein footwear, is the new distributor of Billabong's eyewear brand, Von Zipper, for Austria and Germany. In return, Deeluxe is no longer in charge of the Austrian distribution of Skins. Effective July 1, Skins' Austrian business will be handled ...
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Head reports a decline in winter sports market
Head estimated in its annual report that the winter sports market reached a global turnover of €900 million in 2011, down from €920 million in wholesale value the year before. The Austrian company estimates that sales of skis amounted to €310 million, bindings €150 million, boots €230 million and snowboards ...
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Burton Snowboards has sold DNA Distribution, a company that supplies...
Burton Snowboards has sold DNA Distribution, a company that supplies skateboards and accessories under the Alien Workshop, Habitat and Reflex brand names, to Rob Dyrdek, an American television star and entrepreneur. Now a wealthy individual, he has been skateboarding for 20 years and had been originally sponsored by that company. ...
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Amer predicts lower winter sports pre-orders
Buoyant apparel and footwear sales pushed the Amer Sports group's sales up by 9 percent to €489.8 million for the first quarter, with an increase of 7 percent in constant currencies, but the company's winter sports unit was hurt by the mild winter and the group warned that its pre-orders ...
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Jarden Corporation indicated that its orders of winter sports equipment...
Jarden Corporation indicated that its orders of winter sports equipment could drop by 5 to 10 percent due to the unfavorable weather conditions in the current winter season, which implies a reduction of about $30 million to $50 million in sales. The American company, which owns K2 and Völkl in ...
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Volcom has launched a series of surf, snowboard and skate...
Volcom has launched a series of surf, snowboard and skate contests for amateurs and pros in the U.S. and Europe. Stops are planned in more than 15 European countries and the European final will be in France in April. There will be 13 stops in the U.S. The contests are ...
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Jake Burton, the founder and chief executive of Burton Snowboards,...
Jake Burton, the founder and chief executive of Burton Snowboards, has announced to his employees that his cancer treatment was successful. He made his fight with testicular cancer public in September, and has been undergoing treatment since then. He said in an e-mail to employees that any future treatment would ...
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Last Sunday, snowboarders around the globe celebrated World Snowboard Day....
Last Sunday, snowboarders around the globe celebrated World Snowboard Day. This year 167 events were organized in 37 countries, up from the 160 events last year. For the first time, events were held in India, Brazil and Peru. All were welcome, with lessons available for beginners as well as demonstrations, ...
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A French snowboard rider, Mathieu Crépel, has signed an endorsement...
A French snowboard rider, Mathieu Crépel, has signed an endorsement team with Blue Tomato, the Austrian-based online store
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Head has named Karl Acham division manager for snowboard and...
Head has named Karl Acham division manager for snowboard and protection, starting next Jan. 1, replacing Klaus Thurner, who has been placed in charge of the in-house sportswear department. Acham, 54, has been with Head since 2000. He has notably set up a snowboard business for the company in Japan. ...
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Dainese will distribute its winter sports products in Switzerland through...
Dainese will distribute its winter sports products in Switzerland through Catrade Sportmarketing
