All Winter Sports articles – Page 25
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Elan Snowboards is launching its new Prodigy-R LTD jib-specific snowboard...
Elan Snowboards is launching its new Prodigy-R LTD jib-specific snowboard in 154 and 156 cm. length this autumn.
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World Snowboard Day will have its fourth edition on Dec....
World Snowboard Day will have its fourth edition on Dec. 20 in more countries and at more resorts; information at www.world-snowboard-day.com.
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Régis Rolland, who is credited with introducing snowboarding to France,...
Régis Rolland, who is credited with introducing snowboarding to France, is looking for new financial partners for his company, Apo Snowboards, which has been placed in receivership.
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Head’S Winter Sports And Diving Businesses Bring Down Numbers
Hit by double-digit sales declines in its winter sports and diving units, Head reported total revenues down by 7.2 percent to €57.2 million for the first quarter ended March 31. In constant currencies, the drop was over 10 percent. The company ended with a net loss of €11.8 million compared ...
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Pryde UK has taken on the distribution of Arbor’s snowboard,...
Pryde UK has taken on the distribution of Arbor’s snowboard, skate and apparel lines for the U.K. and Ireland, adding that company to a portfolio that includes Nitro and Flow.
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Neonsun, a new Swedish distributor in the winter sports segment,...
Neonsun, a new Swedish distributor in the winter sports segment, has added Finland’s Halti brand and Boeri, an Italian brand of helmets, to a portfolio that already includes Elan and Bollé.
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Winter Sports Boost Head's Operating Profit
Despite a gain in sales and in operating profit, Head N.V. has reported a net loss for the fourth quarter that ended Dec. 31. The loss of €1.3 million compares with a profit of €700,000 for the same period in 2007. It comes even though sales grew by 5.4 percent ...
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The number of snowboarders on Swedish slopes is falling while...
The number of snowboarders on Swedish slopes is falling while the number of skiers is going up, says the Swedish skilift federation (SLAO): Over the past four years snowboarders dropped by 4% to 9.7% of the total, while skiers increased by 8% to 87.7%.
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O’Neill is the official sponsor of the snowboard and freestyle...
O’Neill is the official sponsor of the snowboard and freestyle teams of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation.
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Winter Sports Industry Thrives In France
The French winter sports business expanded last year, judging from preliminary findings by NPD Group. The expected growth stems from the fact that more French people headed for the slopes with their families instead of booking far-away breaks, and they were rewarded with outstanding snow conditions. This more than made ...
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Burton Snowboards will continue the partnership with the U.S. Snowboarding...
Burton Snowboards will continue the partnership with the U.S. Snowboarding Team that it started at the 2006 Olympics in Turin by outfitting the team for the 2010 Games in Vancouver. The athletes themselves will have input into the design and the characteristics of the clothes. In addition, Burton is joining ...
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Snowboard Event Grows Globally
In its third year, World Snowboard Day just keeps getting bigger and bigger. On Dec. 21, 108 ski resorts from 26 countries participated, luring nearly 50,000 participants to the slopes for snowboard lessons, demos and product testing. The event started in 2006 with 34 resorts in 10 countries. ...
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POC has signed another snowboarder and surfer, Flo Orley, to...
POC has signed another snowboarder and surfer, Flo Orley, to its team.
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The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association and the World Snowboard...
The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association and the World Snowboard Federation are sponsors of the third annual World Snowboard Day on Dec. 21, when the industry encourages the masses to discover snowboarding and riders around the world can snowboard at the same time.
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The four-year partnership between Burton Snowboards and Volvo in the...
The four-year partnership between Burton Snowboards and Volvo in the USA has been extended to Europe. The Swedish automaker, which is already a major sponsor at the ISPO show in Munich, will sponsor such events as the Burton European Open Snowboarding Championship, the Burton AM Tour and the Burton Demo ...
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EuroSIMA is launching the third World Snowboard Day for Dec....
EuroSIMA is launching the third World Snowboard Day for Dec. 21.
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Alex Klinger, former brand manager for Elan snowboards in Central...
Alex Klinger, former brand manager for Elan snowboards in Central Europe, based in Germany, will move to Slovenia after being appointed as a division manager for Elan Snowboards, replacing in this role Primoz Plestenjak, the company’s new chief operating officer.
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A former snowboarding champion, Thierry Kunz, will take on the...
A former snowboarding champion, Thierry Kunz, will take on the position of marketing manager for DC Europe, in addition to his current role as business unit manager for snowboarding for the company until the end of the year. Brett Chittenden, who was marketing manager for DC Europe until now, has ...
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Nikita, the Icelandic female snowboarding brand, is organizing its second...
Nikita, the Icelandic female snowboarding brand, is organizing its second Nikita Chickita Europe snowboarding competition for girls, which will take place on Apr. 5 in Serfaus Park, Austria. Doubling its efforts to recruit new riders and faces, the brand has also invited female riders to send in their best snowboarding ...
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Whiteout, the apparel brand for snowboarding and free-riding under the...
Whiteout, the apparel brand for snowboarding and free-riding under the Norrøna helm, enters the Austrian and German markets through Stephan Schröder, who already covers the Swiss market.