Swiss ski resorts are reporting numbers up overall for the peak Christmas/New Year period. Despite reporting the third warmest Autumn in Switzerland ever, snow in December built up bases on higher slopes to provide good cover ahead of the main season start. Subsequently weather conditions have stated relatively benign with,…
Read MoreISPO Beijing will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2019. It has been an important event for the Asian sports market since 2005. Ever since it was launched, the trade fair has reflected the continuous changes in the market, highlighted trends and established itself as the industry’s leading platform. ISPO’s success…
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The latest YouGov poll commissioned by Insurtech specialist Aquarium Software reveals the alarming stat that almost a fifth of people (17%) who plan to go on a winter sports holiday in the next year, plan to take out no winter sports travel insurance cover whatsoever. Should this be a major…
Read MoreDainese opens its new store in Cortina for the opening of the ski season and in the run up to Christmas. The store will offer the best of Dainese's range all year round. Dainese is expanding its retail offering with the inauguration of a new store set in the Pearl…
Read MoreFLŌA, the new technical apparel brand that recently launched its Backcountry Baselayer, announces today its partnership with leading professional skier Richard (aka Richie) Permin, following a successful, fully funded, Kickstarter campaign. Permin, a long-time friend of FLŌA founder Fergie Miller and an award winning professional freeskier and star of several…
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Two new ski areas are opening in Romania this month – one after 10 years ‘under construction’, the other taking the opposite approach of beginning by opening limited terrain as construction gets underway. The main opening is a new centre at Rarău Massif in North-eastern Romania which boasts a new…
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In an unexpected development, the answer to the long standing question of who owns the controversial Bansko ski area in Bulgaria has come to light – the former World Cup ski racer Marc Girardelli from Luxembourg has claimed he owns the resort. The ownership of Bansko has long been a…
Read MoreFrom the MotoGP paddock to the Alpine Ski World Cup: Dainese raises the bar for technical service and assistance to the world's fastest skiers. The presence of the D-mobile puts Dainese one step ahead and allows you to get closer to the athletes during the most important stages of the…
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The Compagnie des Alpes group which operates 11 of France’s leading ski areas including Chamonix Mont Blanc, Tignes, Les 2 Alpes, Serre Chevalier, Les Arcs, La Plagne, Flaine, Meribel, Les Menuires, Peisey Vallandry and Val d’Isere, along with 13 theme parks, has posted a record net profit of 57.2 million…
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The Finnish based business known as Amer that owns the former companies, now brands, that include Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic, Mavic, Suunto, Wilson and Precor looks set to be sold to a Chinese group. A consortium led by China’s Anta Sports is reported to have made a cash offer…
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