We finally got it. Winter. And snow. And now we can test all the new acquisitions for this season. From skis, boots, helmets, goggles, skates... Thanks to new technologies and materials, enjoying the snow is warmer, more comfortable, safer and carefree than before.
New stars in the ski heaven. New Rocker skis Austrian manufacturer of sports products Gaspa they promise a revolution on the winter sports scene. The new construction of Rocker technology offers a completely new and special feeling on the snow. The wider shape and new curves ensure unlimited maneuverability and maximum safety at the same time. Short, 130 cm long skis for adults are a recipe for endless enjoyment on the white slopes.
Bogner dressed the German Olympic team in a colorful, detailed collection for the competition program and opening ceremony 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The sunny, color strong, likable collection is full of eloquent details: a combination of striped jackets in yellow, white, turquoise and green and pants in white for men and pink, red, green intense floral pattern for girls. The sleeve boasts an imported German flag, the Sochi logo, palm trees, Russian flowers and a white leopard, which completes the flashy work. Very likeable, even outside the Olympic Village. Whether it will also impress other active fashion conscious ski slopes remains to be seen.
All of us who ski, especially women, know how difficult it is to ski when our feet are cold. Now that is the past. AIDS has developed a fashionable and heated ski boot, intended for the fairer sex. It was developed by combining two innovative technologies: with a battery-powered heating system; these are connected to heating elements and a special inner shoe. Even the shape of the shoe itself follows the wishes of women, as it is easy to put on and extremely comfortable at the same time. It is entirely made of EVA foam, which allows for exceptional thermal insulation, and it also has built-in heating elements that are connected to a battery that allows constant heat to be supplied for up to six hours. At this year's ISPO fair in Munich, they beat the competition with the aforementioned innovation and won the Alpine ski boots category.
Klingbeil is a company with a 60-year tradition that manufactures custom made roller skates and skates. Artisanal, traditional and handmade, each pair is made according to the wishes of the individual, according to his durability, ability, strength, size, purpose... Each shoe has a built-in special foam that adapts to the shape of the foot. Klingbeil skates are also used by professionals such as Sarah Hughes, Oksana Baiul, Dorothy Hamill and Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen. They are accessible to everyone, if they only deposit a concrete few hundred dollars.
Sunglasses they are part of mandatory winter equipment. Skiing, hiking, tobogganing, as well as urban. At the end of August, it is an American company Zeal Optics introduced the first degradable cotton sunglasses called Ace. Made of American cotton, designed in Colorado and manufactured in collaboration with the famous Italian Mazzucchelli family, who run the company Mazzucchelli 1849. As such innovation comes, the lenses are also special, just like the invention of the aforementioned American company. The e-llume lenses are manufactured by Zeal from a special resin, using castor oil, which means that the use of crude oil is avoided in the production process. Thus, they are the first company in the world to pave the way for the complete removal of crude oil from the production of sunglasses. An unprecedented ecological moment. Without a doubt, the most "green" glasses in the world.
French fashion designer Jean-Charles De Castelbajac has again agreed to cooperate with the French sports giant Rossignol. For him, he designed a line for fashion-conscious winter enthusiasts, for whom both clothing and ski equipment are intended. The line is accompanied by the styling of the "Emily" jacket and the "Hilda" pants in white, with the designer's recognizable decor in the form of black, blue and red drawings. Another recognizable piece from this year's line is, for example, a jacket with a print of white clouds on a blue sky. Tasteful and fashionable in the colors of the French flag.
It is the winner of the gold award at this year's ISPO fair in Munich in the skiing segment, in the helmet category. Its specialty: it represents the evolution of ski helmets with an integrated panoramic visor and therefore offers maximum comfort, it represents newly transformed technology, the shape of the visor itself and the appearance of the helmet. Ergonomic design helmets, which offers a perfect fit to the head, the harmonious integration of the special visor, which enables the largest possible field of vision and at the same time protection for the eyes, certainly convinced the jury, among other things. We can say that innovative power, a combination of shapes and fashionable details with real functionality and safety is the future in the field of ski helmets.
