tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1866151 2010-03-09T07:00:00-08:00 Profiling emerging companies and technologies in the outdoor sports industry. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c01310f7dc3f2970c 2010-03-09T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-08T21:07:18-08:00 Amy Jurries German company VACO Technology has teamed up with snow sports company Amplid to bring a revolutionary new snow helmet to market. VACO has replaced the traditional inner foam helmet padding with an auto fitting system that self-adapts to the shape... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_B7dLh5uzGwE92kUY7EXIzADYQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_B7dLh5uzGwE92kUY7EXIzADYQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_B7dLh5uzGwE92kUY7EXIzADYQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0_B7dLh5uzGwE92kUY7EXIzADYQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/ROvZGeyQPns" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/vaco-autofit-helmet-technology.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c01310f775da9970c 2010-03-08T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-07T21:58:04-08:00 Amy Jurries Boulder, CO company Apex, founded by legendary ski boot maker Denny Hanson, has completely rethought ski boot design. Taking the comfort of a snowboard boot and mixing it with the performance characteristics of a ski boot, Apex has created a... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mt0SxBuo95-FfWrnCchEUfbNNN4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mt0SxBuo95-FfWrnCchEUfbNNN4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mt0SxBuo95-FfWrnCchEUfbNNN4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mt0SxBuo95-FfWrnCchEUfbNNN4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/CLijGOQETy4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/apex-modular-comfortable-ski-boots.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c01310f7204a7970c 2010-03-07T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-06T16:44:42-08:00 Amy Jurries On the back of their Power Shield Pro introduction, Polartec, the leading manufacturer of technical, high performance fabrics, has partnered with North Carolina company Unifi to introduce fleece fabric made with Repreve 100. Repreve 100 is a recycled polyester fiber... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gFH_Xm3IqtRIaqkLl6toi_5DGhY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gFH_Xm3IqtRIaqkLl6toi_5DGhY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gFH_Xm3IqtRIaqkLl6toi_5DGhY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gFH_Xm3IqtRIaqkLl6toi_5DGhY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/DXwEQRG__pM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/polartec-adopts-repreve-100-recycled-fiber.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c01310f5b3057970c 2010-03-06T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-05T22:33:25-08:00 Amy Jurries Luxury Swiss ski company Zai, uses innovative new materials and technologies to create high quality, high performance skis. Founded 6 years ago by designer Simon Jacomet in his hometown of Disentis, each pair of Zai skis are hand crafted by... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OdumdAzKRHs8uhA3hkNJv8S_GSI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OdumdAzKRHs8uhA3hkNJv8S_GSI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OdumdAzKRHs8uhA3hkNJv8S_GSI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OdumdAzKRHs8uhA3hkNJv8S_GSI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/d1hD5SXqRCw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/zai-spada-stone-core-skis-with-rubber-top-layer.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c0120a8fd5336970b 2010-03-05T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-04T20:58:41-08:00 Amy Jurries Swiss company X-Bionic, know for their technical clothing, is launching a whole new brand called Apani. Using 100% all natural materials and mixing a bit of fashion with their technical function, X-Bionic hopes Apani will attract the more eco-conscious consumer.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yu7u9TxdsRhLqzdxyf9v67LEpaQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yu7u9TxdsRhLqzdxyf9v67LEpaQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yu7u9TxdsRhLqzdxyf9v67LEpaQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yu7u9TxdsRhLqzdxyf9v67LEpaQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/Qu_II-qduNI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/xbionic-launches-apani-technical-merino-base-layer.html