Industry News
The Chill Foundation – America’s Giving Challenge has begun!
2America’s Giving Challenge has begun and The Chill Foundation needs your help!!! Your participation will provide Chill with the opportunity obtain upwards of $50,000 toward our cause of “Changing Lives Through Snowboarding.” We desperately need your help starting today!!! (more…)
anon Optics Returns to Roots in Vermont
0Irvine, Calif. (October 7, 2009) — anon Optics, today announced the product, sales and marketing functions of the company will be based in Burlington, Vermont, where parent company Burton Snowboards is located.
Under the leadership of anon Vice President of Product, Jeff Gilberti, the transition will be complete by early November and will allow anon to strengthen its focus on its goggle business and invest more in developing and marketing great winter products. anon plans to expand its staff in Vermont with the addition of brand and sales management positions. (more…)
Jeremy Jones Announces New Snowboard Company – Jones Snowboards
2Squaw Valley USA, Professional Big-Mountain Snowboarder Jeremy Jones is proud to announce his latest contribution to the world of snowboarding – Jones Snowboards.
Based in Squaw Valley, CA, Jones Snowboards is the product of Jones’s desire to develop a line of snowboards catering specifically to freeriders. (more…)
Oakley News Update
2Gretchen Bleiler’s Signature Series combines fashion with function and reflects everything that’s important to the most accomplished female snowboarder in the world. Her passion for the environment played an instrumental role in the creation of key pieces within her collection. This season, a focus of Gretchen’s collection is to generate awareness about the issues of global warming. Oakley, together with Gretchen, has created and developed a segment of her Signature Series apparel line using technical outerwear pieces made with recycled and recyclable fabrics.
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Flow Appoints Donny Denton as North West Sales Rep
0SAN CLEMENTE, CA – June 29th, 2009 – FLOW SNOWBOARDING is very proud to announce that Northern California Flow Sales Representative Donny Denton will now handle the Great North West states as well. So now Mr. Denton has Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to go with his already well established Northern California and Northern Nevada. Quite a big territory and he has some big plans which include a shop assault in his new 24 foot recreational vehicle that is fully wrapped with Flow graphics. Sales Manger Kevin Addy says that he has nothing but confidence that Donny will carry the torch to the next level and that such an important area of the US needs someone with his skills and ambition.
Helping Donny will be his hand picked Rep cartel known as The Active Labor Syndicate, which include; Jodi Judson, Adrian and Earnie Peachay, Adam Portue, team riders Ashley Thornton and Forrest Devore. Donny has over ten years of Action Sports Industry experience which consists of a great track record and not to mention he rips at snowboarding as well!!
While many snowboarding companies have spent a lifetime trying to fit-in, FLOW has spent its time standing out. Born from originality, FLOW is defiant against the norm of tradition. The world has witnessed how this one time “binding” company has progressed into the leader of innovative products featuring a complete line of “speed entry” bindings, performance proven boots and award winning snowboards. The future is here and the future is FLOW.
Palmer 2010 Website Up
0PORTLAND, Ore., (September 29, 2009) – The newest Palmer website is up and running with our 2010 product lines and news of the day.
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Bonfire And Salomon Hire Rob Mccutcheon To Manage Us Sales
0OGDEN, UTAH (Sept. 28, 2009) — Bonfire Snowboarding and Salomon Snowboards announce the addition of Rob McCutcheon to the sales team as the U.S. Sales Manager.
McCutcheon has relocated to the SUSA office in Ogden, Utah from the East Coast where he spent the past year operating Right Co. Sales LLC., an independent rep agency representing DC snow, outerwear, shoes and apparel.
“Having Rob join our crew here is a big step toward our number one goal next year, which is working with retailers to demonstrate how dramatically and positively Bonfire and Salomon Snowboards have changed for the better in the last year. I’m stoked to have him on board – he’s an old friend, a super solid sales manager and a dedicated veteran of the sideways lifestyle,” said Director of Marketing Brad Steward. (more…)
Rick Alden Of Skullcandy Named Finalist In Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur Of 2009 Contest
0Narrowed down to five CEOs across the country, online voting will determine the winner
(Park City, UT) September 16, 2009 – Rick Alden, founder and CEO of Skullcandy, has been named one-of-five finalists for the Entrepreneur of 2009 contest in Entrepreneur magazine presented by The UPS Store®, perhaps the most prestigious award bestowed upon entrepreneurs today. Now through October 12, 2009, Skullcandy customers and supporters can vote for industry veteran Alden to become the Entrepreneur of 2009 at entrepreneur.com/e2009/vote/established. (more…)