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Ski hardware 2006-7: news from the ispo trade fair, Munich
 Poster: A snowHead
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The world's largest sports trade fair - ispo, Munich - opened its doors to the world's ski business yesterday ... and made its annual awards for innovation. These are the winning products for next winter 2006-7, which show x-country and back-country hardware making inventive breakthroughs:

- Fischer Jibskate skis: "First Nordic twintip skis for a new way of cross-country skiing"
- Salomon SNS Pilot Equipe Classic bindings: "Lightest x-country binding: 260g per pair"
- Swix Sport Force poles: "One-piece monocoque pole that .. unsurpassed stiffness"
- Elan Speedwave skis: "Easier turns at short and long radii, 15% weight reduction"
- Fritschi Diamir Freeride Plus bindings: "Unequaled power transmission and stability, comfortable ascent and walking"
- Scarpa Tornado boots: "True freeride boot. Mix between a touring boot and an alpine ski boot."
- W.L. Gore Windstopper Snowsport jacket: "Absolutely windproof, water resistant, ideal protection"
- Black Diamond Anarchist Backpack: "Integrated AvaLung ... mouthpiece integrated in the left carrying strap, true chance of survival to 70% of all avalanche victims"

Quotes are extracted from this report by SkiPressWorld.com.

Any comments?


Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 31-01-06 12:22; edited 1 time in total
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I really like the idea of the Avalung backpack. The issue with Avalung has always been that you wear it outside everything and by the time you a a pack etc, you have more different straps and bits hanging off you than the average conetents of a ski shop!

This still leaves a dilema! Do you buy an avalung backpack or an ABS one? Do you help save yourself if buried or hope you don't get buried! I have seen/heard enough evidence to believe that both are very good and give you a better chance of survival and while I know that the best thing is not to get caught in the first place, it doesn't matter who you are or who you ski with, accidents happen.
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More news from the ispo fair in Munich: SkiPressWorld reports more detail on some of the design innovations mentioned above, including the Elan Speedwave Series, Black Diamond AvaLung backpack, and some ski and boot tweaks from Blizzard and Fischer:

http://www.skipressworld.com/us/en/daily_news/2006/01/ispo_rocks_on.html?cat=Events

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If anyone's out at ispo, please report interesting stuff seen or heard.
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davidof has just filed a report from ispo for PisteHors.com:

http://pistehors.com/comments/552_0_1_0_C/
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