Poster: A snowHead
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I found this very interesting (to me anyway) article about the Italian city of Montebelluna, where much of the world's sports footwear is designed (and some of it, like Scarpa, is still manufactured).
As an aside, I wonder whether the region has any factory retail outlets? If so a short detour for anyone travelling from Venice to the Dolomites might be worthwhile.....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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All my Scarpa footwear (hiking boots, winter boots and casual shoes) comes from Romania. Not sure what they actually still produce in Italy in reality. Still great footwear
Funny thing about boots is how the shape and fitting is often dictated by the de facto foot size and shape of the origin nation. Italians are know for longer narrower feet hence Scarpa and Salewa fit that way.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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(and some of it, like Scarpa, is still manufactured). |
That explains a lot.
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@geepee, yes as I wrote it I thought that might provoke some comments....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@geepee, “Great men are not born great, they are feckin manufactured . . .”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather (slightly adapted)
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quite a few outlets in the area, not just manufacturers but EU distributors etc. tend to be here too -
Scarpa - Asolo
Asolo - errr Asolo & Feltre
Fischer - Montebelluna
Tecnica/rollerblade - Treviso
Karpos/Sportful/Castelli (for outdoor & nordic ski) Fonzaso
La Sportiva - Montebelluna
Patagonia - Cornuda
Moncler - Noale
North Face - Cornuda
Orizo - Cornuda
There's also a load of outlets up by Bolzano since a few climbing/ski companies up there.
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