On Saturday at SIA 2013, we had a few extra minutes to see our local pals over at Icelantic and see what was in the pipeline. Travis Parr I’m glad we did because artist, Travis Parr, has decided to work in a three dimensional aspect to next season’s designs. And they look great. They’re risky,…
Walking the floor at the Denver Convention Center is overwhelming: there are booths, and walls, and gear, and people everywhere. But cutting through all the noise and commotion is one thing: mustard. The color is everywhere on jackets and pants. This is not your 80s “neon” yellow, this is a “saturated bright”, as we’ve been…
The BEARTek bluetooth gloves, which can control your phone or MP3 player just by touching your fingers together, are the best technology to come to snow sports in a while.
We met with the founders, Tarik and Willie, at SIA and really enjoyed chatting with them about the product and demonstrate them. They’re a fairly simple concept: a Bluetooth control device that pairs with your phone or player, and sends the play/pause, answer/hangup, fast forward/backwards signals over the air to your device. It doesn’t drain your battery or your wallet and means you get to keep your gloves on.
This is a great story of a smart technology company that can solve real “problems” (taking off gloves to answer calls, changing your music without taking your phone out of your pocket, etc.). I’m looking forward to seeing these gloves gain traction soon…
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Instead of enjoying the blue bird day and fresh snow, we’ll be at the SIA Snow Show today to get the latest scoop on next season’s goods!
Are you (or your company) going to SIA in Denver this year? Shoot us an email if you want to meet up or have something interesting to share: http://cosnow.com/contact/
Is anyone headed to #SIA in Denver this weekend? I’m trying to find good reasons to hang out indoors and coming up short… no offense, exhibitors.
The ski industry has put out a video detailing the “state of the industry”:
The 2010/11 winter season was a record year for the snow sports industry. Why? Find out from this State of the Industry review of SIA’s Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report giving an overview of retail sales, trends, consumer behavior and participation.
The details may not be interesting to the typical skier but the stats are fascinating. Clocking in at 10 minutes some highlights include: $3.3 billion in retail sales, highest snowfall in 20 years, and over 21 million snow sports participants.
Aspen has brought the X Games down from the mountain into the city this year. Visit Skyline Park at 16th and Arapahoe from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM this week to watch the X Games highlights on a huge inflated screen underneath the clocktower. From 2010 X Games Showing Have a seat and enjoy inexpensive…
