Narrow Skis For 1650 Euros On Sale On eBay

Narrow Skis For 1650 Euros On Sale On eBay

Newsfeed, Trivia
Saturdays are for leaping through the pages of , well, eBay trying to find something exciting and ski-related ( which is the same thing, of course) And guess what? Just found an item worth reporting about: Cross country skis for 1.650 euros plus charges. A seller from German Thuringia is asking just that for a truly unusual specimen that we never came across before: Germina Bogner Bamboo Now, everybody knows Bogner, that epitome of luxury in downhill skiing. Last season anyone willing to part with her or his hard earned 3000 euros could have had Bogner Bamboo Allterrain downhill skis, "real oiled bamboo wood surface, stainless steel logo, hand-made in Germany". But that's common with a cousin of narrow skis, with its eccentric tech and prices. To pay 1650 euros…
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Daily Skier’s Weekly Digest

Daily Skier’s Weekly Digest

Newsfeed, Trivia
Starting this week, we try a new format: compilation of the ( subjectively chosen) best stories related to cross country skiing & everything that is happening around it, featuring both the topics we covered throughout the week - and those we didn't. Read, share, comment - and let us know what you think. - The corporate owner of Salomon and Atomic may be sold to Chinese investors. Finnish Amer Sports has revealed that it has been approached by a consortium of Chinese sportswear company Anta and FountainVest Partners, a Hong Kong private equity group with an offer of €4.6 billion in all-cash buyout. Or over 25% more than the market value of the company was before the announcement ( Amer Sports is a publicly traded company) https://dailyskier.com/2018/09/17/atomic-and-salomon-to-be-sold-to-chinese-investors/ - Charlotte Kalla beat the pack…
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Northug Is King – Of Instagram + Other News About Most Important Social Media Net

Northug Is King – Of Instagram + Other News About Most Important Social Media Net

Newsfeed, Trivia
It would be silly to equate a popularity of sportsman or woman with amount of Instagram followers he/she has. Silly – but we will nonetheless. Because how else is to gauge the said popularity across the board? Generation Z is in love with Snapchat and VSCO while Gen X seem to prefer FB and/or Twitter. Where do they all meet? On Instagram with its one billion+ subscribers. And as to why is it important – here's just one piece of data that should remove any need for further explanations: 44% of young folks of Gen Z indicated that Instagram influences their shopping decisions. With Millennials it falls to 21% but nobody would dispute it's still huge. We have looked at the Instagram accounts of world's top skiers – and those…
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Dream XCSki City To Be Built – And We Already Want To Move There

Dream XCSki City To Be Built – And We Already Want To Move There

Newsfeed, Training & Outfitting
...Almost 100 years ago great Le Corbusier, father of modern urban planning, came up with Ville Radieuse or Radiant City - an ideal city project where everything is done to " to reunite man, nature, and the machine in an unalienated harmony" Now Serneke, one of Sweden's largest construction companies, wants to take the ideal city concept a step further by adding one hitherto missing crucial element within that city: cross country ski track. Serneke and the municipality of Järfälla have agreed to move forward with plans of development brand new neighborhood. ".... In Järfälla City we are planning housing units, hotels, shops, restaurants - and a 1.2 km long cross country ski trail built underground and open all year around!" declares Serneke at its website And this is how…
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Atomic And Salomon To Be Sold To Chinese Investors?

Atomic And Salomon To Be Sold To Chinese Investors?

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
The corporate owner of Salomon and Atomic may be sold to Chinese investors. Finnish Amer Sports has revealed last week that it had received what they termed as "indication of interest" from a consortium of Chinese sportswear company Anta and FountainVest Partners, a Hong Kong private equity group. It must be quite a serious "indication of interest" since, unusually, the offer size was revealed: the Chinese are ready to purchase the whole Amer Sports for a rather princely €4.6 billion in all-cash buyout. Or over 25% more than the market value of the company was before the announcement ( Amer Sports is a publicly traded company) Anta is big in team sports in China and is starting to make inroads into pro-basketball in the US: they just unveiled signature Klay Thompson shoes…
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