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Des de 1979. 16 botigues repartides en totes les estacions d' esqui d' Andorra, sempre a peu de pistes. Amb un equip de gent professional, que us aconsellaran segons les vostres necessitats, i us explicaran com aconseguir que el vostre material d' esqui o snoboard estigui sempre en bon estat. Oferim mes de 5.000.- equipaments d' esqui i d' snoboard de lloguer, adaptat per a tos els nivells. Per les vostre compres, tenim n gran assortiment en tèxtil, accessoris i material d' esqui de les millors marques, i tot el neccesari per la practica del' esqui i l' snowboard.
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ORDINO ARCALIS - VALLNORD - El proyecto del 'half pipe' ya es público . La nueva infraestructura de Arcalís también dispondrá del 'big air' y el presupuesto de licitación es de 370.000 €.
El Gobierno hizo público ayer el proyecto del half-pipe en Arcalís y el consiguiente estudio de impacto ambiental, que se puede encontrar en el Comú de Ordino hasta el 27 de este mes y que se ha diseñado bajo las directrices de la Federación Andorrana de Esquí y de la Internacional, para que esté homologado para acoger competiciones de prestigio mundial como las ya concedidas dos pruebas de la Copa de Europa, el próximo año.
El dossier contiene el proyecto de evaluación del impacto ambiental, el de seguridad y salud, y un estudio geológico y geotécnico; según la descripción que se hace la nueva infraestructura de Arcalís también dispondrá del big air y en el que se detalla el presupuesto de licitación, que asciende a unos 370.000 euros desglosados en 278.000 para la ejecución del material, 44.500 para gastos generales y el beneficio industrial, 32.000 para partidas a justificar y 14.000 para impuestos indirectos. Según las conclusiones de la empresa consultora Ambiotec, el proyecto se puede salir adelante sin ningún problema.
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ANDORRA-GRANDVALIRA . Grandvalira abre circuito "con efecto sorpresa" para descubrir flora y fauna. Andorra la Vella (Andorra), 13 ago (EFE).- La estación de Grandvalira, en Andorra, ha abierto hoy al público un nuevo circuito "Circuit Natura Forn Natur", ubicado a 2000 metros de altura sobre el municipio de Canillo, según ha explicado Ton Naudi, director de calidad y medio ambiente.
El circuito tiene un "efecto sorpresa" y está pensado para que se pueda pasar por diferentes estadios en los que se ponen a prueba los cinco sentidos mientras descubren las especies animales y vegetales que lo rodean.
Ton Naudi ha explicado, durante una visita guiada al circuito, que se trata de "algo diferente" que el turista debe descubrir "por sí solo".
Aquellos que se adentren por el interior de este circuito, que contará con guías especializados, podrán encontrar por ejemplo, réplicas de un Oso Bruno o de una familia de jabalíes; o conocer qué sonidos emiten pájaros como el ruiseñor, la perdiz o el arrendajo.
Los más pequeños podrán descubrir, a través del tacto, la diferencia entre varias plantas o divisar algunos de los picos más altos del país. En la visita por la tarde se incluye una merienda típica de montaña, en una zona con pastor y ovejas incluidas.
La inversión para la puesta en marcha de este circuito ha sido de 90.000 euros y la intención de Grandvalira es seguir ampliando sus contenidos y ofrecer un circuito que "vaya más allá de lo convencional" y pueda permanecer abierto en invierno.EFE
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ANDORRA, La cadena guatemalteca abrirá un nuevo espacio en Andorra de la mano del operador español Eat Out. En el resto del mundo se esperan aperturas en India y Emiratos Árabes.
Eat Out Group continúa dando forma a los planes de expansión de Pollo Campero desde que se realizó la joint venture entre ambas compañías y ahora está extendiendo sus brazos hasta Andorra, donde abrirá el primer restaurante de la cadena guatemalteca en el nuevo centro comercial Illa Carlemany.
Pollo Campero aterriza así en un nuevo territorio gracias a un acuerdo entre el grupo de restauración español Eat Out, y la empresa andorrana Ápats, para la explotación de su restaurante bajo franquicia.
Desde América Latina, la franquicia Pollo Campero se está haciendo un hueco en España, donde ya cuenta con tres locales en nuestro país, el último abierto recientemente en la localidad de Can Dragó, Barcelona. De este modo, Pollo Campero continúa su proceso de expansión por el mundo.
Con este acuerdo Eat Out contribuirá a la apertura de 100 nuevos restaurantes de Pollo Campero en España de los cuales 75 serán franquiciados y 25 propios, mientras que la empresa guatemalteca propiciará la llegada a América Latina de franquicias como la bocatería Pans & Company. Esta alianza entre Eat Out y Pollo Campero se formalizó el año pasado en la Ciudad Condal.
Pollo Campero es la cadena de restaurantes más grande de América Latina, con más de 300 restaurantes en 11 países, incluidos Estados Unidos, México, España, Indonesia y China, cuenta con 10.000 empleados que atienden a más de 85 millones de clientes cada año.
El próximo paso de la expansión global de Campero es la apertura en India y los Emiratos Árabes, donde planea abrir restaurantes en Dubái, Bajaén, Kuwait y Qatar.
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OPEN YOUR EYES TO ANDORRA WINTER PARADISE... SKY IN ANDORRA... RENT
SKIS IN PIC NEGRE ANDORRA.Open your eyes to Andorra’s winter delights
. Richard Jones and his family find competitive prices, well groomed
slopes and a party atmosphere in the snow-covered playground of the
Pyrenees.
Published: 21/11/2009 .
MY
YOUNG daughter’s eyes lit up with excitement and bewilderment – like
her mum, she had never been on a winter holiday before and the sight of
the snow-topped Pyrenees peaks had them both in awe.
We were on a
coach in southern France en route to Andorra, where it turned out to be
even colder than the bitter British winter we had left behind.
Once
described as a cross between the mythical valley of Shangri-La and
Heathrow airport’s duty-free malls, Andorra nestles in the Pyrenees
between France and Spain.
It’s a tiny principality, but prosperous
due to the nine million visitors who come each year for its majestic
snow-topped peaks and tariff-free goods – not to mention its tax-haven
status.
The resort of Pal-Arinsal has become one of the most popular
in the region by offering the holy trinity to skiers: competitive
prices, well groomed slopes and a party atmosphere.
When Rachel,
two-year-old Isla and I arrived in the town, our first impression was a
ski-ing nirvana with plenty of winter-sports shops and bars centred on
the gondola.
Thanks to an abundance of snowfall, and snow cannons up
top if needed, the slopes open earlier than usual each year, and the
new Seturia cable-car system between Arinsal and Pal has created the
largest ski-ing area in the Pyrenees at a whopping 140km.
Meanwhile,
in the summer months, tourists can go walking, parasailing and
go-carting. There’s also the Mountain Bike World Cup each May.
Our
home for the week was the English-run aparthotel Sant Andreu, and the
meal on the Sunday evening was a welcome roast buffet with a choice of
beef, pork and grilled mackerel.
However, before that, we
headed down to St Moritz ski-hire shop to pick up our boots, skis and
poles. Or of course you can visit PIC NEGRE http://www.picnegre.com , 17 shops everywhere in Andorra to rent your skis ans snowboarding. Also you can rent in http://www.alquileresquisandorra.com , 10% by Internet reservation.
Our
Crystal rep, Sam, then handed out our lift passes and ski-school
tokens, so by 7pm we were kitted out and ready for our first day’s
ski-ing.
After breakfast the next morning, it was a five-minute walk down the hill to the gondola and up to Vallnord ski park.
Rachel
and I were immediately impressed by the feeling of the Skippy Park
creche adjacent to the slopes which cares for children from newborn up
to those slightly older than Isla.
The place seemed very secure, and
judging by Isla’s reaction to the plentiful Mickey Mouse toys,
pushchairs and art boards, she was won over, too.
Mummy and daddy
then joined ski-school groups which are specially tailored for British
tourists. As a “fresher” skier, Rachel and the other beginners started
out on the “magic carpet” with instructor Clive and learned the usual
first-day basics, including the snow plough, sliding and turning.
Meanwhile,
I joined an intermediate group led by an Argentinean instructor called
Andres who made it his goal to refine my parallel ski-ing technique
over the next five days.
The school runs each day between 9.30am and
noon, so in the afternoons, Rachel and I were able to practise on our
own and spend some time together.
Plastic pull-along sledges can be
hired from the ski-hire shop for three euros, and this proved to be a
bargain as our adventurous daughter was in her element going up and
down the small hills during lunchtime.
After a couple of misty days,
the weather was much improved by Wednesday, and thanks to the
crystal-clear blue skies and the bright sunshine, the views of the
stunning Pyrenees made for our most enjoyable day of the holiday.
That
evening, we had a couple of drinks during the hotel’s two-for-one happy
hour while Isla played with other children before partaking in the
typical Brit-abroad pastime of watching football on Sky Sports.
By the fifth day, the weather was very changeable again, with heavy sleet and snow interspersed by sunshine and mist.
Rachel had her first trip up the six-man chairlift in the morning and was shocked by the difference at the top.
The
mountains at the Arinsal summit are hemmed in on either side by ridges,
and at times, it seems like you are travelling down a long tunnel.
Moving
further along to the slopes of Pal, things apparently get even more
interesting. The cable-car system provides advanced skiers with some
pretty challenging red and black runs, and there’s also a short coach
trip available to the legendary pistes of Arcalis.
Off the slopes,
Thursday night is curry night at the San Andreu, so for an extra five
euros each, guests can sample hotel chef Michael’s fresh, home-made
Indian dishes and naan breads. Due to the onset of wet and windy
weather, our end-of-week slalom time trials had to be cancelled, and
after looking at the weather forecast, Rachel and I decided that Friday
would be our final day of ski-ing.
That afternoon, although we were
relieved to return our heavy equipment, there were lumps in our throats
as our ski-ing adventure was at an end.
The Derby Irish bar is the
local haunt of the Vallnord instructors, and on the Friday evening, the
three of us popped down so that Clive and Andres could go through our
techniques before presenting us with our ski-ing diplomas. You find
also the Vallnord instructors in QUO VADIS PUB in ARINSAL, the owner,
DANI is one of the best managers in Arinsal resort, always thinking
about, wich is the best service English clients enjoy.
Later on that
night, I ventured out to sample Arinsal’s night life, namely heavy
drinking and bad dancing at El Cau’s weekly 1970s night.
Sam and
the rest of the reps donned their Village People attire and took part
in the traditional Full Monty at the end of the night, while I stumbled
back to the San Andreu at 3am the worse for wear after a few too many
San Miguels and shots.
On our final day, we took Isla on a bus trip
to the town of Andorra La Vella, where we had a walk on the riverside,
did some duty-free shopping in the dirt-cheap Hipa Andorra and had a
spot of lunch in one of the tapas bars.
Andorra La Vella is also
home to the Caldea complex, where visitors can relax in the many linked
indoor and outdoor pools, saunas and Turkish baths, which have no doubt
contributed to Andorrans’ life expectancy, being the highest on the
planet at an incredible average of 83-and-a-half years.
The vicious
storms in the area got so bad on the Saturday that the ski lifts closed
at lunchtime. However, thanks to a snow plough and a switch of
departure airports from Toulouse across one border in France to
Barcelona Girona over another in neighbouring Spain, the three of us
left with a minimum of fuss.
Contrast this to the week after we
arrived back home in late-January when the UK experienced its heaviest
snow in almost two decades – only a dusting, really – which brought the
country’s infrastructure to a shuddering halt.
If only the
Andorran authorities had struggled in the same manner, we might have
been “stranded” in Arinsal for a few more days. If only, indeed.
http://www.picnegre.com
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Dive Under The Ice At 2000m In Vallnord . 40 mins ago Alicia Taylor, Executive Editor, Europe Comments (0)Scuba diving at 2000m in Vallnord Scuba diving at 2000m in Vallnord At A Glance.
Where: Arcalis, Andorra.
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Scuba diving at more than 2000 metres altitude is the latest trend in Vallnord. The activity combines skiing down to a frozen lake or pool then scuba diving under the ice.
There are two options: a "baptism" for beginners and technical diving for qualified divers. Once the dive has finished, the descent continues through the mountains of Arcalis.
The diving baptisms are a 12-metre dive in La Canaleta pool (2060m) which is complete with an artificial dam to produce snow and ice. This dive is aimed at beginners over the age of 14 and lasts for 15 to 20 minutes and costs €75 per person.
This beginners' dive consists of a descent via a blue slope, wearing the special equipment provided by the organisation, and a submersion under the waters with the supervision of an instructor. The baptism can be done from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes materials and insurance.
The second option is aimed at qualified divers or people who have done a previous dive. This dive, which offers the chance to dive to 23 metres, is done in the Tristaina Lake (2305m). It lasts for 5.5 hours and takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m and costs €295.
The starting point is the La Coma Restaurant in the Arcalís sector and there are three ways to reach the lake: by helicopter, with snowshoes, or using a good off-piste track. A minimum of three people are needed to carryout the activity.
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LA MINI ESTACION DE PERETOL SE CONVIERTE EN LE OCTAVO ACCESO A GRANDVALIRA, 10 viajes, 100 pesetas. La familia Peretol abrió en 1975 un telesquí justo al lado del hotel que regentaba. En la zona aprendieron a esquiar generaciones de amantes del deporte blanco. Después de años parado, el espacio revive esta temporada a raíz de un acuerdo de explotación con Grandvalira.
Era en marzo de 1975 cuando la familia Peretol, de la parroquia de Canillo, decidió poner en marcha una instalación de esquí que funcionaría como revulsivo de la zona de Bordes d'Envalira. Se trataba de un telesilla, situado justo al lado del hotel bautizado con el nombre de la casa, y en la parte baja de unos terrenos ideales para destinarlos a los esquiadores debutantes.
8-didacDe enseguida, tal y como recuerda Miquel Naudi, de casa Peretol, la idea comenzó a funcionar. "Había mucho movimiento; venían muchos franceses y españoles a esquiar", explica. Eran años en que el deporte blanco empezaba a encauzarse y a tomar fuerza en el Principado. De hecho, la canillenca estación de Soldeu había iniciado la actividad años antes, a finales de la década de los cincuenta, y ya tenía sus adeptos.
Desde entonces, las maneras de esquiar, los equipamientos y la afición por esta actividad, han evolucionado a pasos agigantados. "Uy, sí, los esquís se iban modernizando de año en año. Y todo ha cambiado mucho!", Expone sonriendo Naudi. Y las tarifas, como el resto de cuestiones que rodean el sector de la nieve, también han ido adaptándose al paso del tiempo. En los años setenta, los de casa Peretol vendían los forfaits de la época con un paquete de viajes. Ofrecían de dos maneras. De diez y de veinte bajadas. Los precios, claro, eran diferentes según el tipo de abono por el que optara: el cartón de diez viajes costaba cien pesetas y el de veinte, ciento cincuenta.
"La gente nos venía con los cartones y nosotros, mi hermano y yo, íbamos cobrando. Y había clientes que nos llevaban los pases con algún viaje aún para gastar después de dos años!"
La pasada temporada, aún volvieron a poner en marcha el telesquí, ofrecían tarifas de 18 euros por día y 15, para los que preferían esquiar únicamente media jornada.
Negocio familiar
El de Envalira fue siempre, desde que se activó, un negocio familiar. En un principio, comenta Naudi, fueron él y su hermano, con la ayuda de algunos trabajadores, los que se encargaban de gestionar la zona. Más adelante, cuando las hijas de Miquel crecieron, también daban una mano. "Los fines de semana, cuando no iban a clase", precisa.
Y, de hecho, la clientela que especialmente acudía hasta el Peretol, también estaba llena de familias.
Esta temporada, el área volverá a disfrutar de actividad plena, cuando haya nieve natural suficiente para poder deslizarse en condiciones. La familia propietaria de la zona y del remonte, ha sellado un acuerdo de explotación con Joan Viladomat, según el cual el dominio Grandvalira gestionará el área durante doce años.
Estratégicamente, el Peretol tiene mucha importancia para la estación, porque el punto donde se ubica el telesquí y la pista de debutantes está en la parte baja del Pla de les Pedres, justo donde se unen los dominios de Ensisa y SAETDE. Todo ello convierte a este en el octavo acceso al dominio de Grandvalira y servirá para complementar la oferta que se da a los clientes en Grau Roig.
Para este año, como la conexión física con el resto de la estación no se ha podido hacer, el dominio estudia trasladar algunos clientes desde allí hasta el plano de las Piedras a través de máquinas pisanieves.
También se ha garantizado que el telesquí, que adquirieron los Naudi los años setenta a una casa especializada de Grenoble, funciona perfectamente. "Yo la he ido haciendo funcionar cada año y para esta temporada se revisó para que fuera bien", asegura Naudi. Ahora sólo queda que nieve, (no hay cañones de nieve artificial) para que el Peretol reviva de nuevo.
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![Atomic Austria GmbH is a ski producer located in Altenmarkt, Salzburg, Austria. It is wholly owned by Finnish parent company Amer Sports, which also owns Wilson Sporting Goods, Suunto Oy, Salomon and Precor USA. Its products are sold worldwide. It has provided the skis for many professional skiers such as Hermann Maier and Bode Miller. Atomic is especially known for their racing skis, and many World Cup champions have used Atomic equipment. Recent winners on Atomic include Hermann Maier (in 2007 he changed to Head[1]), Benjamin Raich, Stephan Eberharter, and Aksel Lund Svindal. The powerhouse Austrian ski team has an especially close relationship with Atomic. Atomic skis became widely popular in the U.S. following the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, at which Bill Johnson won the gold medal in the Downhill on 225 cm Atomic "Red Sleds". In 1955 the company was founded by Alois Rohrmoser in Wagrain, Austria. He bought a wheelwright shop, and expanded its production to incude winter sports equipment, using local timber resources and a crew of four craftsmen. In addition to making wheels and sleds, by 1957, the company was making 2000 pairs of wood laminated skis. The following year, the company discontinued making wheels and sleds, and manufactured 5,000 pairs of hand-made wood laminate skis. By 1966, the company had added modern electronic controls and automatic presses, permitting improvements in quality and quantity, as well as advances such as a metal sandwich skis. Atomic's reputation spread when, in the 1968 Winter Olympics,Olga Pall won the women's downhill using Atomic Skis. In 1971, the company built a new factory in Altenmarkt . By 1985, the company had two factories, covering 4 acres, with 590 craftsmen making 720,000 pairs of skis, approximately 89% alpine, and 11% nordic. Approximately 120,000 pairs were sold in the US that year. The company was later bankrupted by Austrian union bank BAWAG and sold to Amer Sports.](images/147_atomic_logo_red_med.jpg){kind=logo}
![Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK), based in Huntington Beach, California, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment. Its logo, designed by the company founder Alan Green in Torquay, Victoria, Australia in the early 1970s[1], inspired by Hokusai's woodcut The Great Wave off Kanagawa[2] consists of a large wave with a mountain on a red background. The company also markets a line of apparel for young girls and women, under the brand Roxy. Its logo consists of two copies of the Quiksilver logo, one reflected, forming a heart. The company's DC and Hawk brands are also synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, and its beach- and water-oriented swimwear brands include Raisins, Radio Fiji and Leilani. Quiksilver also carries a line of high-end apparel and accessories under its QuiksilverEdition brand. Quiksilver supports the worldwide boardriding community through its self-titled foundation launched in 2005. The Quiksilver Foundation works to provide environmental, educational, health and youth-related projects to worthy boardriding communities around the globe. Quiksilver Travel also offers snow and surf travel packages to exotic locations such as Samoa, Peru and Costa Rica. Quiksilver purchased Skis Rossignol for $560 million in 2005, but sold Rossignol on November 12th, 2008 for 30 million euros ($37.5 million) in cash and a 10 million euro note ($12.5 million).[3] It owned golf-equipment maker Cleveland Golf up until October 31, 2007, when it sold the company to a Japanese sporting goods company.[4] In 2009 Moody's included Quiksilver on its Bottom Rung list of companies most likely to default on its debt.[5] Quiksilver today . Quiksilver operates over 600[6] stand-alone stores in major cities across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. There are two types of Quiksilver operated stores which are known as either "Boardriders Club" or "Factory" stores. Their products are also sold in many other outlets across the world such as the Fells Point Surf Company or the Ron Jon Surf Shop. In addition, the company operates a number of separate Roxy and Quiksilver Youth stores. As of 2008[update], Quiksilver sponsors around 500 amateur and professional surfers, snowboarders, skiers, and skateboarders. Among them are surfer Kelly Slater and skateboarder Tony Hawk. They also have the naming rights to the Quiksilver Pro surfing tournament for men and Roxy Pro tournament for women in Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia and France. Roxy Founded in 1990, with its core in board sports, Roxy is the fashion apparel brand that expresses the coastal and mountain casual lifestyle. Roxy's philosophy revolves around five core ideals - daring and confident, naturally beautiful, fun and alive. Since its inception, Roxy has grown to be the largest action sport fashion apparel company for young women. In addition to apparel, the brand also provides accessories, home items, hard goods (snow and surf), wetsuits, footwear, books, perfumes and several other product categories. Brands under the Roxy umbrella include Roxy, Roxy Girl and Teenie Wahine. The Roxy brand also supports women in sports, particularly in the surf and snow category. The Roxy team consists of world-class athletes who shred the mountain and the waves. The surf team consists of: Lisa Andersen - 4X World Ch ...Megan Abubo - 2005 World Champion currently in the 2008 ASP race . Sally Fitzgibbons - 2007 Juniors World Champion; fastest surfer, man or woman, to qualify for the ASP World Tour Jen Smith - 2007 Longboard World Champion Kassia Meador - Longboard World Champion The snow team consists of: Torah Bright - Olympic snowboarder; 2007 World Champion and 2007 X-Game Superpipe Gold Medalist Sarah Burke - 2X X-Games Freeski Superpipe Gold Medalist Kjersti Buaas - Olympic snowboarder Roxy Sailing : Samantha Davies - 2008 Vendée Globe participant In addition to supporting athletes, Roxy sponsors several stops of the world ASP Tour with the Roxy Jam Biarritz (France), the Roxy Pro Gold Coast (Australia) and the Roxy Pro Hawaii (USA). Roxy also sponsors stops on the snowboard Ticket to Ride (TTR) tour with the Roxy Chicken Jam (USA) and the Roxy Chicken Jam Europe (Austria). Quiksilver Women's After four decades marketing primarily towards males, Quiksilver developed a line of clothes for women. The collection includes a full range of knits, wovens, dresses, denim, essentials and organic cotton tees. siteLA As part of the introduction of its new collection for women, Quiksilver selected six women to be Visionaries in Residence at Quiksilver’s siteLA, a communal work and exhibition space in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The residency program is a year-long engagement for women working in and across creative cultural fields. Although they have been selected for their independent projects, they share a communal workspace and together create public programs and host special events at siteLA. The six Visionaries in Residence are: • Beth Jones – Fashion blogger and aspiring entrepreneur opening up her own “Vintage Society” clothing shop. • Sara Anderson – Artist, performer and connector who inspires art for people of all ages, genders and economic backgrounds through collaborative drawing, video, dance and sound. • Dorothy Le – Bicycling activist and safety advocate empowering women to safely cycle around Los Angeles. • Jesse Rodato – Architect, interior designer and humanitarian developing mobile playgrounds, skate parks and urban shelters for inner city youth. • Khrystyne Zurian – Automotive designer creating the interior and exterior of a concept vehicle that reflects the active, healthy and eco-friendly experience of independent and creative young women. • Pilar Diaz – Talented singer and songwriter working on her solo project, a bilingual record that she is recording and promoting through siteLA. Quiksilver milestones 2008: Kelly Slater wins the inaugural contest of the 2008 Men's ASP World Championship Tour, the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast of Australia, furthering his record with 35 ASP World Tour Victories. Slater wins his ninth world title in Mundaka, Spain 2007: Kelly Slater Wins at Trestles, sets new World Record with 34 ASP World Tour Victories - Quiksilver's Dane Reynolds landed the most coveted surf magazine photo of the year for an image captured during the filming of Young Guns 3 in Bali. Adam Durrant becomes the youngest surfer to accept and award at the 2007 surfer poll awards for best male performance. - Travis Rice wins the Snowboard US Open. - Quiksilver Inc. announces launch of Women’s line for fall 2008 - Adam Durrant scores best performance by a male at the 2007 surfer poll awards. 2006: Quiksilver released the 320-page, full color book The Mountain & the Wave, The Quiksilver Story. - Dane's movie "First Chapter" won for Best Male Performance in a Video and, most importantly, Video of the Year at the Surfer Poll Awards. Kelly also took out yet another first in the Reader Poll. - Quiksilver announces opening of new Mountain Center in Park City, Utah. 2005: Quiksilver Foundation is established - Danny Way jumped the Great Wall - Kelly Slater wins record breaking 7th World Title 2004: Quiksilver acquires DC Shoe Company - QSE partners with Airstream - “The Quiksilver Crossing” comes to America 2003: Quiksilver continues involvement with environment, education, and science with projects “Quikscience Challenge” and “Adopt-A-Village” - Roxy teams up with MTV to launch Surf Girls TV show - Q.S. Entertainment teams up with Fox TV to launch 54321 TV Show - Quiksilver announces joint venture for retail expansion into Mainland China with partners Glorious Sun 2002: Quiksilver Inc. and Quiksilver Asia Pacific merge to form global operating entity - Quiksilver designs revolutionary new wetsuit. “The Cell” is for all degrees of surfing. Revolutionary design, increased flexibility, lighter in weight, total freedom! 2001: Kelly Slater goes back on tour, un-retires 2000: Quiksilver, Inc. established the Quiksilver trademarks world wide with the acquisition of all of the shares in Quiksilver International - QS forms alliance with Tony Hawk to create signature apparel line, “Hawk” is launched - First Roxy store opens. first Roxy surf camp established 1999: The “Quiksilver Crossing” is launched. The greatest surf adventure ever with a strong environment focus - Josh Ashworth redefines golfwear at Quiksilver with “Fidra” - Quiksilver Inc. moves to Huntington Beach 1998: Kelly Slater wins his sixth ASP world title and Quiksilver goes one, two, three in the world with Kelly, Mick Cambell, and Danny Wills - Quiksilver Inc. lists on the New York stock exchange. Bell rings for ZQK - Kelly Slater retires 1997: Quiksilver.com - Kelly Slater highest money earner in ASP history 1996 1996: Quiksilver creates “Winter Sorts Division” with boards, boots, bindings, accessories and outerwear in conjunction with Mervin 1995: Quiksilver sets the ultimate in standard in professional surfing events by staging the inaugural “Quiksilver Pro” at G-Land Indonesia 1994: Lisa Anderson signs with Roxy and becomes women’s ASP world champion - Roxy introduces first girls boardshort 1993: Roxy launches “Double Heart” logo - Quiksilver acquires “Raisins” swimwear 1991: QS “Boys” begins. “Silver Edition” division begins with “QUE” - Quiksilver Inc. acquires Quiksilver Europe, moves towards creating one global company 1990: Kelly Slater signs with Quiksilver - World champion halfpipe snowboarder Shaun Palmer signs with Quiksilver - Quiksilver introduces “Roxy” brand to surf market 1989: 20 year anniversary of Quiksilver brand 1988: Quiksilver and Tom Carroll create surfing history when the twice world champion signs an exclusive contract for $1 million, the most lucrative deal in the sport 1987: Jack Johnson signs with Quiksilver 1986: Quiksilver Inc. in the United States goes public 1984: 1st “Quiksilver in memory of Eddie Aikau” Big Wave contest held at Sunset Beach, HI, won by Denton Miyamura 1981: Quiksilver commissions Los Angeles designer Ray Smith to update the mountain and wave logo 1980: Quiksilver introduces “Echo Beach” boardshorts featuring radical print design with polka dots harlequins, stars and checks 1978: Quiksilver sponsors its first team riders, Rabbit Bartholomew and Bruce Raymond. Rabbit goes on to win the world title 1976: Jeff Hackman is granted the Quiksilver license. Jeff Hackman and Bob McNight team up to start Quiksilver USA in Newport Beach. Start selling boardshorts out of the back of a green VW bus 1974: U.S. manufacturing (Quiksilver) first exports boardshorts to the Lightning Bolt shop in Hawaii 1970: Quiksilver boardshorts with a swan logo make their first appearance in Australian surf shops. Soon replaced by the first “Mountain and Wave" logo 1969: At the Rip Curl factory in Torquay, Australia, Alan Green starts working on prototypes for a new kind of board short, using aspects of wetsuit technology, such as snaps and Velcro flies](images/133_QuicksilverLOGO.jpg)
![Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK), based in Huntington Beach, California, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment. Its logo, designed by the company founder Alan Green in Torquay, Victoria, Australia in the early 1970s[1], inspired by Hokusai's woodcut The Great Wave off Kanagawa[2] consists of a large wave with a mountain on a red background. The company also markets a line of apparel for young girls and women, under the brand Roxy. Its logo consists of two copies of the Quiksilver logo, one reflected, forming a heart. The company's DC and Hawk brands are also synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, and its beach- and water-oriented swimwear brands include Raisins, Radio Fiji and Leilani. Quiksilver also carries a line of high-end apparel and accessories under its QuiksilverEdition brand. Quiksilver supports the worldwide boardriding community through its self-titled foundation launched in 2005. The Quiksilver Foundation works to provide environmental, educational, health and youth-related projects to worthy boardriding communities around the globe. Quiksilver Travel also offers snow and surf travel packages to exotic locations such as Samoa, Peru and Costa Rica. Quiksilver purchased Skis Rossignol for $560 million in 2005, but sold Rossignol on November 12th, 2008 for 30 million euros ($37.5 million) in cash and a 10 million euro note ($12.5 million).[3] It owned golf-equipment maker Cleveland Golf up until October 31, 2007, when it sold the company to a Japanese sporting goods company.[4] In 2009 Moody's included Quiksilver on its Bottom Rung list of companies most likely to default on its debt.[5] Quiksilver today . Quiksilver operates over 600[6] stand-alone stores in major cities across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. There are two types of Quiksilver operated stores which are known as either "Boardriders Club" or "Factory" stores. Their products are also sold in many other outlets across the world such as the Fells Point Surf Company or the Ron Jon Surf Shop. In addition, the company operates a number of separate Roxy and Quiksilver Youth stores. As of 2008[update], Quiksilver sponsors around 500 amateur and professional surfers, snowboarders, skiers, and skateboarders. Among them are surfer Kelly Slater and skateboarder Tony Hawk. They also have the naming rights to the Quiksilver Pro surfing tournament for men and Roxy Pro tournament for women in Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia and France. Roxy Founded in 1990, with its core in board sports, Roxy is the fashion apparel brand that expresses the coastal and mountain casual lifestyle. Roxy's philosophy revolves around five core ideals - daring and confident, naturally beautiful, fun and alive. Since its inception, Roxy has grown to be the largest action sport fashion apparel company for young women. In addition to apparel, the brand also provides accessories, home items, hard goods (snow and surf), wetsuits, footwear, books, perfumes and several other product categories. Brands under the Roxy umbrella include Roxy, Roxy Girl and Teenie Wahine. The Roxy brand also supports women in sports, particularly in the surf and snow category. The Roxy team consists of world-class athletes who shred the mountain and the waves. The surf team consists of: Lisa Andersen - 4X World Ch ...Megan Abubo - 2005 World Champion currently in the 2008 ASP race . Sally Fitzgibbons - 2007 Juniors World Champion; fastest surfer, man or woman, to qualify for the ASP World Tour Jen Smith - 2007 Longboard World Champion Kassia Meador - Longboard World Champion The snow team consists of: Torah Bright - Olympic snowboarder; 2007 World Champion and 2007 X-Game Superpipe Gold Medalist Sarah Burke - 2X X-Games Freeski Superpipe Gold Medalist Kjersti Buaas - Olympic snowboarder Roxy Sailing : Samantha Davies - 2008 Vendée Globe participant In addition to supporting athletes, Roxy sponsors several stops of the world ASP Tour with the Roxy Jam Biarritz (France), the Roxy Pro Gold Coast (Australia) and the Roxy Pro Hawaii (USA). Roxy also sponsors stops on the snowboard Ticket to Ride (TTR) tour with the Roxy Chicken Jam (USA) and the Roxy Chicken Jam Europe (Austria). Quiksilver Women's After four decades marketing primarily towards males, Quiksilver developed a line of clothes for women. The collection includes a full range of knits, wovens, dresses, denim, essentials and organic cotton tees. siteLA As part of the introduction of its new collection for women, Quiksilver selected six women to be Visionaries in Residence at Quiksilver’s siteLA, a communal work and exhibition space in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The residency program is a year-long engagement for women working in and across creative cultural fields. Although they have been selected for their independent projects, they share a communal workspace and together create public programs and host special events at siteLA. The six Visionaries in Residence are: • Beth Jones – Fashion blogger and aspiring entrepreneur opening up her own “Vintage Society” clothing shop. • Sara Anderson – Artist, performer and connector who inspires art for people of all ages, genders and economic backgrounds through collaborative drawing, video, dance and sound. • Dorothy Le – Bicycling activist and safety advocate empowering women to safely cycle around Los Angeles. • Jesse Rodato – Architect, interior designer and humanitarian developing mobile playgrounds, skate parks and urban shelters for inner city youth. • Khrystyne Zurian – Automotive designer creating the interior and exterior of a concept vehicle that reflects the active, healthy and eco-friendly experience of independent and creative young women. • Pilar Diaz – Talented singer and songwriter working on her solo project, a bilingual record that she is recording and promoting through siteLA. Quiksilver milestones 2008: Kelly Slater wins the inaugural contest of the 2008 Men's ASP World Championship Tour, the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast of Australia, furthering his record with 35 ASP World Tour Victories. Slater wins his ninth world title in Mundaka, Spain 2007: Kelly Slater Wins at Trestles, sets new World Record with 34 ASP World Tour Victories - Quiksilver's Dane Reynolds landed the most coveted surf magazine photo of the year for an image captured during the filming of Young Guns 3 in Bali. Adam Durrant becomes the youngest surfer to accept and award at the 2007 surfer poll awards for best male performance. - Travis Rice wins the Snowboard US Open. - Quiksilver Inc. announces launch of Women’s line for fall 2008 - Adam Durrant scores best performance by a male at the 2007 surfer poll awards. 2006: Quiksilver released the 320-page, full color book The Mountain & the Wave, The Quiksilver Story. - Dane's movie "First Chapter" won for Best Male Performance in a Video and, most importantly, Video of the Year at the Surfer Poll Awards. Kelly also took out yet another first in the Reader Poll. - Quiksilver announces opening of new Mountain Center in Park City, Utah. 2005: Quiksilver Foundation is established - Danny Way jumped the Great Wall - Kelly Slater wins record breaking 7th World Title 2004: Quiksilver acquires DC Shoe Company - QSE partners with Airstream - “The Quiksilver Crossing” comes to America 2003: Quiksilver continues involvement with environment, education, and science with projects “Quikscience Challenge” and “Adopt-A-Village” - Roxy teams up with MTV to launch Surf Girls TV show - Q.S. Entertainment teams up with Fox TV to launch 54321 TV Show - Quiksilver announces joint venture for retail expansion into Mainland China with partners Glorious Sun 2002: Quiksilver Inc. and Quiksilver Asia Pacific merge to form global operating entity - Quiksilver designs revolutionary new wetsuit. “The Cell” is for all degrees of surfing. Revolutionary design, increased flexibility, lighter in weight, total freedom! 2001: Kelly Slater goes back on tour, un-retires 2000: Quiksilver, Inc. established the Quiksilver trademarks world wide with the acquisition of all of the shares in Quiksilver International - QS forms alliance with Tony Hawk to create signature apparel line, “Hawk” is launched - First Roxy store opens. first Roxy surf camp established 1999: The “Quiksilver Crossing” is launched. The greatest surf adventure ever with a strong environment focus - Josh Ashworth redefines golfwear at Quiksilver with “Fidra” - Quiksilver Inc. moves to Huntington Beach 1998: Kelly Slater wins his sixth ASP world title and Quiksilver goes one, two, three in the world with Kelly, Mick Cambell, and Danny Wills - Quiksilver Inc. lists on the New York stock exchange. Bell rings for ZQK - Kelly Slater retires 1997: Quiksilver.com - Kelly Slater highest money earner in ASP history 1996 1996: Quiksilver creates “Winter Sorts Division” with boards, boots, bindings, accessories and outerwear in conjunction with Mervin 1995: Quiksilver sets the ultimate in standard in professional surfing events by staging the inaugural “Quiksilver Pro” at G-Land Indonesia 1994: Lisa Anderson signs with Roxy and becomes women’s ASP world champion - Roxy introduces first girls boardshort 1993: Roxy launches “Double Heart” logo - Quiksilver acquires “Raisins” swimwear 1991: QS “Boys” begins. “Silver Edition” division begins with “QUE” - Quiksilver Inc. acquires Quiksilver Europe, moves towards creating one global company 1990: Kelly Slater signs with Quiksilver - World champion halfpipe snowboarder Shaun Palmer signs with Quiksilver - Quiksilver introduces “Roxy” brand to surf market 1989: 20 year anniversary of Quiksilver brand 1988: Quiksilver and Tom Carroll create surfing history when the twice world champion signs an exclusive contract for $1 million, the most lucrative deal in the sport 1987: Jack Johnson signs with Quiksilver 1986: Quiksilver Inc. in the United States goes public 1984: 1st “Quiksilver in memory of Eddie Aikau” Big Wave contest held at Sunset Beach, HI, won by Denton Miyamura 1981: Quiksilver commissions Los Angeles designer Ray Smith to update the mountain and wave logo 1980: Quiksilver introduces “Echo Beach” boardshorts featuring radical print design with polka dots harlequins, stars and checks 1978: Quiksilver sponsors its first team riders, Rabbit Bartholomew and Bruce Raymond. Rabbit goes on to win the world title 1976: Jeff Hackman is granted the Quiksilver license. Jeff Hackman and Bob McNight team up to start Quiksilver USA in Newport Beach. Start selling boardshorts out of the back of a green VW bus 1974: U.S. manufacturing (Quiksilver) first exports boardshorts to the Lightning Bolt shop in Hawaii 1970: Quiksilver boardshorts with a swan logo make their first appearance in Australian surf shops. Soon replaced by the first “Mountain and Wave" logo 1969: At the Rip Curl factory in Torquay, Australia, Alan Green starts working on prototypes for a new kind of board short, using aspects of wetsuit technology, such as snaps and Velcro flies](images/147_roxxy.jpg)
![The North Face, Inc. is an outdoor product company specializing in outerwear, fleece, footwear, and equipment such as backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags. The clothing and equipment lines are catered towards wilderness chic, climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, hikers, and endurance athletes. The company sponsors professional athletes from the worlds of running, climbing, skiing and snowboarding including David Carrier Porcheron and Johan Olofsson. The North Face brand was established in 1968 in San Francisco, California, when Douglas Tompkins and Dick "Hap" Klopp created an equipment retail store that eventually acquired the current name "The North Face".[citation needed] This name was chosen because the north face of a mountain in the northern hemisphere is generally the most difficult face to climb.[1] By the 1980s, skiwear was added to the line of products, and eventually camping equipment was added as well. The North Face is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the VF Corporation. Today, The North Face is based in San Leandro, California, near its corporate sibling, JanSport. JanSport is the world's largest backpack maker, and together, JanSport and The North Face manufacture nearly half of all small backpacks sold in the United States. The North Face's logo consists of a slightly skewed quarter-circle with two lines running within it. This image is an interpretation of Half Dome, a massive granitic monolith in Yosemite National Park,[3] viewed from the west, with the sheer north (or northwest) face of Half Dome to the left. The North Face maintains strong links with the outdoor community through its sponsored athlete program. Athletes such as Lizzy Hawker who recently won the Ultra Trail Tour du Mont Blanc have benefited greatly from the programme. In addition to selling through outdoor retailers, The North Face operates 34 retail locations in the United States (as of June, 2009), and additional retail locations can be found worldwide. Rise in popularity, counterfeiting, and theft. In the late 1990s and early 2000s with the rise of wilderness chic, The North Face became a well-known brand and its popularity, especially among youth and college students, increased substantially. An upper-end The North Face winter jacket currently costs about $500 USD. Due to the high demand for and the high prices of these products, a market developed for counterfeit (illegally replicated) The North Face goods. Sold on eBay or in other unregulated venues, counterfeits can usually be detected by their misplacement of logos and obvious inferiority of craftsmanship. In addition to this, many counterfeit The North Face products are not made of Gore-Tex or HyVent, despite being so marked. For the same reasons that The North Face products are counterfeited, they are also prime targets for theft. In early 2005, a group of teenagers from Washington D.C. were arrested on charges including the armed robbery of specifically The North Face jackets from randomly picked students on the street. Allegedly, the thieves would then resell the products for a substantially decreased price. The massive counterfeiting has prompted the creation of a website with information for consumers intending to purchase North Face items online in 2004. In August 2007, Businessweek interviewed the owner and featured the site in one of their articles.](images/107_North_Face_Logo1.jpg){kind=logo}
![Oakley was started by James Jannard in 1975 in his garage with an initial investment of $300. The name Oakley came from Jannard's dog, an English Setter. Jannard began by selling what he called 'The Oakley Grip' out of the back of his car at motocross events. His motorcycle grips were unlike other grips riders had seen at the time. The material used to make the grips was called "Unobtanium," a unique creation by Jannard that would get a tacky grip to it when it would become wet, rather than slipping out of the riders hand. Unobtanium is still used to make the earsocks on Oakley glasses, and many of the nose pieces. Although the grips were successful, brand recognition was limited as the grips were usually concealed by the riders' hands. In 1980, Jannard released a pair of goggles called the O-Frame. With the 'Oakley' logo present on the strap, onlookers began to recognize the brand. In 1984, Oakley introduced a pair of sunglasses called the Eyeshade, which were made of plastic and featured removable lenses. They were popularized by Tour de France winner Greg LeMond and other professional cyclists. Oakley continued to introduce new models of sunglasses, including the Blades, Razor Blades, Frogskins, and the Mumbos, which eventually evolved into the M-Frame series of glasses.Oakley signed a four-year agreement to manufacture eyewear designed by it and Fox Racing in September 2004. These products are sold as the Fox Eyewear brand. In 2006, Oakley acquired the Oliver Peoples group, a manufacturer of high-end fashion branded eyewear. On June 21, 2007, Italian group Luxottica announced a plan to merge with Oakley in a cash deal worth $2.1 billion, and the deal was completed on November 15, 2007. Oakley is now in the portfolio of Milan-based Luxottica group, along with other brands such as Ray-Ban, Persol, and Vogue. Materials , Oakley sunglasses comply with the ANSI Z87.1 requirements for impact and high impact protection. They feature Oakley’s High Definition Optics (HDO) which provides clarity whilst also protecting the eye. All Oakley glasses must pass two tests before being produced for sale. The first test consists of firing 1/4 inch steel ball at the eyewear at 102 mph(150 fps), the second test is dropping a 500 gram or 1.1 lb steel spike on the lens from 130 cm or 51 inches. In both cases the lens must not crack or shatter, or eject from the frame. Other , * Unobtainium is a hydrophillic rubber compound that has increased grip when wet with perspiration. The compound was first used for a motorcycle handgrip[5] and has also been used in the nose-pieces and ear-stems of their sunglasses since 1987[6] and in their watches since 2002. Popular culture Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (May 2009) . Oakley sunglasses routinely appear in popular movies (particularly action films), including the X-men series, Mission: Impossible 2, Blade 2, Black Hawk Down (although historically out of place), Spider-Man, and others. Rapper/Producer Lil' Jon is both an Oakley collector and a spokesperson/model for the company, and has several signature versions of Oakley eyewear. Poker player Phil Hellmuth is sponsored by Oakley. Oakley signed a deal with Ducati to produce a range of Ducati themed sunglasses and to sponsor the Ducati MotoGP and Superbike teams. Riders past and present such as Casey Stoner, Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi have had their own Oakley signature sunglasses. Oakley also sponsor MotoGP riders such as Nicky Hayden. Oakley also created a line of protective gloves and visors for ice hockey. Stars such as the Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin and former New York Rangers' forward Theoren Fleury wear the tinted Oakley aviator half-shield. Oakley also supports many racing drivers in different series. Including famous and successful drivers such as Tony Stewart who has his own limited edition set, Juan Pablo Montoya, Bobby Labonte and Gary Scelzi. Oakley maintains US Standard Issue, which provides US military and law enforcement eye protection at significantly reduced prices. Very popular amongst US combat troops, Oakley M Frame sunglasses are included as part of the US Army Approved Protective Eyewear List (APEL), and have been assigned an NSN number for ordering through military supply channels. Oakley is the sole company that has a lifetime deal with Lance Armstrong. In June 2007 Oakley created two special edition sunglasses, one the Radar, the other, the Flak Jacket, with "LIVESTRONG" laser-etched on the lens, as well as the iconic yellow color used to represent the Livestrong moniker on the earstems and Oakley logo. In 2008, this collaboration continues with the 2008-spec Straight Jacket, and features the word 'LIVESTRONG' laser-etched on the left lens while the temples and Oakley icon are yellow following the Livestrong Foundation's color. Two jets were painted in an Oakley paint scheme, both Bombardier Global Express jets belonging to Jim Jannard. Registration: NT2 and N701WH. T Pain is often seen wearing Oakleys, The front bumper of the Ferrari F430 Scuderia and the Ferrari 16M Scuderia bear similar resemblence to the style of the Oil Rig version. The grill design looks very similar. [edit] Counterfeit Oakleys. Oakley's sunglasses are often counterfeited and sold in markets around the world that cater to tourists and Internet buyers. Counterfeit Oakleys are often referred to as "Fauxkleys" (a portmanteau of faux and Oakleys) or "Jokeleys." Counterfeit Oakleys are occasionally referred to as Oakeys (pronounced: oak-E's), this is due to an inconsistency between the spelling of "Oakley," written on the bridge of genuine Oakleys, and the spelling of counterfeits. Other variants include the term Fakely's.](images/137_oakley_logo.jpg){kind=logo}
