Sporten is a traditional ski company founded more than 100 years ago. At that time each pair of skis were made in small workshops by skilled craftsmen and each pair of skis were truly original.
Time has changed, but in Vysocine where Sporten still make their skis, many things are still the same. Sporten don’t go out and buy the cores for their skis like other manufacturers. Instead they go and buy trees direct from sustainable forests. They strip the bark and cut the wood into planks before storing it for three years outside to season correctly. Prior to production each plank is hand checked for shape and curvature before the final kiln drying process. Once a piece of wood enters the factory it is cut, finger grooved for strength then re-cut for shape and only then does it enter onto the production line.
Once the wooden core enters the production line it is added to a mixture of more modern components including ABS sidewalls, a structured top sheet, biaxial fibreglass wrap, titanal plate, anti-vibration ply, steel edges and sintered base. All these ingredients are inserted into a heavy-duty steel press and with great pressure compressed into a modern ski. The completed ski is then hand trimmed and flex tested to ensure the pair match before final waxing and packaging.
Sporten still make traditional hand crafted skis, but in a more modern way. if you would like any more information visit http://www.skiwear4less.com. MJ.
Saturday, 25 September 2010
Friday, 17 September 2010
EXTRA 10% OFF WEBSALE ON NOW!
With winter well on its way now is a great time to get sorted for the slopes. We here at skiwear4less are sad to see the end of our fantastic British Summer (boohoo!)…and can’t wait for winter and the coming snow (hurrah!). It’s when we like to come out and play!
To celebrate the end of British Summer Time (just around the corner next month *) we are offering a further 10%...YES a massive 10% MORE off everything from our website for a limited time only!
Simply go to www.skiwear4less.com and place an order before midnight on Thursday 30th September, enter the Voucher Code xxx at the checkout and you will receive a further 10% off your order. Now how good is that!
Ooh! and did I mention the fantastic range of skis, boards, boots, poles, bindings, clothing, gloves and hundreds of other ski and outdoor accessories for all age ranges and abilities…that’s a 10% discount on everything on our website for a limited time only which ends at 12 o’clock midnight at the end of September…that would be Thursday 30th to be precise! Don’t delay and get on our website today! Do it NOW! Don’t wait! Click on the link straight away! You know you want to!
* (For your information British Summer Time clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday 31st October 2010 when it becomes 01.00am Greenwich Mean Time!)
To celebrate the end of British Summer Time (just around the corner next month *) we are offering a further 10%...YES a massive 10% MORE off everything from our website for a limited time only!
Simply go to www.skiwear4less.com and place an order before midnight on Thursday 30th September, enter the Voucher Code xxx at the checkout and you will receive a further 10% off your order. Now how good is that!
Ooh! and did I mention the fantastic range of skis, boards, boots, poles, bindings, clothing, gloves and hundreds of other ski and outdoor accessories for all age ranges and abilities…that’s a 10% discount on everything on our website for a limited time only which ends at 12 o’clock midnight at the end of September…that would be Thursday 30th to be precise! Don’t delay and get on our website today! Do it NOW! Don’t wait! Click on the link straight away! You know you want to!
* (For your information British Summer Time clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday 31st October 2010 when it becomes 01.00am Greenwich Mean Time!)
NEW JUNIOR SKI BOOT EASES YOUR INVESTMENT
Italian company Roxa has invented an innovative new system that allows the ski boot to adjust as your children’s feet grow bigger!
The New Junior ‘Chameleon’ starts at UK size 11 (mondopoint size 18) and can be adjusted over time up to UK size 2 (mondopoint 21.5) . So now instead of having to buy, borrow or steal new boots every time your children’s feet grow you can buy a boot that grows with them.
The ‘Chameleon’ has a patented system which allows the shell to extend just like a rental binding. It also has 2 buckles with adjustable ratchet plus a comfort liner that will expand as the foot grows.
This boot is perfect for the little ones as their feet grow and perfect on you and your wallet!
The Junior Chameleon has a Recommended Retail Price of £90 but is now available for £55 in our shops and online at our website http://www.skiwear4less.com. That’s a saving of £35 off the RRP.
Now that’s something to write home about and tell all your friends. MJ.
The New Junior ‘Chameleon’ starts at UK size 11 (mondopoint size 18) and can be adjusted over time up to UK size 2 (mondopoint 21.5) . So now instead of having to buy, borrow or steal new boots every time your children’s feet grow you can buy a boot that grows with them.
The ‘Chameleon’ has a patented system which allows the shell to extend just like a rental binding. It also has 2 buckles with adjustable ratchet plus a comfort liner that will expand as the foot grows.
This boot is perfect for the little ones as their feet grow and perfect on you and your wallet!
The Junior Chameleon has a Recommended Retail Price of £90 but is now available for £55 in our shops and online at our website http://www.skiwear4less.com. That’s a saving of £35 off the RRP.
Now that’s something to write home about and tell all your friends. MJ.
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Price of skiing stays the same in Aspen!!
ASPEN — The Aspen Skiing Co. is holding the line on the prices of its two most popular ski passes and it is resurrecting the two-day-per-week pass, which had been eliminated prior to last season, the company announced Monday.
The Premier Pass — which offers unrestricted access to all four Skico ski areas with no blackout dates — costs $1,099 for members of local chambers of commerce in 2010-11. The price is $1,499 for individuals who aren't chamber members. Both prices are the same as last season.
In all cases, season passes are cheapest when purchased before a Sept. 24 “super early deadline.” Prices go up Sept. 24 and again on Nov. 12.
“The message there is buy your passes before Sept. 24,” said Skico spokesman Jeff Hanle. About 80 percent of season pass buyers heed the advice and purchase before the first deadline, he said.
The Flex Pass prices, good for one day of skiing or riding per week, sells for $699 for chamber members and $819 for non-members, if purchased before Sept. 24. Those prices are also the same as the prior season. Extra days can be added for $49 per day.
The price of Premier Passes was dropped by $200 last season for chamber members and $270 for individuals, so the skiers and riders who hit the slopes most often are paying less than they have since the 2004-05 season.
Even without a price increase, the Skico's full-season pass remained the most expensive among Colorado resorts. Telluride charges $1,298 but customers can knock that down to $998 per person when four people team to buy passes. Steamboat's current price is $999 while Crested Butte is charging $949.
Vail Resorts, which is more vulnerable to competition for Front Range skiers, is charging $599 for an Epic Pass, which buys access to Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin as well as Heavenly in California.
Most other Colorado resorts raised their pass prices by a modest amount for the 2010-11 winter.
The Skico's decision to keep pass prices flat was partially an acknowledgment of the ongoing tough economic times, Hanle said, but there's also a philosophical statement involved.
‘Double Flex Pass' created
In addition to holding the prices the same as 2009-10 for the major passes, the Skico brought back an old favorite. The two-day-per-week pass is now dubbed the “Double Flex Pass.”
Among people who objected about pass options last season, the biggest complaint was about the loss of the two-day-per-week option. Critics said they could only hit the slopes twice per week, Hanle said. They didn't want to pay more for the Premier Pass because they knew they couldn't use all the days. But they also wanted more than a one-day-per-week pass.
The Double Flex sells for $949 for chamber members and $1,199 for non-members if purchased by Sept. 24.
When the two-day-per-week pass was last sold, in the 2008-09 season, the price was $919, so the increase was $30 over two seasons.
Two other passes that were eliminated last season won't be brought back this season. The seven-day Classic Pass remains buried, and no option will be offered for Aspen Highlands only.
A five-day Classic Pass is $259, up $10 from last season.
The Escape Pass offers a pay-as-you-go option. It is $319 if purchased by Dec. 17, then $49 per day it is used. The upfront cost is up $20 from last season.
The cost of the five-day Classic Pass is $259, up from $249 last season.
Article from www.aspentimes.com :)
The Premier Pass — which offers unrestricted access to all four Skico ski areas with no blackout dates — costs $1,099 for members of local chambers of commerce in 2010-11. The price is $1,499 for individuals who aren't chamber members. Both prices are the same as last season.
In all cases, season passes are cheapest when purchased before a Sept. 24 “super early deadline.” Prices go up Sept. 24 and again on Nov. 12.
“The message there is buy your passes before Sept. 24,” said Skico spokesman Jeff Hanle. About 80 percent of season pass buyers heed the advice and purchase before the first deadline, he said.
The Flex Pass prices, good for one day of skiing or riding per week, sells for $699 for chamber members and $819 for non-members, if purchased before Sept. 24. Those prices are also the same as the prior season. Extra days can be added for $49 per day.
The price of Premier Passes was dropped by $200 last season for chamber members and $270 for individuals, so the skiers and riders who hit the slopes most often are paying less than they have since the 2004-05 season.
Even without a price increase, the Skico's full-season pass remained the most expensive among Colorado resorts. Telluride charges $1,298 but customers can knock that down to $998 per person when four people team to buy passes. Steamboat's current price is $999 while Crested Butte is charging $949.
Vail Resorts, which is more vulnerable to competition for Front Range skiers, is charging $599 for an Epic Pass, which buys access to Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin as well as Heavenly in California.
Most other Colorado resorts raised their pass prices by a modest amount for the 2010-11 winter.
The Skico's decision to keep pass prices flat was partially an acknowledgment of the ongoing tough economic times, Hanle said, but there's also a philosophical statement involved.
‘Double Flex Pass' created
In addition to holding the prices the same as 2009-10 for the major passes, the Skico brought back an old favorite. The two-day-per-week pass is now dubbed the “Double Flex Pass.”
Among people who objected about pass options last season, the biggest complaint was about the loss of the two-day-per-week option. Critics said they could only hit the slopes twice per week, Hanle said. They didn't want to pay more for the Premier Pass because they knew they couldn't use all the days. But they also wanted more than a one-day-per-week pass.
The Double Flex sells for $949 for chamber members and $1,199 for non-members if purchased by Sept. 24.
When the two-day-per-week pass was last sold, in the 2008-09 season, the price was $919, so the increase was $30 over two seasons.
Two other passes that were eliminated last season won't be brought back this season. The seven-day Classic Pass remains buried, and no option will be offered for Aspen Highlands only.
A five-day Classic Pass is $259, up $10 from last season.
The Escape Pass offers a pay-as-you-go option. It is $319 if purchased by Dec. 17, then $49 per day it is used. The upfront cost is up $20 from last season.
The cost of the five-day Classic Pass is $259, up from $249 last season.
Article from www.aspentimes.com :)
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Ski Helmets?...Useful?Uncomfortable?....What's your views?
Under promoted or over hyped? Useful? Uncomfortable? Another marketing con? Essential for safety? You could help a new study being conducted into people's attitudes and beliefs into wearing one.
It's being compiled by The University of Surrey.
It's findings will not give a definite view of whether wearing a helmet makes you safer, and if so by how much, but we reckon at PlanetSKI that it will make for some interesting reading.
It is about attitudes and beliefs.
Each question has a rating scale of 1-5 depending on how much you agree or disagree with the statement or question.
First it asks your level and how many weeks you have been skiing or snowboarding for.
Then it asks whether you think wearing a helmet is necessary, about social pressure to wear one and whether you believe it makes you ski or snowboard in a different way.
The vexed question of compulsion is also tackled in amongst many other questions and areas.
Compulsory for kidsCompulsory The researchers say it takes 20 minutes to complete.
Here at PlanetSKi we did it in under 10 minutes and would strongly recommend you contribute your thoughts to the debate.
The research is being done by Mary Ondrusz who is a regular competitor on the FIS Masters circuit and her husband, Tom, has coached many of the UK's leading young skiers at UK ski centres.
There is precious little accurate research into wearing a helmet and it should make a valuable contribution to the debate.
The survey is about attitudes and beliefs, rather than hard facts.
A recent Candian survey, conducted over 10 years, concluded that people are 33% safer with a helmet on, than without one.
It appeard in The Canadian Medical Association Journal.
At one end of the spectrum of views people are quite evangelical about wearing a helmet and, at the other end, some say they actually increase the risk of injury.
The most recent research in North America concluded that wearing a helmet does not increase the risk of neck injuries.
A handful of ski areas in North America are extending the level of compulsion and in California legislation is currently going through The Senate to make it compulsory for everyone under 18 year of age.
Some welcome this sort of law as it promotes safety, others fear the onward march of the nanny state.
In Europe children are made to wear a helmet in certain circumstances, but any form of widespread compulsion in Europe seems unlikely according to this story we wrote last season here on PlanetSKI.
For links to the survey and more on this story check out......http://www.planetski.eu/news/1892
It's being compiled by The University of Surrey.
It's findings will not give a definite view of whether wearing a helmet makes you safer, and if so by how much, but we reckon at PlanetSKI that it will make for some interesting reading.
It is about attitudes and beliefs.
Each question has a rating scale of 1-5 depending on how much you agree or disagree with the statement or question.
First it asks your level and how many weeks you have been skiing or snowboarding for.
Then it asks whether you think wearing a helmet is necessary, about social pressure to wear one and whether you believe it makes you ski or snowboard in a different way.
The vexed question of compulsion is also tackled in amongst many other questions and areas.
Compulsory for kidsCompulsory The researchers say it takes 20 minutes to complete.
Here at PlanetSKi we did it in under 10 minutes and would strongly recommend you contribute your thoughts to the debate.
The research is being done by Mary Ondrusz who is a regular competitor on the FIS Masters circuit and her husband, Tom, has coached many of the UK's leading young skiers at UK ski centres.
There is precious little accurate research into wearing a helmet and it should make a valuable contribution to the debate.
The survey is about attitudes and beliefs, rather than hard facts.
A recent Candian survey, conducted over 10 years, concluded that people are 33% safer with a helmet on, than without one.
It appeard in The Canadian Medical Association Journal.
At one end of the spectrum of views people are quite evangelical about wearing a helmet and, at the other end, some say they actually increase the risk of injury.
The most recent research in North America concluded that wearing a helmet does not increase the risk of neck injuries.
A handful of ski areas in North America are extending the level of compulsion and in California legislation is currently going through The Senate to make it compulsory for everyone under 18 year of age.
Some welcome this sort of law as it promotes safety, others fear the onward march of the nanny state.
In Europe children are made to wear a helmet in certain circumstances, but any form of widespread compulsion in Europe seems unlikely according to this story we wrote last season here on PlanetSKI.
For links to the survey and more on this story check out......http://www.planetski.eu/news/1892
Thursday, 22 July 2010
NEW FIVE SEASONS!!!NOW IN & REDUCED
check out our new Outdoor Clothing section on our website...www.skiwear4less.com!!We have just recieved new five seasons outdoor stock and we are selling it at amazingly reduced prices!!!....check it out at...www.skiwear4less.com!!!! :)
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Heather Mills Sets Her Sights on Sochi 2014!!
The former model, activist & charity campaigner has a new priority on her list, which is to compete in the next Winter Paralympic Games.
Heather Mills lost part of her left leg in a motorcycle incident in 1993. However, being the strong-willed person that she is, she has shown the world that being an amputee doesn't stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Mills proved this to us after taking part in TV shows Dancing with the Stars in 2007 and Dancing on Ice early 2010.
However, most recently Mills participated in Disability Snowsports UK's National Skiathon in May joining teams in Milton Keynes at the SNO!zone indoor real snow slope, having to complete 666 runs in six hours.
Reading from the Sunday Express' online article it was the experience that gave Heather Mills the inspiration to set her goals to joining in the Winter Paralympics in Sochi in 2014, where she would become a part of the Great Britain Paralympic Alpine Skiing Team.
"If I manage to compete, It would be phenomenal - very inspiring for all the kids that I counsel"
Express.co.uk, Heather Mills.
Heather Mills lost part of her left leg in a motorcycle incident in 1993. However, being the strong-willed person that she is, she has shown the world that being an amputee doesn't stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Mills proved this to us after taking part in TV shows Dancing with the Stars in 2007 and Dancing on Ice early 2010.
However, most recently Mills participated in Disability Snowsports UK's National Skiathon in May joining teams in Milton Keynes at the SNO!zone indoor real snow slope, having to complete 666 runs in six hours.
Reading from the Sunday Express' online article it was the experience that gave Heather Mills the inspiration to set her goals to joining in the Winter Paralympics in Sochi in 2014, where she would become a part of the Great Britain Paralympic Alpine Skiing Team.
"If I manage to compete, It would be phenomenal - very inspiring for all the kids that I counsel"
Express.co.uk, Heather Mills.
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