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ISPO Report 2017 | Clothing

The highlights of the ecological trends

by Johannes Wolf • 02/09/2017

This year's ISPO is once again all about ecological clothing and recycling in the textile sector. Like last year, the trend towards muted colors is continuing. As in previous years, the pioneers in the ecological clothing sector are the companies Vaude, Pya and Picture. In general, more and more manufacturers are doing away with harmful PFCs. In addition, more and more companies are trying to impregnate their clothing without fluorocarbons.

Pyua

With its own membrane (45,000 water column) made of polyester, Pyua has been setting a benchmark in recycling for years. The clothing is produced exclusively in Europe. Thanks to the cooperation with a recycling company, the clothing is also directly reused in other Pyua products. In the future there will also be different collections: Freeride, Touring and Mountain. Pyua even won an ISPO Gold Award this year with the Dive-Y pullover. The Dive-Y hoodie has an integrated loop scarf and a balaclava and is made from 100% recycled polyester.

Vaude

In addition to not using environmentally harmful materials, Vaude has also come up with other ideas to maintain its Green Shape standard. The company cooperates with the repair platform iFixit, where the motto is "repair instead of throw away". For example, customers can now order replacement buckles or other spare parts directly from iFixit. Vaude's goal is to completely dispense with fluorocarbons by 2018. Products with the Green Shape logo have so far been 50% recycled.

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The Iceland ProKnit jacket from Picture Organic Clothing won a Gold Award in the ski segment. This is a knitted functional jacket that is made from just one piece of fabric. This jacket has a different density in certain areas, which improves wearing comfort

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Bergans

Many manufacturers are also increasingly focusing on body mapping. This is also the case at Bergans with the Hemsedal collection. High-quality down and PrimaLoft alternate with 3-layer Dermizax NX in the necessary areas.

Columbia

Recycled PET bottles are now also being used in jackets. Columbia is expanding its sustainable collection with the OUTDRY EX ECO INSULATED JACKET. The jacket is made from 100% recycled materials and also protects against wind, water and cold thanks to the OutDry Extreme Eco membrane. The membrane is made from recycled PET bottles. In addition, the dyeing process is deliberately avoided to save water. However, this also has a disadvantage - the jacket is only available in white.

The rest of the manufacturers are also increasingly trying to follow the eco-friendly trend. For example, Gore has set itself the goal of replacing ecologically questionable PFCs in its range with ecologically sustainable materials by the end of 2023.

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ISPO Report 2017 | Ski

Tobias Huber • 02/05/2017

As was to be expected, there are hardly any innovations or groundbreaking new products in the ski sector for the 2017/18 season. Ultimately, almost all manufacturers are taking up the ideas from previous years and presenting them in the form of further expanded freetouring series. They try to differentiate themselves from one another through various lightweight construction methods and sometimes incorporate complex designs into the ski structure, or offer a cheaper price point or entry-level model. Flagship models are given an asymmetric sidecut with an asymmetric tip design, which is presumably a foretaste of the ski design in the coming years. As we saw last year, powder twin tips continue to die out for many major manufacturers. There are more and more directional, lightweight skis with center widths of 90-110mm or for "bad snow".
ISPO Report 2017 | Ski touring boots and bindings

Lorenzo Rieg • 02/05/2017

As in previous years, a number of innovations from the booming ski touring sector were presented at ISPO 2017. Both the "classic" ski tourer and the "modern" freetourer are addressed. And the ever-growing sector of piste tourers and ski tour racers will also be provided with new equipment. We took a look around the trade fair and provide an overview of new ski boots and bindings that will be of interest to freeriders and downhill-oriented ski tourers.
ISPO Report 2017 | Avalanche safety equipment

Lea Hartl • 02/04/2017

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