Archive for November, 2006

Mondial du Ski at 3600 meters high

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

What do Icelantic team rider Scotty Vermeriss, the curious chocolate
drink mix / “energy bar”, Ovamaltine and French DJ’s have in common?

Well, besides the fact that ovamaltine fueled Scotty while huckin
himself onto the boiler plate and getting funky to the dj’s…. they
could all be found at this winter’s kick off, Mondial du Ski,
Les Deux Alpes, France.

The event, held every year at the 3600 meter high glacier, is an
opportunity for ski companies to show off the season’s new skis, check
out their competition and for skiers like us, to try as many skis as
we want – all weekend, for free!

In addition to the demo, Mondial du Ski also hosts two major rail jams,
a huge slopestyle comp, an independent film festival, great clubs, and
quite possibly the alps biggest freeride skis scene – a perfect place
for Icelantic’s first International representation!

With the help of Board-Z, our French arm, Annelise and Scotty
successfully introduced the Scout, Nomad, Pilgrim and Shaman to the
French alps, and they were welcomed with wide open, enthusiastic arms.

Check out the event at http://www.mondialduski.com

In other BIG news, Icelantic has officially commenced its 06/07 shipping
season, so all of you out there, chompin at the bit, can now ask your
local retailer to try a pair!

For a list of our dealers, go to http://www.icelanticboards.com/dealers.htm.

Now turn off that computer and go ski!!!

Sincerely,

Icelantic

Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow
Descends the snow.
-Henery Wadsworth Longfellow

P.S. — Don’t forget to check out Board-Z and all of our other dealers
at: http://www.icelanticboards.com/dealers.htm

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The Icelantic Shaman — The BIG daddy!

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Finally! The Nomad…the big daddy.

Our most striking ski, the Shaman was designed with big mountain,
deep pow skiing in mind.

The Shaman’s tapered design along with the sidecut (160mm, 110mm,
130mm) allows the skier to keep an aggressive, forward stance when
charging deep snow, while eliminating the extra effort to push the
tails down in order to stay afloat.

http://www.icelanticboards.com/the-icelantic-shaman.htm

The side cut allows for the Shaman to be fully functional when you
come down from the backcountry and feel like taking a couple
cruisers.

The Shaman’s ability to ski “on-piste” surprised all of us. Ben
skis on these puppies every day! We even found some super fat
skins that work great if you feel like a little hiking!

The Shaman Name and Graphic: A shaman is the healer in a community.

In healing his community, the shaman heals himself and in this
process, ecstasy is created. Our Shaman was designed for ideal
conditions, which in the skiing world, can cure all that ales you
and in many cases, bring you to ecstasy.

The shaman is having visions from his intuition…
everything in his mind is perfect.

The Shaman allows you to approach ideals and manifest your dreams –
no need to travel to the depths of the Amazon, your personal Shaman
for the mountain awaits your journey right here:

http://www.icelanticboards.com/the-icelantic-shaman.htm

I hope you now have a deeper understanding of who we are and why we
make the skis we do.

Please ask your local dealer to try a pair – or, of there is no
dealers in your area, check out our website for the next on-snow demo!

Thanks for your time and we look forward to seeing you on the mountain!

- Icelantic

P.S. — We’ve added another video! Check out Ben and “The Professor”
describing all of the Icelantic AT Boards here:

http://www.icelanticboards.com/video-nav.htm

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The Icelantic Nomad

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

The Nomad is the product of the Scout’s first assignment. After a
successful first year solo, the Scout returned from a plethora of
demos to trade shows, with a copious amount of rider comments,
suggestions and encouragements, with a particular theme being the
Scout’s length.

We listened with open ears and soon after, created the Nomad —
a longer version (156cm) of our original Scout. The length of the
Nomad in addition to its specs (140mm, 105mm, 130mm) made it one
hell of versatile ski.

From chest deep pow to heavy, wet crud to hard-packed ice, the
stiffness and torsional rigidity combined with the dampness and snap
(poplar wood core) make the nomad a true AT Board.

*** The Nomad Name and Graphic ***

In a nomadic lifestyle, the nomad is sustained by his travels.
He is an expert at adaptation and tends to carry everything he needs
with him, always.

The nomadic life is a constant search, relentlessly seeking the best
experience. A strange appeal of this, however, deals with confronting
something we all meet at some time: death.

Throughout human history, the owl has been recognized as a symbol of
dread, knowledge, wisdom and death. Our Nomad has come to a point
in his journey in which he is face to face with the owl.

Is he there to gain wisdom? Is he about to die?

Just another affair in the quest for the best life…we all have them,
some of us just don’t see them.

What is your inner nomad seeking? Find it.
Check out the Nomad!

http://www.icelanticboards.com/the-icelantic-nomad.htm

Until Next time,

Icelantic

P.S. Remember to ask your local dealer to try a pair! If there is
no dealer in your area tell us! – and check out our website for the
next on-snow demo at your mountain!
Dealers found here:

http://www.icelanticboards.com/dealers.htm

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