http://www.voelkl.com RSS News Feed EN Voelkl, http://www.voelkl.com http://www.voelkl.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:43:18 +0100 The 2010 Völkl NZ Freeski Open wrapped up in spectacular style today with The North Face Big Mountain competition. Marker Völkl rider Janina Kuzma managed an astonishing sixth consecutive victory in the women’s, while her teammate Fraser McDougall took the third spot on the podium in the men’s. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1860/JANINA-KUZMA-secures-a-sixth-back-to-back-title-in-Big-Mountain-at-the-V-LKL-NZ-FREESKI-OPEN- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1860 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 It’s time for presenting the new Völkl Bridge! http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1859/V-lkl-Bridge http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1859 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The Völkl NZ Freeski Open is undoubtedly the most important ski event of the southern hemisphere. Last weekend Russ Henshaw convincingly won an outstanding slopestyle contest while Janina Kuzma, Russ’ teammate in the Marker Völkl Freeski Team, scored an astounding second place for a freeride star in the women’s halfpipe competition. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1858/Russ-Henshaw-dominates-NZ-Open-Slopestyle http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1858 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The World Heli Challenge has a legendary status among freeskiers. This year the Marker Völkl Freeski Team clearly dominated this all-round competition in the backcountry with five riders on the podium. Ted Davenport repeated his 2009 victory in the men’s category and Ane Enderud took the top spot in the women’s field in her premier showing at the event. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1857/Ane-Enderud-and-Ted-Davenport-take-the-top-spots-at-the-World-Heli-Challenge http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1857 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Alpine meets Freeride: World-class ski racer Julia Mancuso (USA) is taking part in the World Heli Challenge in Wanaka/NZ (30.07-8.08.2010). The fast Völkl female skier is also well-known for presenting a good figure off the piste. The Heli adventure is also attracting many other top stars. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1856/World-Heli-Challenge-with-Super-Jules http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/165/0/1/1856 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 A Völkl ski is a powerful piece of high-tech sports equipment. So the work that goes into its development is correspondingly intense. As a skier, it is hard to envision how much time, creativity, know-how and test mileage it takes before we are satisfied - that you will be satisfied! Our “Made in Germany” report will give you an idea of what is involved. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/14/0/1/1855/Made-in-Germany-Part-1-High-performance-from-the-initial-idea-to-the-series-production-ski http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/14/0/1/1855 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Strong new blood: Slalom ace Wolfgang Hörl (AUT) will start next season on the racing gear of Marker Völkl. The 26-year-old from Saalfelden is one of the most talented technique specialists in the powerful A squad of the ÖSV, the Austrian Ski Association. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1854/Wolfgang-H-rl-is-coming http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1854 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The winter program is set for the ladies and gents involved in the 2011 Alpine Ski World Cup: 39 starts at 20 European and North American ski areas! From the kickoff event in Sölden (AUT) to the parallel slalom in Munich (GER) and the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) and on to the grand finale in Lenzerheide (SUI). Want to know the exact who, what and when? We've got answers... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1852/All-dates-for-the-alpine-ski-World-Cup-2010-11 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1852 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Völkl is the most innovative sporting gear brand in 2010, a unanimous vote by this year's jury at the Plus X Awards found. The committee of international industry journalists and independent marketing personalities honored the German ski maker with its highest rating and award it the title of "Most Innovative Brand" (Category: Sports Equipment). http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/14/0/1/1850/Shower-of-prizes-at-the-Plus-X-Award http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/14/0/1/1850 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Not content with merely adding Julia Mancuso (USA) and Fanny Chmelar (GER) to his World Cup squad, racing chief Klaus Gatterman can now celebrate several other high profile additions to the team: Nina Perner (GER), Rabea Grand (small picture on the left) and Aline Bonjour (both SUI) among others will all be racing on Marker Völkl gear in the upcoming season. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1849/World-Cup-squad-is-growing http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1849 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1819/FIS-World-Cup-Women-s-Slalom-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1819 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:44:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1820/FIS-World-Cup-Men-s-Slalom-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1820 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:42:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1817/FIS-World-Cup-Men-s-Giant-Slalom-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1817 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:45:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1818/FIS-World-Cup-Women-s-Super-G-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1818 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:26:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1814/FIS-World-Cup-Women-s-Giant-Slalom-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1814 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:50:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1815/FIS-World-Cup-Men-s-Super-G-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1815 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1808/FIS-World-Cup-Women-s-Downhill-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1808 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:17:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1809/FIS-World-Cup-Men-s-Downhill-in-Garmisch-Partenkirchen-GER-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1809 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:14:00 +0100 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1804/FIS-World-Cup-Men-s-Super-G-in-Kvitfjell-NOR-2009-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1804 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:56:00 +0100 Last year, our company’s computer unit was replaced by a blade center, which accommodates several servers, altogether more economical. The amount of 17,500 kWh of energy saved corresponds to the amount of energy used up by 5 to six 6 family households. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1785/A-step-towards-Green-IT- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1785 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Climate protection, CO2 emission, carbon footprint and a lot more expressions are in the media since there is more awareness for our planet. But how can you measure CO2 emissions and reduce them? The Völkl Snowboard team wanted to find out and went on a “green trip” for a product photo shoot http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1784/V-lkl-Snowboard-team-on-ECO-shooting-tour- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1784 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 After Völkl won the first annual Eco Responsibility Award last year, the Straubing, Germany-based ski maker has been rewarded again in 2010 for being fully committed to the environment. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1780/Ispo-Eco-Responsibility-Award-for-AMARUQ-Eco http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1780 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 From Snowboarding to Art to 100% Charity! Get one of the limited Cappucino Club Calenders and support a social project! http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1747/Cappuccino-Club-Charity-Calendar-Limited-Edition-2010 http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1747 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 At our ski production plant in Straubing, we were able to convert 60,000 kilograms of waste wood, which we previously had to dispose of separately, into 60,000 kilograms of “clean waste wood”... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1683/Reducing-chlorine-in-wood http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1683 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Europe, USA, Asia, Oceania. Völkl is an international brand with many many fans all around the globe. Obviously, everyone expects us to deliver skis and snowboards to our customers as spotlessly clean as they were when they left the factory and warehouses. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1663/30-000-cardboard-packages-less http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1663 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 On-snow tests, competitions, events, trade shows, customer appointments, meetings. “In the name of the board” the management of the Völkl Snowboards division covers a distance of more than 200,000 kilometers per year by car, within Europe and beyond. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1662/Eco-Driving-Training-faster-further-smoother-environmentally-friendlier http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1662 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 We have had our production site thoroughly tested by an independent energy consulting service http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1657/Energy-Consulting http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1657 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Seventy five percent of Völkl skis sold worldwide are products of German craftsmanship from our main factory in Straubing, Lower Bavaria. Up to 85% of all Marker Völkl Group products originate in the European Union. All Marker bindings are made in the EU. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1652/Made-in-Germany-Made-in-Europe http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1652 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Since 2009 Völkl has been changing over their car pool for German distributors to environmental award-winning VW Blue Motion cars. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1648/Car-Pool http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1648 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Ski bindings are comprised of multiple individual components. Here too, we were able to achieve numerous improvements for the environment without any compromise in quality, thanks to ideas and engineering know-how. http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1647/Reducing-polluting-substances-Marker-bindings http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1647 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Völkl is the inaugural prize winner of the new ISPO Eco Responsibility Award 2009! http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1646/And-the-winner-is- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1646 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Saves 130,000 m3 in gas combustion and consequently reduces environmental pollution by 290 tons of CO2... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1645/Heat-Exchanger http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1645 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 GOTS: global organic textile standard Covering standards for production, processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, exportation, importation and distribution! http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1644/LEGACY-LABEL-bio-fair http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1644 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 An important step towards sustainable and ecological snowboard manufacturing! http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1643/eco-friendly-CASHEW http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1643 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Austrias Manfred Pranger is on his way to be one of the best technical specialists in the World. In some slalom competitions he has collected quite a number of good results ... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1566/Portrait-Manfred-Pranger-AUT- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1566 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:00:11 +0100 Tanja Poutiainen, die erste finnische Top-Läuferin im Ski Weltcup, hat bereits einige Erfolge vorzuweisen. Ihr Potenzial macht sie zu einer der Favoritinnen auf den Gesamtweltcupsieg ... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1581/Portrait-Tanja-Poutiainen-FIN- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1581 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:00:09 +0100 1991 startete Alois Vogl erstmals im Weltcup. Der DSV-Fahrer war Experte für die technischen Disziplinen und konnte beim Slalom in Wengen im Januar 2005 seinen größten Erfolg feiern. 2008 trat er zurück ... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1429/Portrait-Alois-Vogl-GER- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1429 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:00:13 +0100 Tanja Poutianinen belongs to thre strongest technical racers in the world. In 2004/2005 she received two little cristal bowls for giant-slalom and slalom World Cup - a great triumph for the Finn ... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1556/Portrait-Tanja-Poutiainen-FIN- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1556 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:00:12 +0100 Nicole Hosp more and more turns into a Top-Allrounder in the World Cup. 2006 she won the olympic silver medal in slalom and her first speed race as well. We will hear more of her ... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1557/Portrait-Nicole-Hosp-AUT- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1557 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:00:12 +0100 Martina Schild from Switzerland is young and talented speed racer. Her biggest success was the silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games' Downhill in Torino 2006 ... http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1337/Portrait-Martina-Schild-SUI- http://www.voelkl.com/index.cfm/en/139/0/1/1337 Voelkl <info@voelkl.com> (Voelkl) Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:12:00 +0100