SHOT Show, OR, ISPO, SIA….tradeshow season is finally in the rearview mirror and we’re all happy to be back home (especially because it’s dumping snow again). Looking back on the past month, our clients have a lot to be proud of. It’s not quite the Emmy’s or the Grammy’s, but the industry and media accolades that are awarded during the annual tradeshows are terrific recognition for the hard work and dedication that goes into new product development.
Here is a run down of all the awards our family of clients recently received in the past few weeks:
Black Diamond
BD’s new Jetforce Technology was the certainly most talked about product of all, racking up an impressive array of awards including Gear Junkie “Best in Show”, an ISPO Award Gold Winner in Ski Advanced Avalanche Gear, a “Best New Gear” award from the Gear Institute, a Skiing Magazine “Hot New Gear” award and an Outside Gear of the Show nod.
The team at BD also laid claim to several other awards including:
ISPO Award in Ski Off Piste/All Mountain—Black Diamond Equipment Carbon Megawatt
ISPO Award in Ski Touring Equipment + Outside Gear of the Show at SIA + Skiing Magazine “Hot New Gear“—Fritschi Diamir Vipec 12
ISPO Award Gold Winner in Accessories—Cohaesive Embedded Components (Apparel)
Big Agnes
Backpacker Editor’s Choice Award—Double Z Sleeping Pad
ISPO Award in Adventure Equipment—Helinox Ground Chair
Boa
Gear Institute “Best New Gear”— Scarpa F1 Evo
Gear Institute “Best New Gear”—K2 Route Helmet
Gear Junkie “Best in Show”—Scarpa F1 Evo and K2 Route Helmet
ISPO Award—Topo Athletic Sante shoes
ISPO Award—Tubbs VRT snowshoes
ISPO Gold Award—Descente Mizusawa Down Jacket and Platinum ski jacket
ISPO Gold Award—Thusane Malleo Dynastab Boa Ankle Brace
Chaco
Outdoor USA awarded Chaco “Best In-Store Display” at OR.
ICEdot
ISPO Award for Action Segment – Accessories
Skiing Magazine’s Hot Gear Award
ISPO Award in Accessories—POC ICEdot Crash Sensor
POC
ISPO Award in Helmets + Outside’s Gear of the Show—POC Skull Orbic Comp H.I. MIPS
ISPO Award in Accessories—POC ICEdot Crash Sensor
Polartec
Skiing Magazine “Hot Gear” Award—Strafe Cham Jacket and Pant
Kastle
SKI Magazine “Show Stopper Gear”—Kastle MX70
SmartWool
PhD SmartLoft Hoody Sport – ISPO innovation award.
La Sportiva
Gear Junkie “Best in Show”—Vapor Nano 