- Blizzard Sport
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company_name = Blizzard Sport GmbH
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company_type =Subsidiary ofTechnica Group
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foundation = 1945
location_city =Mittersill, Salzburg
location_country = Austria
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industry =Snowsports
products = Ski equipment
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homepage = [http://www.blizzard-ski.com www.blizzard-ski.com]Blizzard Sport GmbH is an Austrian alpine ski manufacturer based in
Mittersill , Salzburg,Austria .History
Blizzard produced their first ski in 1945, [ [http://www.blizzardsportusa.com/FAQs/ FAQ's from Blizzard Sport USA – blizzardsportusa.com ] ] and was bought by The Technica Group in October 2006. [ [http://www.skiracing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4134&Itemid=38 Ski Racing - Tecnica Group acquires Austrian ski maker Blizzard ] ] [ [http://www.freeskier.com/freeskier/news.php?news_id=695 FREESKIER Magazine ] ] [ [http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=720 Tecnica Group Acquires Ski Maker Blizzard :: First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine :: The ski and snowboard world at your keyboard ] ]
Alpine racing
Blizzard's presence on the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit is represented by several racers, including Austrian
Reinfried Herbst and Japanese racerAkira Sasaki . As of February 25, 2007, Blizzard placed 10th in the overall World Cup points standings. [ [http://www.skiracing.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4998&Itemid=2 Ski Racing - Atomic leads FIS alpine brand rankings ] ]In March 2007, Blizzard announced that former World Cup racer and US Pro Tour champion Bernhard Knauss would be taking over as Blizzard's race manager. [ [http://www.blizzard-ski.com/goto/en/ueber/presse/pressetexte/blizzard-rennsportabteilung-bekommt-verst__rkung Blizzard Ski - Blizzard Announces New Race Manager ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.blizzardsportusa.com/ Blizzard Sport USA's Website]
* [http://www.blizzard-ski.com/ Blizzard Sport GmbH's Website]
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