Smith er markedsleder på Snow briller og har nå tatt konsekvensen av at det finnes få gode hjelm/goggle løsninger på markedet. Når Smith nå kommer med en komplett linje med snow hjelmer, er disse selvsagt spesielt tilpasset goggles modeller fra samme selskap.
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Smith launches new Helmet – KETCHUM, Idaho – Smith Optics is excited to announce their launch into the helmet category with a full line of snow sports helmets for the 2006/2007 winter season. Smith will use their knowledge of winter sports technologies t
KETCHUM, Idaho – Smith Optics is excited to announce their launch into the helmet category with a full line of snow sports helmets for the 2006/2007 winter season. Smith will use their knowledge of winter sports technologies to enhance the combined function of goggle and helmet performance. Industry experts agree that the snow sports helmet market is on the precipice of a surge as new technologies such as those that Smith offers appear in helmets and as consumers are encouraged to wear helments by a variey of coalitions including doctors, instructors and resorts.
“We’re going into the helmet market because we feel there is an opportunity today and a ton of potential growth in the coming years,” said Smith Optics President, Ned Post. “We’re working with the most advanced helmet factory in the world and know that we can take what we’ve learned in the last 40 plus years in the eyewear business to combine unmatched technology with cutting edge style.”
Smith has entered into a long-term agreement working directly with a leading helmet factory to develop helmets using lightwieght In Mold and BombshellTM hardshell construction technologies, plus an entirely new construction technology called Smartshellä On Mold, which allows designers more freedom to create unique shapes and maximizes the final products’ cosmetic appearence. “Smartshell opens the boundaries of EPS helmet design, allowing mold shapes, shell types and joint lines previously impossible with In Mold or hardshell construction,” said Drew Chilson, Helmet Product Development Manager. “It’s exciting because we have an entirely new, very proprietary tool box with which to design and manufacture new shapes.”
“We are the market leader in goggles in the snowsports business and we have been actively incorporating helmet compatability into our goggle designs for the last 3 decades,” said Eric Carlson, Director of Product and Merchandising. “In 2000, we revolutionized goggle design with the Triad, the first goggle to incorporate an outrigger system that helped it fit all helmets in the market. Every goggle we’ve designed since has incorporated an outrigger or articulating outrigger to increase helmet compatibility.”
“What we’re seeing now is that goggle performance is directly dependent on helmet features,” Carlson continued. “Most helmets seal the top brow of a goggle and don’t allow warm air to exhaust which causes fogging. Fogging will ruin a day on the mountain pretty quickly. Our experiences with and understanding of winter sports technology provides us with a unique opporutnity to offer a better helmet product for skiers and snowboarders.”
“We recognize that we need to shift from making goggles that fit well in other helmets to building goggles and helmets that function well together.”
Many of Smith’s helmets will include AirEvacTM, a new technology that actively draws air through sublte, cleverly hidden integrated helmet vents. These vents create a vacuum effect that draws air out of the goggle, increasing air circulation and eliminating fogging.
“The marketing and product development teams dedicated to this effort have tremendous experience in the helmet industry” said Blair Clark Smith Optics Sr. VP of Marketing and Sales. “Our goal is to provide the same performance, style and support for helmets that we provide in the goggle and sunglass businesses while revolutionizing the integrated fit of the helmet/goggle combination,” Clark said.
Smith will be debuting their line of helmets at SIA and OR in January and helmets will begin shipping to retailers in Fall 2006. The helmets will include the most advanced ventilation features, audio systems compatible with iPod/MP3 players/cell phones, a crash replacement program and exceptional graphics to complement the goggles.
Based in Sun Valley, Idaho, with a Southern California office located in San Clemente, Smith Optics, Inc. was founded in 1965 with the creation of the first goggle featuring a sealed thermal lens and breathable vent foam. Today, Smith is as well known for its diverse line of fashion and performance sunglasses as it is for its goggles. From Smith’s distortion-free Tapered Lens Technology to the versatility of the Slider Series, with its patented, interchangeable lens system, the devotion to excellence, innovation and style is what has made Smith goggles and sunglasses the choice of action-sport athletes worldwide. Smith products are sold in more than 50 countries through sporting goods and specialty stores.