The new race suit system incorporates three key innovations that will improve the suit’s aerodynamics and result in significant time savings for North American athletes. It will be available for consumer purchase in 2011.

“The focus of Spyder's research during the last few years has been about how we can make our speed suits more slippery against air,” says Spyder Product Director Phil Shettig, “Our goal is to manipulate airflow properties to make all of our suits faster against the competition.”

Spyder refined the surface texture on the top face knit, reducing the co-efficient of friction against wind. The new slippery surface has less texture than past fabrics, and was tested in wind tunnels to shave off precious hundredths of seconds from racers’ times, a margin by which many ski races are won and lost.

Chaos Athlete Roster is Set

Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Ski Press)-CHAOS headwear has renewed their dynamic roster of current sponsored and flow team athletes in snowboard and freeskiing, including Chaos Spokesperson Chris Anthony, of Anthony Adventures.

Chaos has worked with Anthony since 2004. For the last 20 years Anthony has traveled as a member of the Warren Miller Film Team, freelanced for several publications, Co-Authored a guide book, been commissioned to write a screenplay, hosted and produced television programming, starting a consulting business and given substantial time to a variety of charities. He is also a heli-guide, journalist and motivational speaker.

Backcountry Unveils Stoic – a Private Label Apparel Line

Park City, Utah (Ski Press)-Already e-tailing a large portion of wintersports apparel for other brands, Backcountry.com is making waves with the news that it is introducing a brand of its own. Here’s the release:

“Stoic is a new line of premium technical gear that has captured, cultured and distilled mountain adventure into everlasting alpine apparel. With everything from technical shells for skiing and climbing to weld-seamed gloves and burly bibs, Stoic is made for people who spend most of their time in the mountains. The new brand is the offspring of the three-year-old Backcountry.com private label brand and was created with the help and feedback from the hundreds of members of Backcountry.com’s Gear Guru community. Core gear users helping create gear for other core gear users? That’s Stoic. For more info check: www.stoicgear.com”