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Blizzard Sport GmbH is an Austrian alpine ski manufacturer based in Mittersill, Salzburg, Austria. ==History== Blizzard was established in 1945 by Anton Arnsteiner ("der Toni"), as he returned home from the second world war, in the family joinery workshop,〔(FAQ's from Blizzard Sport USA – blizzardsportusa.com )〕 and started producing skis besides wooden furniture. The Blizzard brand was registered in 1953. In 1954, Blizzard became the first manufacturer to mass-produce polyethylene ski bases. Blizzard's first expansion occurred in 1957 as well as the introduction of metal and fiberglass as new materials. 1963 saw a great part of the factory burned down. In 1970, as production reached 500,000 skis per year, company name was changed from "Blizzard Skifabrik Anton Arnsteiner" to "Blizzard GmbH". In 1976 a second production site was opened near Munich. In 1980 Blizzard introduced the "Thermoski", after 6 years of development. In 1996 Blizzard introduced its first Carving ski, but it also applied for insolvency and was bought-up by US company SCOTT Sports. It was sold to Karl Hofstätter (33.3%) and Anton Stöckl (66.6%) in 2005, who sold it to the Tecnica Group in 2006〔(Ski Racing - Tecnica Group acquires Austrian ski maker Blizzard )〕〔(FREESKIER Magazine )〕〔(Tecnica Group Acquires Ski Maker Blizzard :: First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine :: The ski and snowboard world at your keyboard )〕 and 2007, respectively. Sales of Blizzard skis are now completely integrated in the sale organization of Tecnica. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blizzard Sport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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