Posted on December 06, 2011
Every
once in a while a new idea comes along that changes the rules of the game.
Point6
proudly introduces Enciel, the world’s first truly white merino wool. For
generations wool producers have tried in vain to produce white wool. Now using
Enciel, Point6 has created a brilliantly white sock range that will change the
merino wool game forever.
Enciel
was created by The Merino Company through years of research and development
using its SpectraWool technology. With a whiteness value of 161 on the CIE
Gantz whiteness scale, Enciel has achieved a level of white, whiter than
optically white cotton. It is a white that does not fade in sunlight and
laundering. It is a white that makes all other merino wool look dull by
comparison. It is a white the world has been waiting for.
White
wool offers the opportunity to bring a whole new color palette to wool
garments. Not only can the white wool be used as the final yarn color, the
white yarns can also be dyed vibrant rich colors and clean pastel shades, which
have never been available before, thus making Enciel a revolutionary technology
that will change the wool industry forever.
“Color
is key and many consumers prefer crisp, classic, pure white. This is especially
important in our active, running and lifestyle categories“ stated Patty Duke,
design director and co-founder of Point6. “Merino wool is the best choice to
keep feet dry and comfortable. Now those who prefer white socks don’t have to
compromise function,” she added.
Posted on November 22, 2011
Here in Steamboat we got our official first “dump” of the
season over the weekend. Thank you ULLR!
It started snowing Friday night
and didn’t stop until Sunday evening.
About 12” fell here in town with more at higher elevations, aka, the top
of the mountain!
Unable to squash the skiing bug another weekend (Steamboat
Ski Resort opens this Wednesday) a group of Point6 friends set out for a quick
tour and ski of a mellow backcountry haunt that has a gentle slope with a
beautiful woodsy skin track in that gets covered pretty quickly early
season. The snow was falling, the coffee
was still warm in our bellies and the energy and excitement was high. We were skiing ya’ll! Of course with the first skin/ski of the
season there are gear issues to work through; perhaps you forgot you needed to
tighten a binding, re-mold your boots, put batteries in your beacon, or that
your skins are so incredibly gooey that it takes an army of 10 to pull them
apart. But all in all our crew had their
acts together for a pretty smooth operation.
The skin in is short, only about 45 minutes. The slope has a north aspect and very
gentle. After making it to the top for
the first run we all put on our warmer, dry layers, fueled up with some, pb and
j’s, pb and r’s… A couple cautious turns to get the legs in check and to feel
for snow depth and we were off! The new
snow was light and fluffy on top, the underneath had pretty good coverage where
the wind hadn’t whipped it up, it didn’t take long to feel the burn. So we turned and burned up the hill for
another lap. Skins on, heart rate back
up, to the top!
For the second run we headed further to the left toward
where the skin track takes off back down toward the trailhead. The snow is definitely not deep enough to ski
out of the track yet. Fresh tracks the
whole way; light and fluffy pillows. Such a simple day; no hucking, no crowds, just
nature, friends, skis. And an after-ski
dance party with our point6 ski socks in the parking lot to celebrate and show
our appreciation of much much more of the white stuff to come. Who else is thankful for the snow that’s
falling?
Posted on September 29, 2011
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If you doubt whether or not you’ll have time for a hike/bike/trail run this weekend, don’t doubt, just do. Trust me. The colors in northwest Colorado are spectacular right now and hopefully they are on track wherever you are as well. The fall air is crisp, the breeze brings your nose that familiar dead animal musty scent, the leaves are yellow, orange, and red and crunch underneath as you go. The golden light through the trees glows like a low fire and frames every landscape as if it were the fall cover of a Sunset magazine. This is such a great time of year; we treat every day that we wake up to blue skies and sunshine like it just might be the BEST DAY EVER. Whether you are running or biking, fall singletrack is the best singletrack. There’s just something about the yellow leaves on the trail that gives the singletrack a new feel, like it’s been specially adorned with gold just for you. As each day seems to get more and more beautiful, you feel like you’re stealing an extra day of fun from summer. The anticipation of a long, dark, and snowy winter makes us Coloradans praise a sunny and warm fall as if Ullr’s kid brother, the god of indian summer, has something to do with it. hmmmm…he needs a name. Maybe Fallr? Anyways, let’s all continue to bike, hike, run, and play like it’s summer but don’t forget to stop and smell the decaying plant life along the way because we don’t want to upset Fallr and then he’ll call his older brother Ullr and we’ll be skiing in no time...
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