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THE GEARTRENDS® OUTDOOR WINTER 2006 MAGAZINE
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TOC | PUBLISHERS’ CORNER | CONTRIBUTORS

14) BRACE YOURSELF | SPECIAL FEATURE

20) KICK UP YOUR HEELS | BACKCOUNTRY SKIING

24) GO DEEP | SNOWSHOES

28) HANG TIME | MARKETING

36) STAYING ALIVE | AVALANCHE SAFETY

42) HIDDEN BUZZ | ENERGY FOODS

46) STOLEN IDENTITY | SPECIAL REPORT

52) FITTING CHALLENGE | APPAREL TRENDS

54) CROSS COUNTRY AT THE CROSSROADS | NORDIC SKIING

60) A HELPING HAND | GLOVE TRENDS

64) NO BOUNDARIES | SKIWEAR

70) SNEWS®LAW REVIEW

72) MERCHANDISING: BEING GREEN

76) SNOW VISION | GOGGLE MARKET

80) THE PRODUCT ZONE
Featuring new products from Asolo, Granger's, Axis, Orikaso, Baffin, Buck Knives, Camelbak, Canada Goose, Chisco, Cocoon, Consoltex, iS3 Technologies, Darn Tough, Dunham, ExOffico, Fitter First, GCI Outdoor, GoLite, Gronell, GSI Outdoors, GV Snowshoes, Highgear, Hilleberg the Tentmaker, Horny Toad, Isis, ITW Nexus, Kinesys, Komperdell, Marmot, Nalgene, Nikwax, Outlast, Nathan Human Propulsion, Phorm, Polarguard, The North Face, Tilley, Timberland, TrailHeads, VersaLayer, GoreTex, Woolrich, Yakima, and Thinsulate.

86) 2005 SNEWS®RETAILER SURVEY

90) COLORFUL DILEMMA | COMMENTARY

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