Volant skis

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Volant is a brand of ski equipment, currently owned by Amer Sports. It was founded as an independent company in the USA, by brothers Hank and Bucky Kashiwa in 1989. The brothers developed the stainless steel "cap" ski, and founded the company with the belief that stainless steel skis would provide better performance than skis made from other materials.

By 1998, Volant was the fourth best-selling ski supplier in the United States, with industry-leading owner loyalty at or above 80%.^{[citation needed]} In 2001, Volant production was moved from Wheat Ridge, Colorado to Atomic's Altenmarkt factory in Austria on an OEM basis.^[1] In 2003, the Volant brand was acquired by Amer Group, LLC, the parent company of Atomic, and several other brands of sporting equipment.

[edit] References

• Seth Masia. Obituary: Volant Ski Co.. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.

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