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Word: dynastar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...certain one. Nowadays, from Mt. Fuji to Mt. Blanc-with many mts. in Colorado and Vermont in between-the fashionable ski is "Rossi," fond nickname for the product of Skis Rossignol, a company with headquarters in the French alpine town of Voiron. Rossignol, counting its Dynastar subsidiary, sells more than 16% of the world's skis-1.5 million of the 9 million pairs marketed last year. Before Rossignol's ascendancy, Japan held one-quarter of the market and threatened to smother European competitors; now Rossignol sells one-fifth of the skis in Japan, whose export business has plunged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Rossi Rides the Big Ski Lift | 2/27/1978 | See Source »

...best equipment to buy, here are a few suggestions on skis. Good skis abound these days, including those made by k-2, Rossignol, Hexcel, Head, Dynastar, and Kneissel. Of this lot, it's difficult to say which are the best, since each ski manufacturer makes a number of different lines. It may be that you'll do best by shopping the sales and taking the best buy. Nevertheless, all other things being equal, I'd have to say that K-2 skis are probably the best all-around skis available. Unlike some of the others, K-2 has maintained...

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: Ski Areas in New England | 12/8/1975 | See Source »

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