Seth
06-24-2003, 06:32 PM
The Hunter - created 06:43am Nov 5, 2002 EST
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I can find no web site on Kastle skis, I know they were bought by Beneton recently, does anyone know of a web address still active for Kastle skis ?
Thanks TH
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smasia - 11:04am Nov 7, 2002 EST (#1 of 2)
The Kastle brand is defunct. Benetton bought the factory several years ago, then closed it and changed the brand name to Nordica, placing production with another factory.
Anton Kastle began building skis in the late '30s, and made skis for the Wehrmacht during WWII. His factory was in Hohenems, in the Vorarlberg region of Austria. During the Fifties, Kastle had a reputation as the finest race ski going -- their ash-laminate skis were used by Andy Lawrence, Toni Sailer, Buddy Werner and many other top racers. Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga won their '64 Olympic medals on wooden Kastle slalom skis. After converting to fiberglass and metal construction, Kastle was bought out by Fischer and became part of the Sport AG group. Top skiers like Andreas Wenzel and Pirmin Zurbriggen were Kastle skiers. Benetton came in about five or six years ago and closed the Austrian factory. The brand disappeared when Benetton replaced it with Nordica-branded skis built in Italy and Slovenia. Benetton then sold Nordica to the Tecnica-Marker-Volkl-Dolomite group, and all trace of the Kastle indentity vanished.
Seth
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The Hunter - 04:55pm Nov 7, 2002 EST (#2 of 2)
Thanks Seth, any info about the "Meall" model or where I can find a history of Kastle skis ?
Hunter
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I can find no web site on Kastle skis, I know they were bought by Beneton recently, does anyone know of a web address still active for Kastle skis ?
Thanks TH
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smasia - 11:04am Nov 7, 2002 EST (#1 of 2)
The Kastle brand is defunct. Benetton bought the factory several years ago, then closed it and changed the brand name to Nordica, placing production with another factory.
Anton Kastle began building skis in the late '30s, and made skis for the Wehrmacht during WWII. His factory was in Hohenems, in the Vorarlberg region of Austria. During the Fifties, Kastle had a reputation as the finest race ski going -- their ash-laminate skis were used by Andy Lawrence, Toni Sailer, Buddy Werner and many other top racers. Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga won their '64 Olympic medals on wooden Kastle slalom skis. After converting to fiberglass and metal construction, Kastle was bought out by Fischer and became part of the Sport AG group. Top skiers like Andreas Wenzel and Pirmin Zurbriggen were Kastle skiers. Benetton came in about five or six years ago and closed the Austrian factory. The brand disappeared when Benetton replaced it with Nordica-branded skis built in Italy and Slovenia. Benetton then sold Nordica to the Tecnica-Marker-Volkl-Dolomite group, and all trace of the Kastle indentity vanished.
Seth
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The Hunter - 04:55pm Nov 7, 2002 EST (#2 of 2)
Thanks Seth, any info about the "Meall" model or where I can find a history of Kastle skis ?
Hunter