Suunto goes on the road for Salomon Trail Tour

The Salomon Trail Tour is halfway through its nation-wide road trip, bringing the spirit of Salomon running to trails near you.  Suunto is teaming up with Salomon at select locations in Colorado, Washington, Oregon and California so come check out what we’ve got going on! The following are the locations at which Suunto will be joining Salomon.  

Tues May 29^th – Boulder Running Co. – Colorado Springs, CO

Wed May 30^th – Independence Run and Hike – Carbondale, CO

Thur May 31^st – Ute Mountaineer – Aspen, CO

Wed June 6^th – Arlberg Sports – Wenatchee, WA

Sat June 9^th – Alpine Experience – Olympia, OR

Mon June 11^th – Shortt Supply – Hood River, OR

Mon June 18^th – Road Runner – Campbell, CA

Thurs June 21^st – Alpinglow – Tahoe, CA

Sun June 24^th – Squaw Valley Store – Squaw Valley, CA

For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/SalomonTrailTour
See you on the trail! 

National Trails Day, comin' up!

Saturday June 2nd marks the 20th annual American Hiking Society (AHS) and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Trails Day, a holiday celebrated by outdoor enthusiasts from all 50 states alike.

More than 2,000 National Trails Days events will be taking place across the country thanks to the AHS and the BSA joining forces. Events will include but will not be limited to trail maintenance projects, hikes, bike and horseback rides and trail dedications.

The Boy Scouts of America will be offering a collectible patch for all scouts participating in the event to commemorate the 20-year mark for National Trails Day.

Check out the full article from the American Hiking Society here.

Hit the trails, have fun, and be sure to log your vertical, check weather trends, monitor your pace and find your way with Suunto products. 

Suunto Welcomes Jean-Yves Couput to the Head of Marketing

Suunto is pleased to announce the promotion of Jean-Yves Couput to the position of Global Marketing Director for the Suunto brand.

Jean-Yves Couput

Couput previously worked as the Global Outdoor Brand Manager for Salomon as well as Marketing Director for Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas (ASWO). 

Couput is set to start at his new role August 1, 2012. Congratulations Jean-Yves Couput!

Check out the full press release here.

iRunFar reviews the Ambit

Travis from iRunFar recently reviewed the Ambit. In great detail he goes over the size, shape, features, settings, battery life, accuracy, and the associated Movescount software component. Travis covers the ins and outs of the watch which is greatly helpful if you’ve recently purchased an Ambit, or if you're considering getting one. Check out the full review here.

Ambit Contest Giveaway!

Listen Up!
The Outside Magazine Summer Buyers Guide is here! Suunto has published an ad that can ONLY be found within the Summer 2012 edition of the Buyers Guide. Hidden in the ad is a piece of Suunto history for readers to locate. Suunto will be GIVING AWAY a Black Ambit HR to the reader who can correctly identify the part of the ad that represents Suunto history. Here are the rules.

1. The ad is only published in the Buyers Guide for Outside Magazine so go grab your copy!

2. There is only one piece of hidden history in the ad (hint: the answer is NOT in the QR code.)

3. Once you have figured out the secret historical factoid, submit your guess in the form of a comment at the bottom of THIS post. (Only one comment per person, please.)

5. At the end of the contest, Suunto will publish all of the guesses and pick a winner from the submitted correct comments at random. So, if a bunch of you all guess the same answer, your names are going into a hat and we'll pick one of you to win.

6. The winner will be contacted via the email address they commented through and will receive a FREE Suunto Black Ambit HR at the conclusion of the contest.

7. This contest is only for those of you in the USA since we can only ship this award stateside.

If there are any questions or comments regarding the contest, please feel free to ask through the comment section below. (Just say "don't publish" and we won't publish it to the comment thread.) The contest ends at 10:00 p.m. on May 31st, 2012. Good Luck!

Head's up! We ARE receiving your comments. We don't want to publish them until the end of the contest to avoid piggy-backing answers. So far we have more than 30 submissions, some right some wrong. We will pick a winner at random at the end of the contest, so get commenting! Contest ends May 31st! 

Stolz takes 1st in Xterra Race

Suunto athlete Conrad “The Caveman” Stolz of South Africa had yet another race for the history books, taking first in the Xterra West Championship at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, NV on April 14th, 2012.

Stolz’s win can be credited to his 1:09:09 30K bike split which even in the biking world is nearly unheard of.

Stolz claimed he thought about his recently passed father for the majority of the race, recalling memories they  shared together. This is the fourth Xterra win for Stolz, who finished with a final time of 2:08:22

Tactical Gear Ambit Contest Giveaway

If you’re a Suunto fan, it’s your lucky day. Or your lucky 5 weeks, for that matter. TacticalGear.com is offering a free Suunto Ambit for the person who uploads their best advice for training in the outdoors, including videos, expert advice and photos and WHY this strategy works for you. Your tips should be easy to understand and applicable to Suunto users. Contestants have been asked to visit TacticalGear.com to upload their answers in the comment section. On May 31^st, 2012 TacticalGear will select a winning entry and publish it on Facebook and Twitter on June 1^st, 2012. This contest is open to US residents only.

Kilian Jornet Ends Season with Switzerland Win

Suunto athlete Kilian Jornet ended his ski mountaineering season with a victory in Switzerland at his second Patrouille Des Glaciers with team Bon Mardion and Matheo Jacquemot last weekend. The race starts in Zermat and concludes in Verbier, covering more than 4,000 meters altitude difference. Though the Swiss team started off in the lead, Jornet and his team launched their attack and pulled ahead halfway up through the first ascent. Jornet’s team was in the lead when the race had to be cut short due to avalanche danger. He has also won races Pierra Menta and Mezzalama, a feat only three other men have ever achieved.