History

DYNAFIT - the Snow Leopard

Mustagh Ata 7545m

Vertical ST

Gasherbrum II 8035m

Year	Event
1950	Humanic starts manufacturing ski boots.
1965	The first ski boots with buckles are launched on the market.
1973	Franz Klammer wins the downhill race at Planai/Schladming in Dynafit boots.
1976	Franz Klammer wins the Olympic men’s downhill in Innsbruck. Unprecedented success sees the downhill World Cup go to skiers on Dynafit eight times in succession: 1974-75 to 1982-83.
1980	Leonhard Stock is the Olympic gold medallist. Dynafit is granted permission to use the Austrian coat of arms.
1981	The successful Dynafit World Cup Competition model is the first ski boot in the world to be awarded the IAS’s Golden Seal of Approval.
1983	Dynafit presents the Tourlite, a completely new design and the lightest ski/climbing boot in the world.
1985 / 86	Dynafit brings out the CDE collection (rear entry), which is the first and only Alpine ski boot at the time with Gore-Tex Thermo Dry.
1990	Dynafit presents the Tourlite Tech boot/binding combination. A sensation - the lightest safety binding in the world for ski touring is lighter than any other comparable binding on the market.
1991	Dynafit is taken over by Raichle Sport Holding AG, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
1996	On January 1, 1996 Dynafit GmbH is established with headquarters at Molln, Austria. Dynafit returns to Austria.
1998	Production of ski boots is discontinued.
2001	Dynafit becomes part of Salzer Holding GmbH, the parent company of the Salzer-Ueberreuter-Economos Group. It is a family business that originally focused on printing, publishing and paper, and since the Seventies has also been processing plastics.
2002	Dynafit Skischuh GmbH changes its name to Dynafit Sports GmbH. Dynafit starts selling ABS avalanche airbag rucksacks worldwide.
2003	Dynafit goes Salewa! Since February 2003 Dynafit is a member of the Salewa Group.
2004	Ski mountaineering athletes are the ones that determine the development and structure of the DYNAFIT brand, and the new (specialist) skis D612 and D914 as well as the new "Speedskin-Fix" skin-stretching system represent the outcome of this close market collaboration.
2005	Dynafit becomes a Snow Leopard. The new logo is introduced. Dynafit grows through diversification (apparel and accessories). In August, Dynafit Team members Beni Böhm und Basti Haag succeed in their speed record on Mustagh Ata 7545m (10:41h ascent and ski descent).
2006	Further diversification - TLT Vertical binding is introduced into the market. In July/August the Dynafit Team succeeds on Gasherbrum II 8035m in speed ascent and following ski descent.
2007	In April the North American Office opens in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The new ZZero boot line is introduced successfully. The Dynafit Team approaches Manaslu 8163m, but has to reverse shortly below summit due to bad weather conditions. Dynafit commits itself to the protection of Snow Leopard and therefore cooperates with Snow Leopard Trust.
2008	Dynafit reaches a 75% increase in turnover despite a worldwide crisis. The subsidiary in Poland is opened. The Dynafit Women Team succeeds in their project: Chamonix-Zermatt-Alagna (140km, 10.000 meters altitude) in 3 days only - Haute Route Plus.
2009	Dynafit sets the benchmark in competitive ski mountaineering with the new D.y.N.a. racing boot, winning an ISPO award. The Dynafit Team hast to turn back 20 metres from the summit of the 8,047-metre-high Broad Peak. Our dear friend, Christina Castagna, of the Italian SALEWA Team loses her life in a fall.
2010	The Dynafit TLT 5 ski boot range sets new standards in ski mountaineering. The new Low Tech Race binding is the lightest on the market, weighing just 111 g.