Media
January 2009: "Extreme Sledding: 4 Sled Tech Breakthroughs Tested"
ST.Albans Messanger: Small paper but great article
December 2008: "Gearhead 100"
November 2008: "Gravity Fed"
Winter 2008/2009: "New School Sledding"
March 2008: "Vermont's Extreme Sled Producers"
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March 2008: "The Hammerhead provides the ultimate in speed and positive steering on firmer snow. It simply flies down packed surfaces.."
March 2008: "Sled Riding Still and Adventure"
February 2008: "La luge Hammerhead deboule tout droit du Vermont, ou elle est fabriquee par CherryMax."
January 2008: Japan's Premier Outdoor Life and Nature Magazine
January 31, 2008: FRONT PAGE "Selling the nonski slopes"
" Resorts pursue a sledding, hiking, snowshoeing clientele" (Steve's picture)
January 2008: "Let it Slide"
December 23, 2007: "Extreme Sledding Takes Off"
December 15, 2007: "Mike Markham, an Eastern Mountain Sports associate who has borrowed a friend's Hammerhead, is impressed by the sled's speed and steering. "I'm like a 38-year-old kid on it," he said. "It's a blast.""
December 10, 2007: "Burns 400 calories and hour, gets your family together" Joy Bauer
December 2007: "Hammerhead drives sledding to new heights - and locations"
November 2007: Vermont created a new category for the Vermont State Tourism department-- Performance Sledding!
December 2007: "...one heckuva sled for kids and kids-at-heart. Speed down your nearest hill on Hammacher Schlemmer’s award-winning, nine-pound, barely-there Hammerhead Sled."
December 2007: "Hammerhead is a highly evolved winter sled. It carves turns and picks up fearsome speed on packed snow. Brakes? Who needs 'em"
December 2007: "...even Santa will be jealous"
December 2007: "...steering is easy and the thing gets really good speed."
December 2007: "..the Hammerhead Sled is a lightweight, high-end sled that allows you to carve and control your ride as if you were on skis."
December 2007: "...total control on steep or icy hills"
November 2007: " Like a performance car, the Hammerhead is built to go fast. A veritable sports coupe on skis..."
November 2007: COVET Item! "You heard it here first. Sledding will be coming to the Winter X Games, and it will be riding the Hammerhead."
November 2007: "The Hammerhead is built for versatility for those weirdos out there that only want one sled."
November 2007: "You feel like a professional riding this sled"
November 2007: "Hammerhead surely looked fast, and Tenney [Mountain] reportedly will have a dedicated Hammerhead track this winter."
March 8, 2007: "The Sled Tester found the Hammerhead 'felt the most like skis, carving and steering nicely. It can go really fast.'”
February 2007
February 8, 2007: "Will this high-tech sled, which is designed to be used on ski slopes, be the next big thing in snowsports?"
January 2007: "What Pros Ride"
2007: "Over at Snowsleds.net their top sellers are the Hammerhead Sled for $299 - considered the Ferrari on skis."
February 2007: "Free Sledding" "With a new breed of vehicles designed to move and maneuver, a winter classic finally comes of age."
February 2007: "With its elegantly spare design and stiff aluminum chassis, the Hammerhead is the sports coupe of toboggans."
January 2007: "Maybe there is something to this whole "throw-yourself-headfirst-down-a-big-ass-hill trend"
Fall 2006: Sahalie Catalog cover
December 2006: "You'll have a one-with-nature sledding experience on the Hammerhead"
Winter 06-07: "Sleds for sliding have come a long way since the classic Flexible Flyer-- or at least the Hammerhead has." TETON VALLEY
October 2006: "Getting Hammered. A new sled for adults is lean and mean - like the Vermont company that makes it"
January 2006: "Super sleds flying out of stores and down the hill"
January 2006: "The new, old sport of sledding has come a long way, dude"
June 2006: "Rounded surfaces and controls, an optional sit-up position and excellent steering and handling contribute to a safe ride."
February 2006: "With its ergonomic, luge-like design, this aluminum-framed, mesh suspended ski based vehicle is all 21st century."
Feburary 20, 2006: "Le modele Hammerhead, un poids plume en aluminium, a ete concu avec un chassis ergonomique et un systeme de pilotage qui permet une conduite precise dans toutes les conditions de neige."
2006 TOP 100 PRODUCTS: "As sleds go, it's fast, strong and easy to navigate. As rides go... well, let's just say you'll want to hold on tight."
January 2006: "Re-inventing the sled for children of all ages (aka grown-ups)..."
January 2006: "This season's most coveted sled is called the Hammerhead, a superlight aluminum-and-nexprene-mesh glider designed to conform to the rider's body and carve out turns as it zips downhill."
December 2005: "Hammerhead sled aka The Boss"
2005: NECN News Story
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December 2, 2005: "Sled with Bling"
2005
Winter 2005
November 2005: "Now you can afford the mother of all sleds. The Hammerhead rides like an expensive sports car and weight just nine pounds."
February 2005: "The best-seller was the $279 Hammerhead sled with an aluminum frame set on two skis."
January 2006: "This thing is like a Ferrari, you can carve through turns and it feels like you're going 100 miles an hour."
2005 IDEA Design Award: The Hammerhead Sled was awarded a silver 2005 Business Week/IDEA award for design. See Business Week online (consumer products, slide # 49) or ISDA for more information.
2005 ISPO BrandNew Award finalist: The ISPO BrandNew award is the honor given to the world's finest new sporting goods products.
February 2005: "The steering provides control that most people wouldn't expect from a sled, and the design makes for a ride that really flies"
2004 WCAX Vermont Channel 3 News Story
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2004 "Licensed to Thrill": EMS devotes two-page spread in winter "Catazine". Calls the Hammerhead "A freaking Ferrari on skis"
December 2004
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