Descente Skiwear Your Passport Into Style Function

Skiing and Descente have literally grown up together.  80 years ago, when Descente introduced their revolutionary pair of stretch-style ski pants, recreational skiing was in its infancy, and ski apparel was virtually non-existent.  Over the next eight decades, Descente’s legendary research and development team used groundbreaking technology to produce competition wear that consistently put athletes on top of podiums while forever changing the notion of conventional skiwear. 

Today, Descente incorporates their generations of experience and knowledge into every jacket, pant and suit that they produce. In addition to this base of technical knowledge, the company believes that their physical base is just as important. In 2004, at the urging of then-mayor of Ogden, Utah, Matthew Godfrey, Descente relocated to the base of the Wasatch mountains.  Mayor Godfrey, the Ogden Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Goal Foundation envisioned the area as a “Hub” for the winter sports industry. As one of the first companies to relocate to the burgeoning winter sports community, Descente saw the wisdom of operating their company so close to some of the world’s most esteemed ski resorts. 

Being so close to the action allows Descente to better develop not only products for skiers, but also relationships with ski resorts.  These relationships are evidenced in Descente’s North American Passport Program. The popular program is aimed at promoting and supporting North American ski resorts by encouraging active involvement in the sport.  With the purchase of a specially marked Descente Passport Jacket, the buyer receives a Passport filled with coupons good for a free lift ticket at over 30+ resorts in the United States and Canada. 

The Passport Program Products, as well as Descente’s other collections, are known for their cutting-edge technology, attention to detail and exceptional materials and construction.  Descente products have been selected as the official uniform of ski resorts around the world as well as the Swiss, Japanese, Spanish, and Korean national alpine ski teams along with the Canadian Ski Cross team.

For more information on Descente’s history of innovation, products and the North American Passport Program, visit www.descente.com