Sidas

DE

Decathlon

Decathlon was born in France in 1976, is active in 72 countries and calls itself the world's largest sporting goods retailer. It designs and sells sports clothing and gear across many in-house brands, such as Simond for climbing and Forclaz for trekking, with a focus on affordable hiking, camping and cycling gear for people of all levels. Decathlon's own brand structure includes category specialists such as Quechua, Kipsta and Btwin, plus expert labels including Van Rysel and Kiprun; they are Decathlon lines rather than unrelated companies.

Specialist sports equipment

SA

Salomon

Salomon is an outdoor-sports brand founded in Annecy in 1947 and part of Amer Sports, according to its own privacy notice. It began with ski-binding parts and expanded into boots, skis, snowboards and trail-running footwear, including the XA PRO, XT-6 and S/LAB ranges. Its company history also describes ski innovations such as the Skade toe piece and later footwear development; those dates are milestones in the brand's history, not claims that every current product uses the same technology.

Trail, hiking and winter sports gear

JU

Julbo

Julbo is a French eyewear brand founded in 1888 in the Jura mountains and headquartered in Longchaumois, France. It makes sport sunglasses, mountaineering eyewear and snow goggles, including photochromic REACTIV lenses. Its range covers hiking, biking, running and skiing.

Sport eyewear and goggles

PE

Petzl

Petzl is a family-owned French manufacturer of equipment for climbing, mountaineering, caving, rescue and work at height. Its range includes climbing and safety hardware as well as headlamps for activities in darkness. The company says its products are invented and developed at its headquarters in the French Alps, with production sites in France and Malaysia and distribution through subsidiaries and agencies in multiple countries.

Specialist sports equipment

AR

Arosno

Arosno is a French startup based in Annecy that develops the e-trace electric snowbike for winter mountain use. The company says the vehicle is designed and developed in France, assembled there from components supplied by international partners. Its site names co-founders Romain Faure and Agathe Lebaron and lists a registered address in Annecy. The product belongs to snow-sport equipment, not ordinary road bicycles or ski apparel.

Electric snowbike

AR

Arva

Arva makes avalanche safety equipment, including transceivers and airbag backpacks. Its own site says it was established in the Alps in 1984 and that it still develops and makes its products in France.

Specialist sports equipment

AZ

AZR

AZR is a French sports-eyewear brand, run by the company SAS ALCAD, with ranges for road, mountain-bike, trail and junior cycling. It is based in Saint-Donat-sur-l’Herbasse in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Sports eyewear

BE

Beal

BEAL is a French rope maker founded in 1951 by Janine and Pierre Beal, first producing cords and shoelaces. After their son Michel joined in 1974, it moved into colorful climbing ropes. It designs and manufactures its own climbing ropes, including Unicore models such as the Booster III 9.7mm, plus harnesses, lanyards and belay devices for climbing, mountaineering and work at height.

Specialist sports equipment