ALPINA SPORTS Prolan Vest

Where everything is white in winter, the slopes are steep, and we engage in our favorite pastime of carving turns in the snow, sheep graze in the summer. Large sheep, small sheep, white and black. They all have one thing in common: wool. A sustainable raw material that has not only protected generations of people from the cold but has also been a valuable trading commodity, and still is among mountain peoples. In recent years, wool has been overshadowed by synthetic fibers as a material for sportswear. Now, this warm, protective, natural, and sustainable product is experiencing a renaissance. The developers at Alpina, in collaboration with lavalan, a Bavarian wool production company near Dinkelsbühl, have created something unique: Prolan. Wool that protects. Not just from cold, unpleasant odors, or plastic in the sea. Prolan is sheep wool that has been processed in such a way that its cushioning properties exceed the functionality of conventional protectors. What sounds incredible at first has been verified in numerous tests and certified by TÜV. The new Alpina protector with Prolan meets the standard 1621-2 Level 1. Prolan is an innovation that has not been seen in the sports industry for a long time.