Folks are always emailing us photos of themselves wearing their Melanzana. We love these pics, doesn’t matter if they are cute, goofy, or a little nuts. Obviously, we’ve got all kinds of customers, and we try hard not to discriminate. Here are some recent classics…

Justin sporting a mullet and a hoodie. (On the way to Boise?)

The Fehringer kids back home in Nebraska after visiting Leadville.

Sam and Samantha on a CMC trip in the Gore Range.

Winter is coming! The Winter Guide for the Lake County Recreation Department is coming too, so we had to put an ad together.

This will be a full page ad on the back cover. Melanzana is a big supporter of the local recreation department, which has really stepped up it’s offerings in recent years under the guidance of director Larry Colley. The completely unrelated ad photo is from a trip that Fritz and James took to Rogers Pass in British Columbia with some friends. Seven days of spectacular backcountry skiing, with nights spent in a hut, a motel, and

Smokey (aka Mark Burgess) is a longtime Melanzana employee who now runs his own killer consignment shop, Community Threads, a few blocks down the street. Over the weekend he ran his first ultra, the Leadville Trail 100, and managed to finish despite painful IT band and foot issues. Way to dig deep Smokey!

Smokey leads a group into Twin Lakes at mile 60, with Twin Peaks above.

Followed by his pacer Steph, with Hope Pass in background.

Changing shoes in Twin Lakes. The new shoes didn’t help much.

Better late than never! After being mostly out of stock for many months, we are finally cutting and sewing a big batch of Power Dry, our lightest weight material from Polartec. This stuff wicks moisture better than any other fabric we’ve ever tried, and has a thin, comfy & silky feel.

New Power Dry TShirt! (this one is a Men’s Large in Blueridge/Smoke)

The TShirt has set-in sleeves, flat-seamed side panels, and a casual (but still functional) fit. This new design wastes about 35% less fabric on the cutting table than our old Power Dry Shortsleeve with