Salomon Group
Investor  Relations
AM Berrette Tel : 50 65 46 09
13th December 95

SNOWBOARDS: SALOMON AND BONFIRE ANNOUNCE "ALLIANCE"

The Salomon Group world leader in the wintersports market and the 
American company Bonfire/Think Tank Designs, known for its high-
quality snowboard apparel, have decided to reunited their expertise 
in a newly created company of the Salomon Group: Bonfire 
Snowboarding Inc.

For Salomon, the Bonfire team is a true representative of the very 
specific culture of the snowboard market. The planned alliance will 
allow the creation of innovative products on the snowboarding 
market, benefiting from both the industrial experience of Salomon 
and BonfireÕs creativity.

Thus, Bonfire Snowboarding Inc. will be the Salomon GroupÕs "ticket" 
for entering the growing snowboard market and obtaining a leader 
position in the future.

Investments for the Salomon Group are planned to include a fixed 
amount of US$3.25 million payable on signature of the asset 
purchase agreement and a conditional variable amount payable in 
three years

Created in 1992 by Brad Steward and his family, the Bonfire 
company should amount to US$2.2 million  net sales for the 1995/96 
collection, that is two times the net sales of last season.

Wintersports World Leader.