Melanzana Mountain Gear.

• Position: Colorado Cool Stuff - Company overview - Brief article

After graduating from CU-Boulder, Fritz Howard spent time in Crested Butte and Telluride before returning to his native East Coast for a career as a teacher. It wasn't long before the lure of the Rockies had him back in Colorado, this time in Leadville, where he started Melanzana in 1994. Making hats, jackets, hoodies, vests and other layers out of Polartec fabrics, the six-employee manufacturer eschews the wholesale market and instead sells the majority of its product from its storefront in downtown Leadville...