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February 3, 2023
How Much Does It Actually Cost to Ski?
The rising cost of skiing has been linked to consolidation within the ski industry, and to the rise of mega-passes. This magazine has written about this shifting financial landscape, with some writers arguing that the multi-resort passes throw “a lifeline” to 20+-day-a-year skiers. But that also means that the cost of...
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February 2, 2023
Vista Outdoor Board Pushes CEO Metz To Resign
Vista Outdoor, Inc. announced that Chris Metz has agreed to resign as CEO and director at the request of the Vista Outdoor Board “based on the Board’s loss of confidence in his leadership for reasons not involving financial reporting or internal controls.” Gary McArthur, a member of Vista’s Board of Directors member, has...
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February 2, 2023
New Horizons RV to Start Offering FlexArmor Roofing Service
New Horizons RV in Junction City, Kan., will soon be offering a new service called FlexArmor Roofing. Known as the Original Sprayed RV Roof, FlexArmor Roofing combines spray polyurea technology with RV construction to create a seamless sprayed RV roof. RV Business
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February 2, 2023
Bontrager Outdoors Acquires Braxton Creek RV
Bristol, Indiana-based Bontrager Outdoors has acquired Shipshewana, Indiana-based Braxton Creek RV. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jason Bontrager said Braxton Creek and Skinny Guy will continue to operate under each name independently. RV Pro
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February 1, 2023
nuCamp’s Barefoot Officially Rolls Out to North American Market
In 2019, nuCamp announced a partnership with the British-based Barefoot Caravans. This agreement granted nuCamp exclusive rights to manufacture and sell the Barefoot in North America. At the beginning of 2020 the company began the work to “Americanize” the UK version, a process that took two years due to COVID...
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February 1, 2023
REI Trims 8% of Headquarters Staff
REI Co-op laid off about 8% of its headquarters staff in a move President and CEO Eric Artz said addresses “increasing uncertainty.” The cuts total 167 employees, which make up less than 1% of the overall company headcount. The Daily Outdoor Retailer
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February 1, 2023
Bish’s RV Acquires Stewart’s RV in American Fork, Utah
Bish’s RV has acquired Stewart’s RV in American Fork, Utah, according to an announcement by Performance Brokerage Services, which advised on the transaction. RV Business
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January 31, 2023
Venture RV Partners with Xtreme Outdoors
Venture Recreational Vehicles, a division of KZ RVs, has a new partnership with Xtreme Outdoors Boat & RV. Venture RV models will now be available at Xtreme Outdoors Boat & RV’s location in Checotah, Oklahoma. RV-Pro
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January 31, 2023
How Much Do Professional Mountain Bikers Get Paid? – Pinkbike’s State of the Sport Survey
In some major sports such as soccer, Formula One, or even road cycling, athletes' salaries are common knowledge and published annually. In mountain biking, athletes’ salaries are often shrouded in mystery. How much a rider gets paid can be an elusive number that is hard to decipher as a ‘salary’...
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January 31, 2023
Ugandan activist’s family awarded $10.5M for Arches National Park death
The United States will pay family members of a Ugandan human rights activist killed in an accident at Arches National Park more than $10 million in damages, a federal judge ruled Monday. Colorado Sun
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January 30, 2023
Polar Starts to License Their Sports & Fitness Algorithms
Polar has launched a website aimed at selling their sports/fitness/physiological algorithms to other companies. With this new venture, they aim to make it possible for other sport/fitness/etc. companies to leverage Polar’s algorithms. This could be used in areas such as sleep, activity tracking, training load, recovery, and more. In other words,...
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January 30, 2023
2023 RV Women’s Alliance Partnerships Available
The RV Women’s Alliance said it will continue to deliver impactful programs and events that further its mission to make the RV industry a place where women thrive by elevating, educating and promoting women in the RV industry. And it reminds supporters that everything it accomplishes is thanks to the...
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January 30, 2023
High-End RV Resorts Grow Popular Amid Housing Crunch
And as the pandemic waned on, RV popularity grew as more people began to prioritize the outdoors. It also became a more affordable option for people who were looking to escape increased housing costs or even find a more affordable vacation home. RV Business
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January 27, 2023
Most Americans aren’t getting enough exercise, study finds
Less than a third of U.S. adults meet suggested benchmarks for aerobic and muscle-building activities set out by health officials, according to a new study released Thursday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends healthy adults spend at least 150 minutes per week — roughly 20 minutes a...
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January 27, 2023
Climbing Collective Acquires Inner Peaks
Climbing Collective is excited to welcome Inner Peaks to its group of regional climbing gym brands. Inner Peaks is the leading operator of indoor climbing facilities in Charlotte, North Carolina, and joins Philadelphia Rock Gym in the Climbing Collective family. With this acquisition, Climbing Collective will have seven gyms in operation,...
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January 27, 2023
World Surf League adopts Apple Watch as its ‘official wearable’ for competitions
The Apple Watch will officially be catching waves. The World Surf League announced today that it’s adopting the Apple Watch Series 8 and Ultra as official equipment to keep surfers up to date during competitions. It marks the first time a professional sports league has named the Apple Watch as...
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January 27, 2023
Dometic Reports Record-High Net Sales in Q4 Performance
Highlighted by net sales of SEK 6,172 m (approximately $598 million USD); an increase of 11%, Dometic released its fourth quarter financial report. RV Business
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January 27, 2023
Google Search to Allow Dealerships to Show Inventory
So far in beta mode, Google has apparently opened this option to all car dealerships, and in fact the program could be expanded out to include RV and marine dealerships as well. Basically, anything with a VIN (vehicle identification number) would be allowed to be featured. RV Pro
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January 27, 2023
Deckers Says Walmart Copied Ugg, Hoka and Teva Designs in New Lawsuit
Deckers filed a lawsuit against Walmart on Wednesday, claiming the retailer infringed on designs for its Ugg, Hoka and Teva brands According to the suit, filed in a California court, Walmart is selling lookalikes of Deckers’ Ugg Classic Ultra Mini, the Ugg Oh Yeah slide, the Hoka Ora Recovery slide,...
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January 27, 2023
Peru closes iconic Machu Picchu ruins as anti-government protests flare
Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country. The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country’s most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading...
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January 25, 2023
An Arizona Ski Resort Just Charged $309 for a Single-Day Lift Ticket
Arizona Snowbowl is a resort north of Flagstaff, Arizona, with 777 acres of skiable terrain that are typically open to the public from mid-November through April of each year. Having just 82 percent of the resort’s lifts currently open wouldn’t exactly scream “winter of a lifetime” to the outsider. The...
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January 25, 2023
KOA caps 2022 with record revenue, growth continues
Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) capped its 60th year of business with record revenue surpassing its 2021 record-setting mark by 1.3%. Impressively, 2022 registration revenue grew by 34.3% over 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. KOA’s advanced deposits at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022 were 3.4% improved over the...
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January 25, 2023
Third best year on record for RV industry in US
Before it ended, the RV Industry Association (RVIA) was predicting that 2022 was still on course to be a ‘top five year’ in terms of wholesale RV shipments, despite some decline in numbers compared to 2021. Well, the data is now confirmed, and guess what? They were right. 2022 was...
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January 24, 2023
‘The Dyrt’ Report: Campsites Scarce, Glamping up 10%
The report found that 80 million Americans went camping last year and that campsites were nearly twice as scarce as they were in 2021. Glamping increased 10% in 2022 and campers continued to work remotely from the campsite at the same rate — just under 25% — despite many companies...
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January 24, 2023
Strava will add high-res 3D maps for outdoor activities
Strava routes are about to get three-dimensional. The popular fitness social network announced today that it’s acquired Fatmap, a mobile app known for its 3D maps for outdoor sports like hiking, trail running, skiing, and mountain biking. The Verge
