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October 28, 2021
Investors Double Down on Rad Power Bikes with $154 Million Investment, Making it the Most Funded Electric Bike Company in the World
SEATTLE, Oct. 28, 2021 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Rad Power Bikes™, North America’s largest ebike company, today announced $154 million in funding from existing investors to supercharge its global efforts to get more people out of cars and onto electric bikes. This round is led by Fidelity Management & Research Company...
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October 28, 2021
Pulse Boot Lab Opens 2nd Location in Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel & Conference Centre
Banff, Alberta (October 28, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - With ski season just around the corner, skiers in Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary and Edmonton have a new reason to get excited about hitting the slopes. For the first time, skiers get custom-fitted ski boots and accessories as Pulse Boot Lab and...
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October 28, 2021
Lolë Introduces All-New 2021-2022 Men’s Collection
MONTREAL (October 28, 2021)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Lolë, the fashion-forward active lifestyle brand, has unveiled its men’s collection for the fall and winter seasons. Known for their innovative and design-focused athletic women’s apparel, Lolë has expanded their offerings for men in a collection designed to get people outside and live out...
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October 28, 2021
Big Agnes Boosts Sales Team with Key Hires and Promotions
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 28, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Big Agnes, the Steamboat-Springs-based outdoor equipment brand, today announced a series of new hires and promotions within its sales team, which continues to expand in the brand’s twentieth year of operation. Joining the sales teams are Craig Hatton and Parker Batt,...
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October 27, 2021
Colo. State Park to Open ‘Sleeper Cabins’ in 2022
Cheyenne Mountain State Park will eventually open two new sleeper cabins. Bill Vogrin, Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The two buildings at Cheyenne Mountain State Park are beautiful, deluxe cabins. A sneak peek video shows the pine ceiling, hardwood floors and room for two bunkbeds, heated and air-conditioned cabins with bathrooms and showers sleeping...
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October 27, 2021
Why is Patagonia now selling wine?
Patagonia provides much of the apparel and gear needed to explore the backcountry, and now the company is giving adventurers—the adult ones, anyway—another beverage option for their après festivities. The company’s food division, Patagonia Provisions, unveiled a collection of wines, ciders, and sake. The launch comes as the brand works to...
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October 27, 2021
Garmin revenue rises 7% in third quarter
Garmin Ltd. revenue increased 7% year-over-year, aided by a slight jump in fitness sales driven by cycling and wearable products. However, it's the first earnings report since Q2 last year in which Garmin didn't record double-digit revenue growth. Total revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 25 was $1.19 billion, rising from...
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October 27, 2021
SWIX Athlete River Radamus Nabs Personal Best 6th Place World Cup Finish
HAVERHILL, Mass. /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - SWIX athlete and U.S. Ski Team Member River Radamus finished sixth place—a personal best—this past weekend at the World Cup opener in Soelden, Austria. Radamus, displaying a leopard print hairstyle, was the only American to finish in the top 10 in the season’s first Giant...
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October 26, 2021
Endura’s Pro SL 3 Season Jacket
/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - On shoulder-season rides, we all know that whatever jacket we pick is going to be the wrong choice. Grab the tissue-thin jacket and you’ll be cold at the start, during the coffee stop, or fixing a mechanical when it starts raining. Go for the heavy winter insulation...
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October 26, 2021
How Winnebago RVs are made
On a 200-acre campus in Iowa, Winnebago runs the world's largest RV factory. Here, Winnebago uses an assembly-line floor the size of eight football fields and its own sawmill to handcraft the motor homes that have made it a household name for over 60 years. Business Insider
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October 26, 2021
Dangerous Advice: Experts Debunk Viral ‘Change Your Voicemail’ Tip for Lost Hikers
A viral social media post suggests anyone lost outdoors while hiking or exploring should change their outgoing voicemail message to a distress call with their current location and situation. In short, the tip suggests that when you lose your way on a backcountry hike, for example, you can change your...
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October 26, 2021
Orvis Names Rebecca Jones Chief People Officer
MANCHESTER, Vt. (Oct. 26, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Orvis, the family-owned and operated outdoor retailer that specializes in fly-fishing gear, dog products and active lifestyle apparel, announces that Rebecca Jones has been named chief people officer, effective October 18, 2021. In this new position, Jones will provide executive oversight for the...
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October 26, 2021
Snowsports Industries America Releases Participation Study for 2020-2021 Season
Park City, Utah (October 26, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Snowsports Industries America (SIA) announces the release of their study on participation in winter sports across the 2020-2021 season, providing an in-depth look at skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and touring. This study highlights a general cumulative view of winter...
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October 26, 2021
Sweet Protection’s Trooper 2Vi Mips Helmet Snags Outside’s Gear of the Year Award
(BOULDER, CO - OCTOBER 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Sweet Protection, the industry leader in high-performance helmets, goggles and technical clothing, today announced that its celebrated new Trooper 2Vi Mips Helmet has earned the coveted Gear of the Year Award from Outside, the latest in a string of accolades for the...
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October 25, 2021
Trip Planner Roadtrippers Surpasses 5 Million Members
Roadtrippers, one of the world’s leading road trip planning tools, recently surpassed five million members, according to a release. The growth has been driven, the release continued, by the continued interest in road-based travel and Roadtrippers’ features that support a unique road travel experience — from weekend road trips to...
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October 25, 2021
September Was The Biggest Month For RV Sales On Record
According to trade group The RV Industry Association (RVIA), the rising demand for the #VanLife and increased interest in a life on the road have boosted RV sales in recent months. As a result of this growing interest in homes on wheels, the trade group found that shipments of RVs reached a record high of...
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October 25, 2021
Flagship Communities REIT Acquires Two RV Resort Communities in Core Markets
Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust announced the acquisition of two RV Resort communities for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$8.35 million. The Acquisitions are located in highly desirable areas within Flagship's core markets of Northern Kentucky and Central Ohio. Cision
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October 25, 2021
Sun Valley Resort Announces Winter Operating Plan for 2021-2022 Season
Sun Valley, ID. – Oct. 25, 2021 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Sun Valley Resort, ranked #1 Overall Resort in SKI Magazine’s Annual Ski Resort Awards and Reader’s Poll for the second year in a row, today announced its 2021-2022 season Winter Operating Plan. Similar to last season, the plan focuses on...
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October 25, 2021
DXLAB Collaborates With Local Artisan For This Ultra-Limited Footwear Release
GOLETA, Calif. October 25th, 2021 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Footwear innovation brand Deckers X Lab (deckersxlab.com) has partnered with local weaver and french artist Nadine Marchal. Inspired by the new moon wind, Nadine brings her art of weaving into a ultra-limited edition for the lab’s best-selling slip-on shearling boot. Designed and woven...
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October 25, 2021
Best Kayaks of the Year – 2021 Best In Class Awards by PaddleTV Announced
Beachburg, Canada /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The final Best in Class award has been announced by world-renowned paddler, instructor, television host, and YouTuber, Ken Whiting on PaddleTV. Ken spent the summer testing some of the industry’s top paddling gear and has narrowed down five of the industry’s top kayaks, awarding them...
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October 25, 2021
BlackStrap Launches Smokey Bear Partnership With USDA Forest Service
BEND, OR (Oct. 25, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ -This fall, BlackStrap is partnering with the world’s most well-known bear and American icon - Smokey Bear - to offer licensed facegear, head wear and goggle covers. In 2021, Smokey Bear celebrated 77 years of wildfire education and BlackStrap released a Birthday Collection...
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October 25, 2021
Glade Optics MagFlight named best of new goggles in Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide
BRECKENRIDGE, CO /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - The new MagFlight goggles from Glade have been named among the best of new goggles of 2021-2022 in this season’s Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide, and both the buyer’s guide and the goggles are available for pre-order now. Glade’s MagFlight goggle features an innovative quick-change lens...
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October 25, 2021
Stoke! BOTE Welcomes Juli Hernandez as Ambassador
/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Juli Hernandez is known for being an incredible athlete and human who surfs, skates, and pioneers board sports for women. Juli calls California home, but her mix of Cuban, Costa Rican, Italian, and Spanish roots give her a rich cultural heritage from which to draw as she...
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October 25, 2021
Lost Hiker Ignored Search-and-Rescue Calls Because Phone Said ‘Unknown’
A hiker, lost near Colorado’s highest peak, kept hitting the ‘decline’ button on calls from an unknown number. Answering the phone could have saved a lot of trouble for all parties involved. GearJunkie
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October 25, 2021
‘The Summit of the Gods’ Takes an Animated Approach to Everest
Netflix continues its mission to make every single possible film or television series in the universe with its new adaption of a manga series by Jiro Taniguchi, itself an adaptation of a novel. The story follows a Japanese photojournalist who thinks he recognizes the camera George Mallory and Sandy Irvine...