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December 17, 2020
Bluebird Backcountry Opens Reservations for the 2020 / 21 Season
(KREMMLING, CO) — Starting today, skiers and snowboarders are able to reserve day passes, backcountry lessons, and backcountry rental equipment at Colorado’s newest ski area, Bluebird Backcountry. The no-chairlifts, ski-patrolled area announced plans in September for its first full season at Bear Mountain, on the Continental Divide between Kremmling and...
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December 17, 2020
ARCHER Components adds an exciting new Gravel system with New Drop Bar Remote
Scotts Valley, California (December 17, 2020) —ARCHER Components’ proven wireless electronic system is shifting the paradigm of electronic componentsin the bike industry, and they’ve widened their reach with the launch of their eagerly awaited Drop Bar Remote (DBR). The new remote follows on the heels of the highly successful mountain bike...
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December 17, 2020
BioLite Achieves Company Milestone, Reaching 1M Lives With Clean Energy
Brooklyn, NY (December 17, 2020)— BioLite, an innovator and leader of off-grid energy solutions, is proud to announce that through the company’s tenacious efforts to reach rural off-grid communities, BioLite’s clean energy solutions have impacted over a million people in emerging markets. The milestone, achieved in Q4 2020, is the...
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December 17, 2020
Ignik and HitchFire Partner up to Reduce Waste
December 17, 2021 (Santa Cruz, CA) - HitchFire, the creator of purpose-built hitch-mounted grills has teamed up with Ignik, the makers of environmentally thoughtful outdoor heating products, as their official partner for refillable propane tanks. The partnership was formed in recognition of HitchFire’s commitment to reducing the use of single...
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December 17, 2020
AKU Outdoor Launches Hunting Footwear Collection in North America in 2021
Montreal, Canada (December 17, 2020) –--AKU, an Italian footwear brand known for designing and producing some of the world’s most comfortable hand-crafted hiking boots,is launching a complete line of hunting footwear to its North American collection in 2021. The AKU Hunting Collection will be available starting June 1, 2021 online...
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December 16, 2020
RECALL: Camp Chef Portable Stoves
About 20,600 Camp Chef portable stoves sold at sporting goods stores and Walmart stores nationwide from Aug. 2019 through Sept. 2020 are being recalled after receiving 26 reports of gas leaking. An internal part of the gas regulator component can have a sharp edge that can wear or tear a...
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December 16, 2020
A ‘Blizzard in Backcountry Sales,’ Reports NPD
Backcountry-related equipment sales in the U.S. grew a staggering 76% in the opening months of this year’s snow season, August through October 2020, compared to the same period last year. Nordic and alpine touring equipment, splitboards, snowshoes, and backcountry accessories including beacons, probes, skins, and avalanche shovels, saw sales grow...
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December 16, 2020
Outdoor Retailer’s second all-digital trade show prepares for launch
After debuting its first all-digital trade show this summer and making tweaks to the format, Outdoor Retailer is ready to go forward with its second iteration of the online show. A replacement for January's traditional Snow Show, "OR Winter Online" will open to registrants on January 6 and run for...
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December 16, 2020
Outdoorsy Releases 2020 Travel Trend Report
The report shows that despite a 90% cancellation rate early in the year, Outdoorsy's RV bookings surged in 2020, leading to the company's best year on record, with a more than 4,500% increase in bookings throughout the course of the pandemic. To date, more than 3.1M rental days have been...
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December 16, 2020
Canadian Investment Group Acquires B.C. Campground
Pacific Frontier Investments Inc. announced it has taken possession of an RV park and campground located in Parksville, British Columbia on Vancouver Island - a 12-plus acre property located on the Englishman River with low bank access to several swimming holes and a sandy beach area. Woodall’s Campground Management
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December 16, 2020
Americans exercised more in 2020, according to Strava
Strava reviewed data from more than 73 million users in 2020 for their year-end-report and found that despite working from home, social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions, the virtual community became stronger than ever. ESPN
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December 16, 2020
Dometic North America Expands Team, Welcomes Tom Montague as Director of RVOE
Elkhart, Ind. — Dometic North America - part of Dometic Group AB - the global market leader in branded solutions for mobile living in the areas of Food & Beverage, Climate, Power & Control and Other Applications announced today the hiring of their new Director of RVOE, Tom Montague. Montague...
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December 16, 2020
ReadyWise Selects Groundswell PR as Public Relations Agency of Record
Salt Lake City, UT (December 16, 2020)- ReadyWise, the leader in nutritious, affordable, emergency, adventure and natural foods, is excited to announce its partnership with Groundswell PR, an outdoor, active lifestyle, and sustainable products marketing agency. Groundswell will implement an integrated communications strategy, increasing industry and consumer awareness around ReadyWise’s...
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December 16, 2020
PeopleForBikes Coalition Board Meets to Discuss Plans for 2021, Welcome New Board Members and Giant’s An Le as Vice Chair
BOULDER, COLO. (Dec.16, 2020) — The PeopleForBikes Coalition Board of Directors, composed of 18 of the bike industry’s top leaders, met virtually for their semi-annual gathering on December 15. The board discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on bicycle participation, access and the industry; the organization’s workplan for the...
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December 16, 2020
Climate Neutral Welcomes Melissa Leslie as new Head of Marketing
San Francisco, CA (Dec 16, 2020) — Climate Neutral, an independent nonprofit paving the way towards a carbon neutral future, is pleased to welcome Melissa Leslie to the growing team. Leslie will occupy the newly created position of Head of Marketing and will assume responsibility for advancing Climate Neutral’s message...
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December 15, 2020
Lordstown Motors, Camping World Will Build an Electric RV Together
The retailer and the EV startup plan to work on electric travel trailers as well as an electric recreational vehicle, with first sales to happen in 2022. Car and Driver
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December 15, 2020
The Coolest Camping Trailers We Saw in 2020
As the year ends, check out some of Gear Patrol’s favorite (and most luxurious) ways to get off the grid.
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December 15, 2020
Greyp Bikes Named Finalist in Prestigious Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards
Whitney, Texas (December 15, 2020) —Since their official US launch this past Spring, Greyp Bikes has received considerable praise for their tech-heavy, highly connected, trail-capable E-MTB line, and they’ll close out the year on another high note: The judges at the 2021 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards (ORIA) have named their G6.2 model...
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December 15, 2020
NordicTrack powered by iFit Partners with GearJunkie for the 2021 Adventure Grant Contest
(Logan, Utah—December 15, 2020)—NordicTrack powered by iFit and GearJunkie announce the third annual Adventure Grant, a partnership that provides the cash and tools to train for and take on an outdoor dream adventure. The grand prize winner will win $7,500 cash, NordicTrack fitness equipment of their choice—a value up to...
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December 15, 2020
Pocket Outdoor Media hires former POWDER leadership to bolster snowsports category
Boulder, Colorado, USA — December 15, 2020 —Pocket Outdoor Media (POM), the world's leading creator of active lifestyle content, today announced two new leadership additions that will further solidify the company’s place in the snowsports category. On January 4th, Micah Abrams and Sierra Shafer will join the POM team. Micah...
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December 14, 2020
2020 Billabong Pipe Masters suspended due to Covid-19 cases
The WSL has decided to suspend the Billabong Pipe Masters presented by Hydro Flask competition as a result of positive COVID-19 tests within the WSL staff, including WSL CEO Erik Logan. Surfer Today
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December 14, 2020
Why genetics is a poor predictor of athletic talent
You've probably heard people say some athletes have "the right genes" for running, but it turns out that's not very accurate. Canadian Running
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December 14, 2020
2020 SNEWS Retailer Survey results: Camping sales
136 independent outdoor retailers across the country responded to this year's annual survey. Here’s how camping sales did this year, according to their responses. SNEWS
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December 14, 2020
First Look: Apple’s new Fitness+ streaming workouts
Outside tests out a preview build of Fitness+, along with the numerous workout and health functions of the Series 6 Watch, which debuted in September.
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December 14, 2020
New Holland Brewing Announces New Vice President of Marketing
(Holland, MI) Dec. 14, 2020 -- New Holland Brewing, the leading craft brewery and distillery based in Holland, MI, is proud to announce Arturo Rojas as Vice President of Marketing. Rojas comes to New Holland Brewing with over 20 years of marketing experience, most recently as Marketing Director, at Amway...