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January 11, 2022
Vail Resorts Disavows Recruitment Email, Park City Ski Patrol Moves Toward Strike
Park City ski patrollers have threatened to strike against parent company Vail Resorts since summer 2020. Union members overwhelmingly voted to move toward a work stoppage after an email that Vail called ‘unauthorized’ recently leaked. Gear Junkie
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January 10, 2022
Merrell Pulls Out of Outdoor Retailer, Will Donate $25,000 to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund
With the recent nationwide COVID-19 surge, Merrell has opted to pull out of Outdoor Retailer. However, the money it saved from backing out of the event is going to a good cause. The Wolverine World Wide-backed brand announced today that it will not attend the biannual outdoor trade show, which...
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January 10, 2022
Ancient Big Bend Rock Art Irreparably Vandalized
People have inhabited the area that today makes up Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas for at least 13,000 years. At some point during what archaeologists refer to as the Archaic Period, which stretches back 8,500 years, people began carving abstract shapes into a massive boulder. That boulder remains...
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January 9, 2022
2 former Silicon Valley executives are creating an off-grid, off-road capable $194,500 Ford Transit RV camper van — see inside
Two former Silicon Valley executives have teamed up to create Aeonrv, a RV startup that specializes in 2021 Ford Transit-based tiny homes on wheels. The off-road, four-seasons capable RV is priced at $194,500, with an interior that has a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and dinette that doubles as a second bed and...
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January 9, 2022
5 Top Luxurious RV Resorts in the USA
These Luxury-Rated RV Resorts offer a deluxe option to choose from for a luxurious family holiday. They offer many of the same amenities as hotels such as fitness centers, pools, eateries, and Wi-Fi, but also feature clubhouses, convenience stores, onsite laundry and leisure attractions. Here we list five of the best RV...
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January 8, 2022
California capital drives sale of improved Oklahoma City-area RV park
A 1970s mobile home park turned RV park marketed as "more than a haven for the personnel of nearby Boeing, Tinker Air Force Base, and pipeline industries," has sold to West Coast investors. The seller, WAIP LLC, spent $1,332,000 the past several years upgrading the 169-unit park, which has has...
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January 7, 2022
Bish’s RV Acquires Michigan’s Haylett Auto & RV Superstore
Performance Brokerage Services, one of North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firms, announced the sale of Haylett Auto & RV Superstore in Coldwater, Mich., from David and Nancy Haylett to Bish’s RV. Operating on 15 acres, the dealership recently averaged over 1,000 units sold annually. According to RV Dealer Association...
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January 7, 2022
Read: The Western Megadrought Is Revealing America’s ‘Lost National Park’
A megadrought, the driest the area has been in more than 1,000 years, is reducing Lake Powell to Puddle Powell, and in the process, revealing a little bit of the wonders long since hidden far below the surface of the lake, a surface roiled by powerboats and jet skis. Adventure...
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January 6, 2022
RVshare 2022 Travel Trend Report Forecasts a Robust Year
RVshare, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer RV rental marketplaces, reveals findings from its 2022 Travel Trend Report, predicting that next year will be a blockbuster year for travel as nearly all (90%) of survey respondents say they’re very or even 100% likely to travel for leisure next year. RV...
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January 6, 2022
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta RV sites all gone
If you didn’t get your RV reservation last Jan. 5 for the Oct. 1-9, 2022, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta® you may be out of luck. More than 20,000 RV reservations for the event were booked within an hour. By 10:30 a.m., they were gone. At one point, there were more...
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January 5, 2022
No Retreat: Business Bootcamp: New CNBC Series Takes Companies to the Next Level (Watch)
No Retreat: Business Bootcamp is coming to CNBC, and the cable channel has released a trailer. In the new business reality series, Joe De Sena, Spartan founder and CEO, will work with companies and help them take their business to the next level. TV Series Finale
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January 5, 2022
Too Big to Vail: The Downfall of the North American Mega Resort
In the past few years, we have seen resorts become conglomerates across multiple continents, luring in customers with multi-passes that allow them the idea of skiing whenever and wherever they want. This year we’ve really started to see the negatives. People are wondering aloud if it’s worth it, and while...
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January 5, 2022
Wholesale RV Values Decline Across the Board
Black Book’s most recent monthly report showed declining values of wholesale motorized and towable units. The average selling price for motorized units was $79,270, which is down $2,114 (2.6%) from the previous month. Towables came in at $21,405, down $908 (4.1%) from last month. One year ago, the average motor...
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January 5, 2022
RV Maker Winnebago Reincorporates as Minnesota Company
Minnesota is now home to yet another publicly traded company. On Jan. 1, RV maker Winnebago Industries Inc. officially reincorporated as a Minnesota company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on that date. Founded in 1958, the company had been previously incorporated in Iowa. Twin Cities Business
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January 5, 2022
Go RVing partners with Black Folks Camp Too
Go RVing – an arm of the RV Industry Association (RVIA) in the United States – has agreed on a partnership with Black Folks Camp Too to embark on a new dealer education series to discuss how to market better to black consumers. The three-part series, created in close collaboration...
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January 5, 2022
Outdoor Retailer Confirms January Show Still On, Masks Mandatory
In an open letter entitled ‘Looking forward to seeing you in Denver on Jan. 26,” Outdoor Retailer show organizers said they have no current plans to cancel Outdoor Retailer Snow Show 2022 amid a surge in COVID-19 outbreaks tied to the omicron variant. Enhanced safety measures, including mandatory masks, are...
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January 5, 2022
Unionized! Outside Magazine Editorial Staff Band Together Within Media Giant
Eleven months after Pocket Outdoor Media swallowed up Outside Integrated Media and appropriated its name, the benchmark magazine’s staff formed a union. On January 4, 15 editors at Outside magazine released a document simply titled “Mission Statement.” In it, they advocate for better working conditions within the company, air their...
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January 4, 2022
Active Lifestyle Stocks Churn Out Robust Gains in 2021
With many companies seeing benefits from changed behaviors due to the pandemic, the vast majority of active lifestyle stocks soared to new heights in 2021. Of the 79 stocks in the active lifestyle space tracked by SGB Executive, only 14 showed declines, marking the third strongest year for the sector after several...
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January 4, 2022
Colton RV Acquires Pocono RV, Expands into Pennsylvania
BUFFALO, NY – Colton RV, a family-owned RV dealership serving Western New York, announced today (Jan. 4) the acquisition of Pocono RV Sales and Service, adding brands including Entegra Coach and expanded inventory by Keystone, Dutchmen and Palomino. RVBusiness
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January 4, 2022
Leonardo DiCaprio’s $1.5 Million Motorhome Is a Ginormous Exercise in Opulence
In a list of over-the-top, insane (and extremely dated, we might add) celebrity motorhomes, DiCaprio’s celebrity suite is right up there in the top three. Estimated at $1.5 million, it offers lavish amenities like heated marble floors, a custom kitchen, and two fireplaces. The styling is incredibly dated, comparable to...
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January 3, 2022
Scientists see troubling signs in humans spreading Covid to deer
Humans have infected wild deer with Covid-19 in a handful of states, and there’s evidence that the coronavirus has been spreading among deer, according to recent studies that outline findings that could complicate the path out of the pandemic. Scientists swabbed the nostrils of white-tailed deer in Ohio and found evidence...
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January 3, 2022
Massive ‘Outdoor Recreation Archive’ Houses Thousands of Gear Catalogs From the ’60s to Today
The vast library of steadily growing gear catalogs offers a wealth of insights into the outdoor recreation industry’s cultural, commercial, and ecological impacts from the early 20th century forward. GearJunkie
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January 3, 2022
Hipcamp Buys UK Booking Brand Cool Camping
Hipcamp, a San Francisco-based startup that offers campsites for booking, has acquired Cool Camping, an online travel agency in the UK, according to regulatory documents released during the Christmas break. Hipcamp, which a year ago quietly raised $57 million in a Series C funding round, has been seeking international expansion....
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January 3, 2022
The Haugen RV Group Adds to Portfolio
Salt Lake City-based dealership group the Haugen RV Group has announced its purchase of Crater Lake RV in Klamath Falls, Ore. A purchase price was not disclosed. The Haugen RV Group also owns Legacy RV in Salt Lake City and Bonne Terre, Mo.; Funtime RV in Tualatin and Sandy, Ore.;...
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January 2, 2022
This Expanding $2.4M ‘Mobile Estate’ RV Used to Be Will Smith’s Movie Set Trailer
Smith could literally and figuratively raise the roof in this 1,200-square-foot behemoth, which is as big as some full-time homes and includes a 30-person screening room. Today, you can rent it for a mere $9,000 per night from Anderson Mobile Estates, based in Elgin, Texas. This double-decker RV sits on...