Sports News and Press Releases about Outdoor Industry Business
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October 6, 2025
Salary for New Vail Resorts CEO Revealed, Utah Billionaire Responds
On September 29, Vail Resorts, the current owners of Park City Mountain, shared a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission report detailing the compensation package of its new CEO, Rob Katz. According to the report, Katz is earning a $1 million annual base salary and is eligible for a $1 million annual bonus. He’s also...
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October 2, 2025
National Parks Amid Shutdown: Half of Staff Furloughed
The nation’s parks were once again caught in the middle as the federal government shut down at midnight on Wednesday. A newly released contingency plan from the National Park Service outlines how millions of visitors will be affected by the shutdown, from shuttered facilities and limited staffing to significant financial losses for nearby communities....
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October 2, 2025
Outdoor Retailer Moving to Minnesota, Announces New Leadership Direction
Outdoor Retailer announced the show will be in Minneapolis, Minn., from Aug. 19 to 21, 2026, and industry stakeholders will now lead the planning of the event. Dubbed the Leadership Village, athlete and Summit Scholarship founder Sunny Stroeer, who moderated several discussions at Industry Day at OR last year, and industry veteran and...
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October 1, 2025
Snoop Dogg Set to Return for NBCUniversal’s Winter Olympics Coverage
NBCUniversal said Sunday night that Snoop Dogg will return to his gig helping cover the Olympics for NBC and Peacock. Following on the heels of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, the rapper will head to Italy for the Milano Cortina Olympics. The Games kick off Feb. 6 with the Opening Ceremony. According to NBCUniversal: “The global megastar will...
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October 1, 2025
$1 Lift Tickets Are Legit—Arizona Snowbowl Confirms ‘Easter Eggs’ Hidden In Its Calendar
Arizona Snowbowl, like other Mountain Capital Partners resorts, regularly makes headlines each summer with its surprisingly cheap advance lift tickets. This year, they’re still as low as $10 on select dates—or, in one case, even cheaper. Recently, while writing an article that involved lift ticket prices, I spotted an oddity in Arizona Snowbowl’s calendar. On April Fool’s Day...
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September 29, 2025
REI CEO Mary Beth Laughton Unveils Three-Year Transformation Strategy
REI Co-op will prioritize customer trust, a focused product assortment, elevated service, and a revamped membership program in its refreshed direction under CEO Mary Beth Laughton, who was appointed to the role in January. SHOPeatSURF
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September 29, 2025
Vail Resorts Sees 2025/26 Season Pass Sales Lagging Last Season After Fiscal 2025 Growth
Vail Resorts, Inc. reported that Resort net revenue increased 2.7 percent year-over-year (y/y) to $2.96 billion for the fiscal year ended July 31 (fiscal 2025), driven by a 4 percent increase in season pass revenue and increased ancillary spend per guest across the company’s ski school and dining businesses. SGB...
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September 25, 2025
August RV Shipments Down 3.1% YOY
Results for the RV Industry Association’s August 2025 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 28,212 units, a (-3.1%) growth rate compared to the 29,105 units shipped in August 2024. To date, RV shipments are up 4.2% with 241,550 units. Towable RVs, led by conventional...
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September 25, 2025
Sherman’s Outdoor Sports and Army Store to Close Asheville Area Store After 103 Years
One year after Hurricane Helene ravaged Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains with its flood waters, Sherman’s Sports and Army Store, which operates one store in Hendersonville, NC, announced it is closing its doors after 103 years. SGB MEDIA
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September 24, 2025
Airstream Parent Thor Industries Sees Fiscal Q4 Earnings Rebound
Thor Industries reported earnings rose 39.7 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 31, easily surpassing analyst estimates. Sales dipped 0.4 percent. Net income reached $125.8 million, or $2.36 a share, against $90.0 million, or $1.68, a year ago. Analysts’ consensus estimate was $1.23. Revenue of $2.52 billion topped...
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