September 13, 2021

North St. Bags wants to donate your old packs and panniers

PORTLAND, Ore. -- North St. Bags invites anyone attending the 2021 Sea Otter Classic to donate used bags and panniers to low-income Portland residents. Throughout the festival held in Monterey, Calif. October 7-14, 2021 North St. will be collecting used packs and bags at their booth. After the festival North...

September 8, 2021

Continued COVID-19 Uncertainty Prompts Postponement of Denver and Boston In-Person Snowbound Festivals to November 2022

Park City, UTAH (Sept. 8, 2021) – With the utmost concern for the health and safety of attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, guests and staff, the in-person Snowbound Festivals in Denver, Colo., Nov. 5-7 and Boston, Mass., Nov. 19-21 are postponed until 2022. The resurgence of the COVID-19 virus and the ongoing...

September 8, 2021

US Trail Running Conference announces Diversity Scholarship for Trail Race Directors and Community Organizers

Estes Park, CO – Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference has announced an exciting new scholarship designed to bring more race directors and community organizers from underrepresented groups into the sport of trail running. This scholarship will provide complimentary passes for five trail race directors or...

August 26, 2021

US Trail Running Conference Webinar Spotlights Sponsor Partnerships and Revenue

Estes Park, CO – The eighth webinar in a nine-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by the leading trail registration platform UltraSignup, was hosted Thursday, August 19. The session subject for this latest session was: Sponsor Partnerships and Revenue. The session content was delivered by...

August 25, 2021

Grassroots Connect announces early registration, vaccine requirement and expanded refund policies ahead of November gathering in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (AUGUST 25, 2021) -- Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, the national organization dedicated to the health and growth of specialty outdoor retail, is encouraging advance registration for their annual ‘Connect’ buying event at the Kansas City Convention Center, scheduled for Nov. 8-11, 2021. At the same time, Grassroots is announcing two...

August 24, 2021

US Trail Running Conference position statement on Arkansas Anti-LGTBTQ Legislation

Estes Park, CO – Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference is incredibly disappointed in the passing of recent legislation that discriminates against Arkansas’s LGBTQ community. Senate Bill 354 was signed into law on March 25, 2021. The bill is an anti-transgender bill that bans transgender women...

August 18, 2021

Will Outdoor Retailer stay in Denver?

A show that’s nowhere near capacity isn’t sustainable for an event operator, especially a publicly traded one. The focus is now on delivering a bigger and better Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in January. Find out how it will happen. OBJ

August 9, 2021

GCI Outdoor Showcases New Rocker Technology and More at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market

HIGGANUM, Conn. (August 9, 2021) - GCI Outdoor, creators of portable, durable and comfortable outdoor recreation furniture, is excited to introduce its latest rocking technology for the spring 2022 season. The new ComPack Rocker will feature GCI Outdoor’s all-new Torsion Rocking Technology™ which utilizes a cylindrical design for lightweight rocking....

August 6, 2021

High-profile cancellation won’t deter Outdoor Retailer’s optimism

Citing concerns over growing cases of Covid-19, footwear maker KEEN is no longer exhibiting next week, yet many brands and retailers remain on board as the event draws near. Outside Business Journal

July 30, 2021

US Trail Running Conference Webinar Focuses on a Safe Return to Trail Racing

Estes Park, CO – The seventh webinar in a nine-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by the leading trail registration platform UltraSignup, was hosted Thursday, July 22. The session subject for this latest session was: Post COVID-era racing – What’s changed, what have we learned,...