Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Friday, February 22, 2019 thru Thursday, March 7, 2019
- National Park Service Visitation Tops 318 Million In 2018 03/07/2019 sgbonline.com - Visitation to America’s national parks in 2018 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fourth consecutive year. The 318.2 million recreation visits total is the third highest since record keeping began in...
- Meet National Geographic’s 2019 Adventurers of the Year 03/06/2019 nationalgeographic.com - Each year National Geographic asks writers, photographers, filmmakers, and athletes to tell us which explorers and adventurers inspired them the most. Read the stories of six of the biggest moments and achievements...
- Let the Battle Begin: Delayed Half Dome Permit Lottery Opens March 13 03/06/2019 adventure-journal.com - Normally the pre-season lottery to nab a hiking permit to haul yourself up the Half Dome cables opens on March 1, but this year, computer glitches stopped the process before it started....
- Luis Benitez is leaving Colorado’s outdoor rec office for VF Corporation 03/06/2019 snewsnet.com - Luis Benitez is leaving his leadership post in Colorado for VF Corporation. Benitez will be VP of government relations and global impact for VF, which is relocating headquarters from North Carolina to...
- New leadership at Active Interest Media 03/06/2019 snewsnet.com - Active Interest Media is shaking things up at the leadership level. David Perry joins AIM as GM of SKI, Warren Miller Entertainment and the Fly Fishing Film Tour. Sharon Houghton is GM...
- Patagonia Hires Former General Counsel Of EPA 03/05/2019 sgbonline.com - Patagonia has hired Avi Garbow, the Environmental Protection Agency’s longest-serving general counsel, as environmental advocate to ensure the agency is doing everything it can to protect the planet. Garbow has decades of...
- Alterra Announces $181M In Capital Improvements For 2019/20 Winter Season 03/04/2019 sgbonline.com - Denver, CO-based Alterra Mountain Co. said it will invest $181 million in capital improvements across its 14 North American mountain destinations for the upcoming year. Marquee 2019/20 projects aimed at enhancing the...
- REI Co-op Acquires Arizona Outback Adventures 02/27/2019 sgbonline.com - REI Co-op announced the acquisition of its long-standing adventure travel partner Arizona Outback Adventures (AOA). AOA founder Seth Heald will continue to oversee AOA’s operations, program development and more than 120 expert...
- Finding Available Campsites is About to Become a Whole Lot Easier 02/26/2019 adventure-journal.com - The for-profit service Hipcamp, something like an Airbnb for camping, announced they finally developed a list of all federal campground availability on their website. Hipcamp puts their offerings out there to people...
- Vail Resorts to Acquire Falls Creek and Hotham Ski Resorts in Victoria, Australia 02/25/2019 hotelnewsresource.com - Vail Resorts will acquire Falls Creek and Hotham resorts in Victoria, Australia from a subsidiary of Merlin Entertainments for a purchase price of approximately AU$174 million.
- Backcountry Boom: Alpine Touring Business On The Right Track 02/25/2019 sgbonline.com - Data backs up an industry trend that shows no sign of stopping: The backcountry ski business is booming. Sales of backcountry gear (skis, boots, bindings and skins) grew 6.1 percent in 2018,...
- Free Solo Wins Oscar for Best Documentary 02/25/2019 climbing.com - Free Solo, the film about Alex Honnold's iconic ropeless ascent of El Capitan's Freerider, won the Academy Award for best documentary feature. Free Solo is the first climbing film to receive such...
- America Outdoors Introduces Six New Board Members 02/25/2019 snewsnet.com - America Outdoors announced six new board members: Dania Egedi of Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resorts, Michael Cohen of the Santa Barbara Adventure Company, David McGlashon of Adventure Treks, Austin Albers of the Buffalo...
