Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Tuesday, December 12, 2017 thru Monday, December 25, 2017
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard Designates Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows As Official Training Site 12/22/2017 sgbonline.com - U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced a five year agreement with Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, designating the resort as an Official Training Site of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team. As an Official...
- The North Face Files Lawsuit Over Gander Outdoors Trademark 12/21/2017 sgbonline.com - The North Face has filed a lawsuit against Camping World Holdings, charging that its new Gander Outdoors logo infringes on its “Summit Series” design mark. To select a new logo, Camping World...
- SIA Participation Study Shows Solid Growth For 2016/17 Season 12/21/2017 sgbonline.com - Snowsports Industries America, the non-profit trade association for the winter sports industry, announced its release of the 2017 SIA Participation Study - a comprehensive look at participants in winter sports including skiing,...
- Rossignol buys Dale of Norway 12/20/2017 newsinenglish.no - Dale of Norway is being sold to French sporting goods maker Rossignol and acquistion fund Altor after a major turnaround that saved the small company less than a decade ago.
- Burton Snowboards Goes Mad 12/20/2017 boardistan.com - Burton Snowboards has lined up Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs Spy on the Deep Thinker and Free Thinker snowboards. If you’re wondering who these people are, they’re from an old humor...
- Hidden In Tax Bill: Provision Allows ANWR Drilling 12/20/2017 gearjunkie.com - The provision will allow oil drilling in an area off-limits to extractive industries for more than 40 years. It’s part of the recent GOP tax overhaul. The nearly 1,100-page plan, signed into...
- Columbia Sportswear Company Announces Appointment of Director Of Investor Relations 12/20/2017 businesswire.com - Columbia Sportswear Company announced that Christian Buss has joined the company as Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Buss joins the firm from Credit Suisse, where he was Director of Global Apparel Research....
- Eastpak To Re-Enter North American Market In 2018 12/19/2017 sgbonline.com - Eastpak, the maker of backpacks and travel gear owned by VF Corp. announced plans to re-enter the North American market in January 2018. The brand has signed an exclusive distribution agreement...
- Yvon Chouinard Just Mic-Dropped Congress 12/19/2017 gearjunkie.com - Earlier this month, following a brief Twitter spat between the House Committee on Natural Resources and Patagonia, Congress invited Patagonia Founder Yvan Chouinard to testify on Bears Ears. Specifically, the agency sought...
- The Deadly Valley: An Analysis of Five Recent Yosemite Climbing Accidents 12/19/2017 climbing.com - Climbing discusses five recent accidents in Yosemite, analyzing their causes to understand how they could have been prevented.
- Crunching the Numbers on Everest Expeditions Over the Years 12/18/2017 theadventureblog.blogspot.com - Alan Arnette delves into the numbers behind all of the expeditions that visit the world's highest peak, and takes a peek ahead at what we can expect in the spring of 2018.
- Most Owners of Wearable Fitness Devices Continue to Use Them Daily According to New National Study 12/18/2017 prnewswire.com - Forty percent of Americans, ages 18 or older, have used a wearable device for tracking their health, exercise activity or sports performance. More than half of those say they use it at...
- The Outdoor Foundation Names Lise Aangeenbrug As Executive Director 12/14/2017 sgbonline.com - The Outdoor Foundation (OF), the philanthropic arm of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), announced that Lise Aangeenbrug, veteran conservation champion, has been named its new executive director. Aangeenbrug currently serves as the executive...
- REI Co-op Names Three New Executive Leaders 12/14/2017 sgbonline.com REI announced three recent hires to lead its teams in legal, information technology and REI Co-op Brands: Wilma Wallace, Christine Putur and Chris Speyer.
- Bankrupt Gander Mountain Reemerges As ‘Gander Outdoors’ 12/13/2017 gearjunkie.com - The rebranded Gander Outdoors will refresh the bankrupt Gander Mountain stores and online presence with direction from new owner Camping World Inc.
- Osprey Packs hires Mark Galbraith as senior director of product 12/12/2017 bicycleretailer.com - Osprey Packs has hired outdoor industry veteran Mark Galbraith as its senior director of product. Galbraith most recently served as general manager of Nau, a brand that he co-founded. Previous to that,...
- East Meets West: Vibram x Hiroki Nakamura 12/12/2017 sgbonline.com - Vibram collaborated with Hiroki Nakamura, the Creative Director behind Visvim, a Japanese streetwear label founded by Nakamura in 2000 to commemorate Vibram’s 80th Anniversary with a customized Carrarmato Lug Sole. The Visvim...
