Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Thursday, June 1, 2017 thru Wednesday, June 14, 2017
- Columbia Sportswear Appoints CFO And Chief Transformation Officer 06/14/2017 sgbonline.com - Columbia Sportswear Company appointed Jim Swanson as the company’s senior vice president and chief financial officer and Peter Rauch as the company’s senior vice president and chief transformation officer.
- La Sportiva Partners With Colorado Mountain School 06/13/2017 sgbonline.com - La Sportiva inked an agreement with Boulder-based Colorado Mountain School, to be the official footwear provider of the world-renowned guide service. CMS guides will wear La Sportiva footwear while guiding clients through...
- K2 Snowboarding Welcomes Thomas Johnson As New Marketing Manager 06/13/2017 sgbonline.com - K2 Snowboarding hired Thomas Johnson as its marketing manager. Johnson will oversee all aspects of K2 Snowboarding’s marketing program alongside Global Brand Director Hunter Waldron, Digital and Social Marketing Specialist Nick Meilleur,...
- Interview: The First Naked Ascent of El Capitan 06/13/2017 climbing.com - On June 6, Leah Pappajohn and Jonathan Fleury traded out the clothes for a rope and completed the first naked ascent of El Cap via the Nose in a day. Climbing...
- American Climbers Confirm the Hillary Step Is Gone 06/12/2017 outsideonline.com - Ascending Everest may be easier now that one of the most difficult features en route to the summit has crumbled, veteran mountaineers say.
- GoPro Mountain Games Rock Vail 06/12/2017 sgbonline.com - World class outdoor athletes participated in competitions including climbing, whitewater, mountain/road biking, slacklining, stand up paddleboarding, dog competitions, fly fishing and many more.
- Gear Picked By Eagle Scouts, Delivered Monthly 06/09/2017 gearjunkie.com - Frustrated with the task of acquiring new gear for each badge, Eagle Scouts Will and Chris Tarantino sought an alternative. They created SCOUTbox, a gear subscription service for scouts, by scouts. When...
- Vail Resorts Sees 15 Percent Q3 Revenue Gain 06/08/2017 sgbonline.com - Vail Resorts Inc. reported a 14.9 percent gain in earnings in its third quarter ended April 30, 2017, as well as the healthy early season pass sales for the 2017/2018 North American...
- China ‘Closes’ Mount Everest, Fall Season Cancelled 06/08/2017 gearjunkie.com - This week China announced it will close the north side of Mount Everest because it “witnessed a series of problems including an illegal north-south traverse by a Polish climber.” The closure should...
- Bold Betties Secures Funding for Major Expansion 06/05/2017 outdoorindustry.org - Bold Betties, a pioneer organization in the women’s outdoor adventure industry, has attracted an additional $750k round of outside capital that will enable them to quadruple their presence in cities across America,...
- Alex Honnold is first to climb Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes 06/04/2017 espn.com - Elite rock climber Alex Honnold reached the mighty El Capitan in Yosemite National Park summit in about four hours using only his hands and feet. The 31-year-old became the first to climb...
- Canada Goose Holdings Delivers 22 Percent Q4 Revenue Gain 06/02/2017 sgbonline.com - Canada Goose Holdings Inc., in its first report since going public, reported a smaller-than-expected loss in its fourth quarter ended March 31 while seeing revenues expand 22 percent and a sharp hike...
- Boa Technology Hires Shawn Neville As CEO 06/01/2017 sgbonline.com - Boa Technology Inc. announced the appointment of Shawn Neville to the position of chief executive officer, effective immediately. Neville joins Boa following his most recent tenure as CEO and chairman of Aerosoles...
- Billabong Appoints CFO 06/01/2017 sgbonline.com - Billabong International Limited announced the appointment of Jim Howell as chief financial officer, succeeding Peter Myers, who has served in the role since January 2013.
