Industry News
Industry News Archive for dates of Friday, May 20, 2016 thru Thursday, June 2, 2016
- SIA to Move HQ Out West 06/02/2016 sportsonesource.com - SnowSports Industries America (SIA) will relocate its headquarters out West. By the end of June they will move from its current Washington D.C. metro location to one of “two snow industry hubs”...
- Arc’teryx Outdoor Lifestyle Brand To Open New York Store In July 06/01/2016 footwearnews.com - On July 23, Canadian outdoor lifestyle brand Arc’teryx Equipment is about to set up shop in New York’s Soho neighborhood. The brand, known for targeting young outdoors consumers who transition from...
- Court Rules Winter Park Not Liable for Avalanche Death 06/01/2016 adventure-journal.com - In a 5-2 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Winter Park is not liable for an avalanche death that occurred within the ski area boundary in 2012, the Denver Post...
- Seattle’s Evo.com buys Denver’s Edgeworks and The Bicycle Doctor 05/31/2016 bicycleretailer.com - Seattle-based action sports and outdoor retailer Evo has acquired two Denver businesses owned by Matt Hupperts: the Edgeworks ski shop and The Bicycle Doctor bike shop. The new structure will create an...
- Evo Expanding to Denver via Acquisition 05/31/2016 sportsonesource.com - Evo, the Seattle-based action sports and outdoor retailer that opened a location in Portland, Ore. in 2014, is expanding to Denver, Colo. via an acquisition of Edgeworks and The Bicycle Doctor stores...
- The Newest Legal Tool to Fight Climate Change Is as Old as Ancient Rome 05/27/2016 outsideonline.com - The highest court in Massachusetts agreed with a lawsuit claiming the state was endangering young people’s future by dragging its feet on climate change. The court ordered the state’s Department of Environmental...
- U.S. Ski Areas Can Now Make Snow in the Summer 05/26/2016 outsideonline.com - Boreal Mountain Resort, a small ski area at California’s Donner Summit near Lake Tahoe, will use new technology this summer that'll allow it to make snow regardless of air temperature. It won't...
- Who’s Cutting Illegal Ski Trails in Santa Fe? 05/26/2016 adventure-journal.com - More than just a little glading, more than 600 trees have been chainsawed, downed, or trimmed in the Santa Fe National Forest. Cutting trees and bringing a chainsaw into designated wilderness are...
- Mammut CEO Schmid to Depart 05/25/2016 sportsonesource.com - Mammut Sports Group CEO Rolf Schmid will leave the Swiss outdoor brand as soon as his successor can be named. Mammut said Schmid will step down from his position as CEO and...
- Carry Heat? Officials Cite Dangers on U.S. Trails 05/25/2016 adventure-journal.com - In three disparate, unrelated incidents, officials are warning of threats to mountain bikers, hikers, and campers in the Northeast, Rockies, and Southwest.
- GoPro and Red Bull sign multi-year global partnership 05/24/2016 cyclingindustry.news - GoPro and Red Bull have revealed that they are to join forces on a multi-year global partnership that includes content production, distribution, cross-promotion and product innovation. As part of the agreement, Red...
- Sierra Designs Hires Barnes to Drive Product Creation 05/24/2016 sportsonesource.com - Sierra Designs has hired Stephen Barnes, a longtime veteran of the outdoor industry, to drive growth through pioneering product creation. Barnes has extensive experience in product strategy and development, most recently as...
- Explore Mount Everest In 360-Degree View 05/24/2016 gearjunkie.com - Mount Everest is a staggeringly dangerous place, yet its call is strong for many who love the mountains. You can now explore it via a 360-degree, multimedia project by Mammut. The new...
- WSL Holdings To Acquire Kelly Slater Wave Company 05/24/2016 worldsurfleague.com - WSL Holdings, the parent company of the World Surf League, announced an agreement in principle to acquire a majority stake in the Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC). The partnership between the WSL...
- Vibram FiveFingers Celebrates 10 Years, Sponsors Boston Cotopaxi Questival Event 05/24/2016 outdoorindustry.org - Vibram, the worldwide leader in high performance soles and creator of the Vibram FiveFingers articulated toe shoe, announced that it is sponsoring the Cotopaxi Questival Adventure Race – Boston, to celebrate its10th...
- First American Woman Summits Everest Without Oxygen 05/23/2016 outsideonline.com - MeMelissa Arnot became the first American woman to summit Everest and survive the descent without supplemental oxygen, climbing the 29,035-foot peak’s northeast ridge from Tibet. It marked the sixth Everest summit for...
- Got Hemp? New Growing Law Endorsed By Patagonia 05/23/2016 gearjunkie.com - A new short film released by Patagonia presses Americans to support a forthcoming proposal that hits Capitol Hill this Fourth of July to legalize the farming of industrial hemp in the U.S....
- Outdoor Retail Names Larry Harrison Brand Development Director 05/23/2016 sportsonesource.com - Outdoor Retailer named industry veteran Larry Harrison, who recently retired from Adidas Outdoor as their director of sales, as brand development director.
