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April 5, 2024
Backpack Solar Panel Charges While You Hike: Pale Blue Earth Approach Solar Panel Review
Even if you have rechargeable AA and AAA batteries like those Pale Blue Earth makes, you still need a reliable way to charge them. This makes it essential to have a high-quality solar panel when you’re camping or out on the trail. It can be hard to know when a battery is...
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April 4, 2024
Skier Saves Two Brothers From Fatal Helicopter Crash Triggered by Avalanche
A British skier saved the lives of two brothers during a fatal helicopter crash in the Swiss Alps. The harrowing incident occurred on Tuesday, after six adventurers reached the mountain’s peak in their Air-Glaciers B3-type helicopter. Shortly after the party arrived at the summit, roughly 1,200 feet above sea level, a major...
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April 4, 2024
The Top 10 Fastest Growing Brands in Outdoor Specialty Channel
Everybody involved in the outdoor industry knows Hoka, On, and Vuori are selling well. But there are several other brands that are also managing to grow in outdoor specialty and sport specialty e-commerce channels in a challenging market, including Cotopaxi, Helly Hansen, 686, and Kuhl. These are the findings of...
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April 2, 2024
Released Garmin Data Shows Where, and Why, People Request Emergency Aid in the Outdoors
Accidents happen - especially in the outdoors. Garmin recently released info on where, and why, people need help in the backcountry. The Inertia
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April 1, 2024
Social Media Driving Force Behind Increased Visits to National Parks
A new study from Georgia Tech's School of Economics is the first to tie high levels of social media exposure to increased visitors to the U.S. National Parks — and the increased crowding and ecological damage they bring with them. Casey Wichman, an associate professor of economics, found that parks with...
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March 29, 2024
Ski-Related ER Visits Are Up 50% In California; LA News Outlets Blame Weed, Alcohol, and Selfie Sticks
According to data from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, ski-related ER visits in California rose 50 percent between 2016 and 2022. However, the number of people hitting the slopes remained mostly the same throughout that period. According to the Times, some 6,000 people went from the slopes to an emergency...
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March 29, 2024
Powder Mountain announces major expansion of public and private terrain
Powder Mountain is expanding both its public and private offering with two separate additions of terrain. This expansion will introduce the public to two new areas with expert and advanced terrain on the west side of the mountain and provide access to vast expert and advanced terrain for homeowners on...
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March 29, 2024
A wildly popular RV-rental company is pivoting to luxury ‘glamping’ — see inside its new $350-a-night tents in the Texas Hill Country
Outdoorsy is one of the US' most popular RV-rental platforms. But nine years in and almost $3 billion in sales later, it's ready to expand. The company now wants to become the go-to destination for $350-a-night luxury-tent camping or something close to it. Outdoorsy is going all-in on "glamping" — a portmanteau of "glamour"...
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March 26, 2024
Millennial activewear brand Outdoor Voices is on the verge of bankruptcy after abruptly closing all its stores: ‘Our chairwoman was posting cat memes the day we were told’
Years of executive reshuffles and acquisition rumors culminated in a very public meltdown earlier this month, when the company closed all its retail locations and abruptly laid off most of its workforce. Outdoor Voices is now reportedly on the verge of bankruptcy. Former employees told Fortune they are furious over the company’s lack of communication about...
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March 26, 2024
Canada Goose Cutting 17 Percent of Corporate Jobs, Shifting Leadership Roles
Canada Goose is redesigning its global corporate workforce, as part of its ongoing Transformation Program, representing a reduction of approximately 17 percent of corporate roles. The company said in a release that the changes followed a comprehensive review of its organizational structure and roles needed to achieve its strategic objectives....
