November 8, 2021

Outdoor Alliance Seeks Public Support for GMUG Draft Forest Plan Recommendations

West-Central Colorado – November 8, 2021 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - In August, the U.S. Forest Service released the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG) Draft Revised Forest Plan, which will provide a framework for how the 2.9 million acres of forest land and its resources will be managed for...

November 8, 2021

Concerns over amounts of artificial snow required for Beijing 2022 at “most unsustainable” Games ever

Geographers have expressed concerns at the amounts of artificial snow that could be required for the Alpine events during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Data compiled by World Weather Online reports that in the period from January to March this year just two centimetres of snow fell at the National Alpine...

November 8, 2021

MacNeill Pride Group Acquires Rightline Gear

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. November 8, 2021 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - MacNeill Pride Group® (MPG), a diversified global designer and manufacturer of outdoor products and sporting goods, has acquired Rightline Gear, an Asheville, North Carolina-based automotive and outdoor gear designer. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MPG is a portfolio company of...

November 8, 2021

The American Avalanche Institute and Colorado Mountain School Join Forces

Boulder, Colo. (November 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Colorado Mountain School, the largest provider of avalanche safety education for recreational backcountry travelers, announced today their alliance with The American Avalanche Institute, the nation’s largest provider of professional avalanche education. With this alliance, ownership and management of the American Avalanche Institute will...

November 8, 2021

Ten Brands are Giving to The Conservation Alliance This Week

BEND, Ore. (November 8, 2021)  /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - This week, The Conservation Alliance is hosting its annual We Keep It Wild fundraiser, where select member companies donate 5% of online sales during the campaign week. From Nov. 8-14, Backpacker’s Pantry, BUFF, Juniper Ridge, Nuun, La Sportiva, Osprey, Sea to Summit, Snoplanks,...

November 8, 2021

Altra Expands Road Shoe Collection with New Provision 6

DENVER (Nov. 8, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Altra Running, a leading innovator in the performance footwear category, has launched its Provision 6 road shoe. The Provision 6 brings new innovative features to the pavement, coupled with Altra’s tried and true technology, for a leap forward in its road shoe offerings. Building...

November 8, 2021

Backcountry Announces Colby Black as New Chief Product Officer

PARK CITY, Utah (Nov. 8, 2021) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - Backcountry, the leading specialty outdoor retailer of gear and apparel, announces the appointment of Colby Black as chief product officer, effective immediately. Black will be responsible for leading the product development and strategy for Backcountry’s in-house brands, Backcountry Gear and Apparel,...

November 7, 2021

‘Nimblewill Nomad,’ 83, is the oldest to hike the Appalachian Trail

An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped. M.J. "Sunny" Eberhart strode into the record books Sunday as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Eberhart, known by the trail name Nimblewill Nomad, acknowledged that despite having tens of...

November 6, 2021

‘It’s going to be crazy’: Snowbirds wait at campground, eager for U.S. border reopening

The Eight Flags Campground in the small windswept town of Milk River, Alta.,18 kilometres from the Canada-United States border crossing at Coutts, is full of shiny, large RVs. It's in anticipation of land and sea border crossings reopening Monday for fully vaccinated Canadians. Such crossings were closed to non-essential travel...

November 5, 2021

Endura Has Planted 2 Million Trees

/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - At the start of 2020, Endura launched the Million Trees project and have shared their aims to become net carbon negative by 2024 by making changes to the way that they operate across the business whilst committing to planting trees at scale in order to lock up...