August 18, 2021

Patagonia dumps Jackson Hole ski resort after far-right fundraiser

Patagonia will no longer supply Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, its largest single customer in the Jackson Hole area, with its products after a resort owner hosted a fundraiser for the right-wing House Freedom Caucus. WyoFile

August 18, 2021

Will Outdoor Retailer stay in Denver?

A show that’s nowhere near capacity isn’t sustainable for an event operator, especially a publicly traded one. The focus is now on delivering a bigger and better Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in January. Find out how it will happen. OBJ

August 18, 2021

Your next North Face jacket may be made of wood pulp

The North Face has reached an agreement with textile material company Spinnova to develop new, sustainable, high-performance textiles. Created from wood pulp, Spinnova's bespoke fiber is reportedly tough, insulating, and "zero percent harmful" to the planet. Read more.

August 18, 2021

American Mountaineering Museum exhibit tells legacy of first African American Denali summiteer

SEATTLE, Wash. (Aug. 17, 2021) – Stories around first ascents in climbing are the stuff of legends in the Outdoor Industry, but few know of Charles Madison Crenchaw, the first black climber to reach the summit of Denali, North America’s highest point, in 1964. A collaboration between journalist James Edward...

August 18, 2021

Adventure Ready Brands Adds Consumer Products Executives to Advisory Board

LITTLETON, N.H. — Adventure Ready Brands, which markets a range of best-in-class first aid, insect repellent and outdoor recreation products including After Bite®, Adventure® Medical Kits and Ben’s®, announces that consumer product executives Michelle Stacy and Bruno Silva have joined the company’s advisory board. “I am excited that these two accomplished...

August 18, 2021

woom bikes USA Named to Inc. 5000 List for the Third Year in a Row

AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 18, 2021 – Inc. magazine announced that woom bikes USA is number 1,198 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020....

August 17, 2021

Rab Snags Accolades For Khroma Cirque GORE-TEX Jacket

Louisville, CO (August 2021) - Rab, an industry leader in merging the development of quality outdoor gear and apparel with sustainability and environmental awareness, will head into the new 2021-22 winter season celebrating a pair of accolades from Backcountry Magazine for the company’s acclaimed Khroma Cirque GORE-TEX Jacket. Backcountry Magazine...

August 17, 2021

DPS Skis Bids to Cut Plastic Waste With New Cortec® Packaging Partnership

SALT LAKE CITY (August 17, 2021) — Lettuce. Apple cores. The wrapper on your new pair of skis. These are all items that could end up at your local industrial composting site with the launch of a new partnership between U.S.-based DPS Skis and Cortec® Corporation, the global leader in innovative, environmentally...

August 17, 2021

El Jet’s Cantina + Sky Outpost: Kickstarter Funded

Grand Junction, CO (August 17, 2021) – Building stoke and edging closer to full throttle, El Jet’s Cantina + Sky Outpost received 120% of their Kickstarter goal, putting fuel in the tank and creating a base of supporters and interest to springboard the project to the next phase. El Jet’s...

August 17, 2021

The Hotel Zags Portland welcomes Rachel Wilson, New General Manager

Portland, Oregon (Aug 17, 2021) – The Hotel Zags, a new boutique hotel in Downtown Portland focused on outdoors immersion, inclusivity and exceptional guest experience, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Rachel Wilson to the role of General Manager. Ms. Wilson brings an exceptional background in boutique hotel operations...