Not long ago, a backpack was doomed to look like the Clampett mobile, with bulky gear hanging everywhere. Among the biggest offenders: the closed-cell sleeping pad. But when Cascade Designs came up with the inflatable Therm-a-Rest, the sleeping pad began to slowly shrink in size ...read more

• By Joe Miller
  May 16, 2019

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. As part of his “Five Deeps” Expedition”, businessman Victor Vescovo dove 35,849 feet down the Mariana Trench—and found a plastic bag. In a study released in ...read more

• By Mady Koller
  May 15, 2019

If you were hanging from the edge of a cliff, a new business venture would probably not be at the top of your mind. But for Craig Payne—founder of Hustle Bike Labs and creator of the REM Pedal—it was a relevant thought. The mountain biker was enjoying a ride when he hit a boulder ...read more

• By Mady Koller
  May 15, 2019

On Friday, the Trump administration raised tariffs on imports from China from 10 percent to 25 percent—a major hit for some companies. The list of imports includes various outdoor goods, such as backpacks and sports bags, leather gloves, headwear, camp stoves, bikes parts, and ...read more

• By SNEWS
  May 14, 2019

A water bottle, a six-pack ring, a food container. Those items, plus 7,999,998 pieces of plastic find their way into the oceans every single day, according to Surfers Against Sewage. Over the year, that amounts to 8 million metric tons deposited into our waters. Needless to say, ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  May 13, 2019

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Granby, Colorado, recently saw the opening of Two Pines Supply, a "multisport outdoor store" stocked with all your rental gear needs. Hanna and Chris Olivier, ...read more

• By Mady Koller
  May 13, 2019

Forming the Plastic Impact Alliance with our friends at Catapult Creative Labs has made us all the more aware of our plastic use—reusable water bottles and thermoses line our desks and bamboo cutlery and silicone snack bags fill our lunch bags. Even more than before, we think ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  May 14, 2019

Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Colorado has a new director for its Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry, just two months after Luis Benitez left for a role with VF Corporation. Nathan Fey, ...read more

• By SNEWS
  May 10, 2019

Darrell Denny is leaving his post as executive vice president of Emerald Expositions after the company underwent a restructuring. “Who wouldn’t be grateful for having been able to serve the outdoor, snow, cycling and surf industries for a long time?" Denny told SNEWS. "I believe ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  May 10, 2019

Leading in to Mother's Day weekend, Merrell's latest short film features one athlete's upbringing and her true origin story of how she became connected to nature through her mother's inspiration. Nadia Mercado is a skydiver, a runner, a climber, and a cardiac nurse, and her ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  May 10, 2019

Just when it seemed like China and the United States were approaching a trade deal, President Donald Trump increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports, including backpacks, leather ski gloves, camp stoves, and other outdoor products. The 10 percent tariff imposed last ...read more

• By Amelia Arvesen
  May 9, 2019

“California has the granite walls of Yosemite, we have the Sierra, Lake Tahoe, Big Sur, Joshua Tree, Death Valley, the Shasta-Cascade region, the Redwoods and our pristine coastline,” said Katie Hawkins, an advocate for outdoor recreation in the Golden State. So why is it taking ...read more

• By Jill Sanford
  May 9, 2019