Amelia Arvesen

With people continuing to buy pallets of bottled water, the cycle of single-use products seems continuous. But Polartec has found a way to repurpose the waste.On Wednesday, the brand shared what they’ve been working on: 100-percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) Power Fill ...read more

When my boyfriend splurged on a fancy new camp stove to complete our ever-growing glamping kit, he made me a promise—that he’d serve up stacks and stacks of pancakes for everyone at the campsite. I wasn't going to let him get away without making good. During our Memorial Day ...read more

Right around the corner from our desk at SNEWS, our friends at BACKPACKER Magazine are celebrating a huge win in the world of media.The Association of Magazine Media today at a conference in Boston named the Get Out More Tour the 2018 Imagination Awards (IMAG) winner in the ...read more

When Cailin O’Brien-Feeney attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, more than a decade ago, he was introduced to backcountry skiing, went on his first overnight rafting trip on the Rogue River, and explored the wonders of the redwood forests and Sierra Nevada ...read more

As two fires rage in southern Colorado, employees of Durango’s Backcountry Experience are driving to the front lines to deliver wildland boots, sleeping pads, and other essentials for emergency responders.“This is not something I’ve asked them to do but they’re doing it to be ...read more

On a recent rainy Thursday afternoon, the front door of Feral Mountain Co. swung open and in walked two scruffy guys wearing backpacks stuffed with everything they’d need for a trip to Canyonlands. Hours before they set out for Utah, they stopped by the Denver store for a few ...read more

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) elected six new board members, who will officially take their seats at the meeting preceding Outdoor Retailer Summer Market."The OIA Board plays a significant role in helping to guide and shape our focused work in policy, sustainable business ...read more

The Eastern Outdoor Reps Association (EORA) and New England Sports Representatives (NESR), two trade groups, have joined forces to operate a new non-profit trade organization under the name 360 Adventure Collective.Members of the group voted earlier this year to solidify the ...read more

When I’m hiking a trail with serious vert or one that involves scrambling over rocks, oftentimes I grab my old pair of Brooks running shoes and leave my mid-rise boots behind. I’d rather have a shoe that’s light, unrestrictive, and easy to slip on and throw in the wash, and also ...read more

The days of starting small businesses in dingy garages or cluttered home offices are dwindling. Nowadays, entrepreneurs are bouncing around ideas in sleek spaces with string lights, succulents, coffee bars, and clusters of brainstormers. And one in Denver housing more than 25 ...read more

Humor us for a moment. If you flip over your shoes, what brand is the rubber? This Monday, I sifted through my shoes to find a pair needing new soles. The Vibram Sole Factor crew was coming by that day as part of their second full year of touring the U.S., in partnership with ...read more

Well this is ironic. By imposing tariffs to help domestic steel and aluminum manufacturers, President Donald Trump is hurting other industries that assemble products in the U.S.Last week, the Trump Administration announced that tariff exemptions on steel and aluminum imports from ...read more

We’ve heard lots of chatter from Outdoor Retailer attendees wondering how to plan their show calendars. Most of the questions revolve around the November Winter Market and the January OR + Snow Show: How will they be different and how will they be the same? Show Director Marisa ...read more

If Fitpacking Owner Steve Silberberg paid his guides a set rate for every hour they spent in the backcountry while leading multi-day trips through national parks and forests, he wouldn't have enough money leftover to pay for anything else.President Donald Trump on May 25 ...read more

Hard-sided or soft-sided, 40 quarts or lunch-box sized, on your back or on wheels—we know everyone has a preference. With so many different options nowadays, we just want to know which brand keeps ice the longest and therefore, keeps beer, snacks, and other essentials the ...read more

An independent study in May found that LifeStraw products remove 99.999 percent of microplastics from contaminated water, while also removing bacteria and chemicals.The confirmation follows two recent studies conducted by Orb Media that found that 93 percent of bottled water and ...read more

Vail Resorts just got even bigger with the acquisition of four ski resorts.The Colorado-based owner of ski areas announced Monday morning that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Triple Peaks, the parent company of Okemo in Vermont, Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire, and ...read more

Whenever Zach Roberts, manager of Great Outdoor Provision Company's Virginia Beach store, hires a new employee, the first bit of encouragement he offers is this."Everyone who lives in this area can sit at home and buy what we have in the store online so why should they leave, ...read more

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve checked and double checked that all the leg loops and straps of my harness were untangled and untwisted, only to pull it on and realize that was not the case. Yeah, I’m that climber. For me, simplicity is as important as comfort. I’ve been ...read more

Fears are mounting over whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will cut a program around since 2015 that allows fourth graders and their families to enter national parks for free.Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK) and Sierra Club Outdoors are waiting to hear from the Department of ...read more

Flavie Dokken’s first experience with cannabis as a training recovery tool was a decade ago, back when she was still a bodybuilder. Then, she used it to heal from severe stress fractures from her time serving in the U.S. Army. Now as a competitive ultrarunner based in Boulder, ...read more

Outdoor brands who partner with Insect Shield have new evidence to boast about.A recently-released study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that clothing treated with insecticide permethrin really does deter ticks, including those that carry ...read more

Over this Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Army veteran Stacy Bare is visiting Telluride, Colorado to show his film Adventure Not War. The timing couldn’t be more perfect.“I think going to Mountainfilm to show this film on Memorial Day is pretty special,” Bare said. “Even though the ...read more

Our sister publication, BACKPACKER magazine, are the masterminds behind the highly-anticipated Bear Week—a full week celebrating the magnificent bruins with stories about all sorts of topics, from scaring away a bear to polar bears in jail. In this new gameshow segment, three ...read more

A hiker slipped and fell to his death from Half Dome’s cables in Yosemite National Park on Monday afternoon, marking the first visitor fatality of 2018 and the first death on the cables since 2011.The National Park Service in a news release on Tuesday said the male hiker was ...read more

L.L.Bean now faces four lawsuits filed by customers claiming that they were harmed by the company’s changes to its generous return policy earlier this year. The most recent class-action complaint was lodged on May 4 by a Berkeley, California man, and is similar to the other three ...read more

For more than a decade, Alan Arnette and The Himalayan Times have documented the daily comings and goings on Mt. Everest, from Kathmandu to Summit Day and down the mountain. For those of us who aren't stationed there and don't have loved ones attempting ascents, it can seem ...read more

Chosen from a pool of 60 applicants, Camber Outdoors announced seven women-led, innovative companies that will showcase at the fourth annual Pitchfest.The lucky finalists will pitch on July 22 prior to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Denver. Each finalist will spend the next 10 ...read more

Ultra runner Adam Campbell’s life revolved around motion until he almost died during a traverse on August 30, 2016, through Roger's Pass in British Columbia. His mantra has been this: "If you’re not moving, you’re dead." Presented by Arc'teryx and directed by Cam Sylvester, In ...read more

There is such thing as overtourism and it's leaving countries in worse shape than before tourists invaded.Adventure Travel Trade Association President Shannon Stowell starts off his TEDx Talk grim, with stories that challenge the common assumption that mass tourism generates ...read more

At the end of last year, the community of Montpelier, Vermont, was crushed when Onion River Sports turned off the lights after 44 years in business. But behind the walls, something was cooking. Former manager Kip Roberts and his wife, Jen, were in talks about owning a bike shop ...read more

Black Diamond Equipment’s parent company is expanding in Utah over the next decade, adding high-paying jobs and nearly $50 million in value, according to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED).Needless to say, the growth of Clarus Corporation bodes well for Utah in ...read more

For the first time, footwear brand Hi-Tec is joining the crowded crossover apparel realm with the launch of a new line of hoodies, pants, beanies, and other pieces aimed at people who want their garb to transition from trail to office. “Hi-Tec’s® expansion into apparel and ...read more

Western State Colorado University joins a handful of other colleges recognizing students’ desire to get a degree that’s useful in the outdoor industry, which generates an estimated $887 billion annually.The university in Gunnison, Colorado, is offering a new two-year, online MBA ...read more

Rockport today announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to be acquired by CB Marathon Opco, LLC an affiliate of Charlesbank Equity Fund IX.In a statement, Rockport said the “asset purchase agreement” will enable the company to focus on global ...read more

Hey SNEWS readers and photographers: We’re looking for a fresh Facebook and Twitter cover photo that best represents summertime and inspires us to be adventurous. Do you want to show the outdoor community your mad photo skills? Here's your chance.Editor-in-chief Kristin Hostetter ...read more

Just in time for Mother's Day, a new creative agency has released a video celebrating moms who crush and inspire their kids to do the same. This 2-minute happy tears-jerking video is the first by Home Team Creative—founded by photographer and videographer Alton Richardson and ...read more

Don't miss the all-day party later this summer, where the Cherry Creek meets the South Platte River in Lower Downtown Denver.Today, Outdoor Retailer announced details about its summer demo day dubbed “Urban Adventures,” which will precede the national trade show from 9 a.m. to 4 ...read more

Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd (CTC) has announced its plans to purchase Helly Hansen, the Oslo, Norway-based maker of sportswear and workwear.Founded in 1877, Helly Hansen is controlled by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.CTC has agreed to purchase the company and brands for ...read more

President Donald Trump's face could melt into the sea if a Finland-based group raises enough money to carve a monstrous ice sculpture of him into an Arctic glacier. It's all to prove to the president that climate change isn't a hoax.The nonprofit, Melting Ice, needs $500,000 to ...read more

Pro adventurer Pete Ripmaster, 41, has been home in Asheville, North Carolina, for a whole month and he still can't wrap his mind around what he considers to be the most intense trip of his life. Understandably. After 26 days, 13 hours, and 44 minutes mostly alone in the Alaskan ...read more

An obsession with adventure and a career in supporting ecommerce systems for companies led Greg Kjono to open an outdoor store of his own in Pocatello, Idaho.Idaho Adventure Sports welcomed its first customers on March 11 into the 1,600-square-foot space, packed mostly with ...read more

With more than 100 abandoned ski areas in Colorado—old ski runs left like scars on the mountains—the film crew at The Road West Traveled seeks to tell the stories of a few in the future ski documentary, Abandoned."Through captivating interviews with former owners and skiers we ...read more

If you were a regular customer at Rock/Creek Outfitters long enough, the owners, managers, and sales floor staff greeted you by name when you walked through the doors and also came to know your outdoor activities. Shopping there was not merely a transaction; it was a gathering of ...read more

A Pacific Northwest brand’s billboard of two bears getting frisky didn’t last long.About eight hours after it was erected Monday, the billboard company replaced The Great PNW’s design with a more PG-rated (and, frankly, forgettable) logo. But some motorists had already taken ...read more

During a networking event on a frigid morning in March, Judy Gross of Lightheart Gear was bundled in a purple puffy jacket underneath a helmet and full-body harness. She was perched on a platform in the trees above North Carolina’s Green River Gorge getting ready to take her turn ...read more

In recognition of National Small Business Week, we want to acknowledge some of the independent specialty #CoolShops working hard to keep the outdoor industry ticking. From coast to coast, here are five of our favorites from each region in the U.S.Did you see our Instagram series ...read more

On April 16, L.L.Bean sent off the first of 43 pairs of employees relay-style hiking the Appalachian Trail through August. Once the relay is over, collectively the teams will have passed through 14 states and by 20 L.L.Bean stores along the 2,180 miles. Their hike coincides with ...read more