Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web

Parks for All grantees: Hydro Flask's 2021 grant recipients include local, national, and international organizations across the outdoor sector. [Hydro Flask]

Road blocked: The Supreme Court will allow conservation groups to intervene in Utah lawmakers' attempt to designate land for motorized travel. [National Parks Traveler]

Expansion for Jack Wolfskin: The German apparel and gear company opened its first North American showroom in Park City.

Women's Outdoor Summit goes virtual: The three-day event, a space for women in the outdoor industry to connect, will be held online in March.

Outdoor justice: How the crucial intersection of environmentalism and racial justice can take center stage in 2021. [Outside]

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Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web REI ranked best employer for women: Employees rated the retailer the best employer for women in the U.S. [Forbes] Brown Folks Fishing tackles racism: The group has released a new pledge, Angling for All, that “seeks to ...read more

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Industry Buzz: Long-term DEI training, outdoor voting power, PeopleForBikes secures grant, crushing sales expectations, new business alliance

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Six-month inclusion training: Leaders at Snowsports Industries America have agreed to participate in a half-year program focused on improving DEI in the winter sports industry. The power of outdoor voters: A new ...read more

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Industry Buzz: Outdoor panic buying, JAM Sessions, SOAR Act advances, GoPro's new gear line, Trail Otter, new outdoor holiday

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Panic buying, part two: Instead of toilet paper and pasta, people are now making a run on kayaks, tents, and other outdoor gear. [The New York Times] DEI-focused discussion: The next JAM Session from JAM Collective, ...read more

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Industry Buzz: Rossignol changes leadership, Trump undercuts the Great American Outdoors Act, Vista Outdoors boosts sales, Colorado reintroduces wolves

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Rossignol gets new CEO: The company will transfer its leadership from 16-year chief executive Bruno Cercley to Vincent Wauters in Q1 of 2021. GAOA threatened: The Trump administration is already undercutting the ...read more

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Industry Buzz: Fee free national parks, more permits for The Wave, racial justice grantees, a turn-of-the-century trailblazer

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web A unique ski season: Discover how ski resorts around the country (and the continent) are operating during the pandemic. [SKI] Racial justice in the outdoors: Youth Outside announces its inaugural Liberated Paths Grantees, ...read more

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Industry Buzz: Kind Bars acquired, hiker returns from the brink of death, the case for a new CCC, Sea to Summit expands leadership, analyzing outdoor rec spending

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web KIND acquired: Mars, the maker of Snickers, has announced plans to buy Kind North America, the company responsible for Kind Bars. [The New York Times] Back from the brink of death: A hiker rescued from Mount Rainier this ...read more

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Industry Buzz: Squaw Valley changes name, Hipcamp buys competitor, 330-mile hike, cashing in on #VanLife, gear shortages

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Squaw Valley to change name: The California ski resort will rebrand in response to renewed focus on insensitive language in the outdoor industry. [The Inertia] Hipcamp completes acquisition: The San Francisco-based startup ...read more

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Industry Buzz: Shop owners take a stand against hate, a lawsuit that might change Everest travel, man stalked by mountain lion, the value of reps, Zappos/L.L.Bean partnership

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Taking a stand: Sunlight Sports in Cody, Wyoming, posted an admirable and unequivocal message on Facebook this week. Customers who exhibit intolerant, hateful behavior will no longer be welcome in the store, the owners ...read more

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Industry Buzz: In Solidarity Project grants, virtual Tour de France, L.L.Bean opens new locations, woman hospitalized in Yellowstone

Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Grants for marginalized communities: In Solidarity Project, the organization that oversees the Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge, has announced a grant program to support underrepresented and underserved people in the outdoors. ...read more