Outdoor Retailer Online kicks off today with its all-digital version of the typical Summer Market. The attendee list is, predictably, much smaller than that of the last in-person event. But that doesn't mean people aren't excited about it.
If you're attending this week, we want to know why. What do you hope to get out of the show?
In less than 80 days, with the holidays in between, the outdoor and ski industries will gather for the second combined show at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Last year, momentum and energy were major takeaways from the unification of the two groups. Will next year be ...read more
Take everything you see on the showroom floor to the slopes. This year, Copper Mountain Resort is the backdrop of the On-Snow Demo on Feb. 4 and 5. After polling its members and the industry, Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and Western Winter Sports Representatives ...read more
Next summer, the outdoor industry will have two trade shows to attend—or choose between: Outdoor Retailer and a brand new show. The Big Gear Show just announced that it's setting up a hardgoods-only event in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring a consumer day and pre-show outdoor ...read more
Attending a national trade show three times a year is a lot for some outdoor industry members, especially when you factor in all the regional shows that happen year round, where the brunt of the buying work actually gets done. There's still ample chatter about whether three big ...read more
Many of us have what a lot of people would consider to be dream jobs. Sure, work is work, but a lot of what we do revolves on getting people outside. And we get to do a lot of that ourselves, too. We're curious how you got started in this great industry. Share your stories with ...read more
They both have advantages but what is your liquid delivery method of choice in the backcountry? Are you a traditionalist who doesn't mind stopping, fishing out your bottle, and quenching your thirst? Or do you prefer to drink on the fly with a reservoir/tube system. There's no ...read more
REI announced that for the third consecutive year, doors will remain locked this Black Friday. This is to encourage people to #OptOutside instead – get out and enjoy the great outdoors rather than spending time shopping. More than 12,000 REI employees are given the day off with ...read more
Today is a very special day for us here at SNEWS. Our print publication, The Voice, heads to the presses this evening despite major pandemic-related disruptions to the production process. We're very proud of everyone on the team for getting the issue across the finish line ...read more
In the Summer 2019 issue of The Voice, we explored the ins and outs of wages in the outdoor industry. We set out to answer one simple yet important question: As an outdoor employee, is your paycheck big enough? As the pandemic continues to affect wages across the industry, we're ...read more
