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The new 2019 Airpin™ Ultralight Stake from NEMO has won Backpacker Magazine’s Editors’ Choice award, announced at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show on January 30th and featured in the Spring 2019 Gear Guide, on sale March 8th. “They’re extremely easy to use. No more fighting with ...read more
Two Harbors, MN — February 6, 2019 —Backpacker Magazine has awarded the all new Granite Gear Blaze 60 multi-day backpack the Editor’s Choice Gold award for 2019. The Editor’s Choice Gold Award, a first for Granite Gear, recognizes the Blaze 60’s update of Granite Gear’s original ...read more
MUNICH (Feb. 5, 2019) – Holden, the stylish performance outerwear and sportswear brand, received the coveted 2019 ISPO Product of the Year award in Health & Fitness > Lifestyle & Fashion for its Women’s Hybrid Down Jogger. This comes on the heels of having won the 2018 ISPO ...read more
Costa’s Untangled Collection received the annual REI Root Award, recognizing industry-leading sustainable product design, during the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show this week in Denver. Each year, REI celebrates sustainability by giving a brand the award, which celebrates the most ...read more
Bozeman, Mt. (Jan. 22, 2019) – The Inge Perkins Scholarship was established in 2018 to celebrate the life and inspiration of Inge by providing financial assistance to a young female rock climber living in the greater Gallatin Valley. Since its founding, the Inge Perkins ...read more
January 21, 2019 (Oregon City, OR) – Benchmade Knife Company, a premium knife manufacturer based in Oregon City, OR, was recognized by the Portland Business Journal as one of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies within the 'Product Makers and Designers' category. Other companies in ...read more
ELKTON, MD (Janaury 15, 2019) – W.L. Gore & Associates, makers of GORE-TEX products, recently won a Gear of the Year Award from Gear Junkie, a heavily trafficked consumer media site that tests and reports on leading gear and technology in the outdoor industry. Gore won for one of ...read more
Asheville, NC – December 16, 2018 – Diamond Brand Gear, an American legacy in domestic outdoor gear manufacturing since 1881, was recently named the 2018 WNC Best Brand for a Business Started Before 2010 by the Small Business Center at Blue Ridge Community College in Henderson ...read more
SEATTLE, Wash. (Dec. 12, 2018) – Seattle-based Therm-a-Rest, the industry leader in premium outdoor camp comfort, announces the retirement of its Senior Product Developer, Jim Marson, at the end of the year. After more than three decades with Therm-a-Rest’s product development ...read more
Knoxville – December 10, 2018 – America Outdoors is pleased to announce the winner of the 2018 George & Pamela Wendt Industry Achievement Award. This esteemed award is bestowed upon individuals or organizations that have shown exceptional innovation, achievement, dedication and ...read more
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (November 28, 2018) — Petzl, the leader in solution-based verticality and lighting equipment, was recently awarded a Gear of the Year from Men’s Journal for its all-new ERGONOMIC ice tool. The ERGONOMIC bridges the gap between the popular NOMIC and its ...read more
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – November 27, 2018 – DPS PHANTOM, the waxless permanent base glide treatment that forever eliminates the need for waxing skis and snowboards, recently earned two major innovation-related distinctions. The awards include “Best of What’s New” from Popular ...read more
Bend, OR (November 27, 2018) – Hydro Flask, the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks and soft good innovations and a Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ, NM: HELE) company, is honored to announce the recipients of its 2018 Parks for All Charitable ...read more
DENVER (November 13, 2018) — Norrøna, the Norwegian brand renowned for its premium, sustainably built outerwear, has received GearJunkie’s coveted Best In Show award for its trollveggen ACE down950 Jacket, which debuted last week at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Combining a ...read more
WEST LEBANON, NH (November 13, 2018) - Tecnica’s Plasma – the first custom-fit outdoor shoe – brought home another industry award at Outdoor Retailer’s inaugural Innovation Awards held on November 8 at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. The live event featured 32 product and retail ...read more
ELKTON, MD (November 6, 2018) – W.L. Gore & Associates, makers of GORE-TEX products, recently won two 2018 Gear of the Year awards from Runner’s World magazine for its GORE-TEX Invisible Fit footwear technology in running shoes and its GORE-TEX SHAKEDRY™ fabric technology in the ...read more
Based on its analysis of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the retail, fashion, apparel, and consumer goods industries, top consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan has recognized Centric Software with the 2018 Product Leadership Award. Centric Software provides the most ...read more
Bundled “Pass” makes it easier for individuals to support environmental causes BURLINGTON, VT — 1% for the Planet is excited to announce My Planet Pass, a new program modeled after popular multi-mountain ski pass programs with the goal of increasing individual engagement with the ...read more
CAMPBELL, Calif., October 19, 2018 - Centric Software is proud to announce that the latest releases of its flagship Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution, Centric 8 PLM versions 6.4 and 6.5, are now available. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise ...read more
Bozeman, Mt. (Sept. 19, 2018) – MYSTERY RANCH, the industry-leading pack company built on a heritage of comfortable load carriage, function and durability for people who have a mission to accomplish, mourned the loss of Brand Ambassador Inge Perkins who died last year in ...read more
September 13, 2018 – NASHVILLE – Swiftwick, a leader in performance sock apparel for athletes, celebrates 10 years in the sports industry. The company is commemorating the milestone with a consumer giveaway campaign that will last until the end of 2018. The Brentwood, Tenn. ...read more
Steamboat Springs, Colo., September 13, 2018— Chaos Headwear -- makers of high quality headwear in the U.S. and worldwide – are very pleased to announce the induction of Chris Anthony to the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame. Each year, the Hall of Fame elects four new Hall of ...read more
Broomfield Colo, - Sweet Protection, designers of cutting-edge snow, bike, and paddle sports helmets is honored to win the 2019 Backcountry Magazine Editors’ Choice Award. This product award is one of the most prestigious in the core winter industry, given annually in recognition ...read more
BOULDER, Colo., July. 23, 2018 – The traditional concept for an insulated beverage holder just got a lot “cooler” with the new SlapLit™ LED Drink Wrap from Nite Ize®. This light-up beverage accessory keeps summer drinks cold while adding a unique element of fun to any nighttime ...read more