What's happened to Jim Lamancusa is every startup owner's dream. Since launching Cusa Tea in May 2017, the company has rapidly expanded distribution of premium instant tea packets to more than 750 retail locations in the natural grocery, conventional grocery and outdoor ...read more
A business hive in a mountain bike haven with a watering hole and holistic health care: It sounds like an ideal recipe for productivity and fun. Pending zoning approval, Yeti Cycles will build a brand new headquarters and factory in Golden, Colorado, with adjacent acres that will ...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
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines:Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas.On Wednesday, Californians approved Proposition 68, the $4.1 billion bond for water, parks, and infrastructure. Outdoor Industry ...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
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines:Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas.Ryan Zinke does good: The Interior Secretary announced the designation of 19 new National Recreation Trails (NRTs)—a total 370 ...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
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines:Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas.We are heartbroken to hear that Charlotte Fox, the 61-year-old accomplished high-altitude mountaineer, tragically died last weekend ...read more
Dear outdoor gear and apparel companies,Each change in season brings a new round of product arriving at stores across the country. My staff and I get excited when the UPS and Fedex trucks roll up…we know the store will soon be filled with cool new gear, and we get to share the ...read more
A California company struggling to hire new employees is dropping marijuana from its drug tests, opening the hiring pool up to a larger group of people—cannabis consumers. The outdoor industry likes to get outside and sometimes that means partying in the woods from time to time. ...read more
Don't go a day without reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines:Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas.Kids are urging Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to extend the Every Kid in a Park program, which allows every ...read more
It’s no secret that the craft beer and outdoor industries often collide. SNEWS has featured a number of hybrid stores in the #CoolShop column, including The Hub & Pisgah Tavern in North Carolina, Colorado-based Shoes & Brews, and Escalante Outfitters, which exclusively serves ...read more
Don't go a day without reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines:Have a news tip? We've created a new form where you can submit tips and story ideas. We'll be checking it often to ensure we don't miss anything.Camber Outdoors announced its complete agenda for Outdoor ...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're a new exhibitor at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market this July, boy, do we have an awesome (and totally free) opportunity to help drive traffic to your booth. The SNEWS team produces the show’s daily magazine, OR Daily. In each issue, we profile some select new ...read more
“The questions that we are asking ourselves in small rural communities are ubiquitous globally,” said Luis Benitez, Director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office (OREC), as he kicked off the three-day Mountain Ventures Summit in Telluride, Colorado, this month. The ...read more
On a Thursday night in Boulder, hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts crowd into crooked rows of metal folding chairs amid shelves of shoes, racks of sleeping bags, and a wall modeled after Eldorado Canyon and the Flatirons. They’ve paid $5 to watch a screening of Dirtbag: The Legend ...read more
Vermont is doing the best at loving Mother Earth and West Virginia is doing the worst, according to a new survey by WalletHub that ranked all 50 states based on the current health of the environment and residents’ environmental-friendliness."Without a doubt, the bar for being ...read more
Washington, D.C. — After accepting an award from Outdoor Industry Association on Tuesday night, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper dropped a few hints to a political publication about a potential presidential run.On the first day of Capitol Summit, OIA awarded Hickenlooper with the ...read more
Happy Monday! If you read anything today, make it Industry Buzz. Here are the latest headlines: Do you have buzzworthy news tips? Email us at SNEWSedit@aimmedia.com.Stewart Brandborg, who led the Wilderness Society during a critical time for the wilderness movement from 1964 to ...read more
If you read anything today, make it Industry Buzz. Here are the latest headlines:Do you have buzzworthy news tips? Email us at SNEWSedit@aimmedia.com.Camber Outdoors welcomed 15 new 2018 Corporate Partners: Clif Bar, Cotopaxi, evo, HOKA ONE ONE, GoLite 2.0, Native Eyewear, ...read more
Get your quick fix of the latest outdoor industry headlines.Didn't catch the last few Industry Buzz's? Read past versions by searching Industry Buzz on our site or #IndustryBuzz on social media.Outdoor apparel and gear were spared from the Trump Administration's initial list of ...read more
Happy Monday, everyone! By now, we hope you've made Industry Buzz part of your morning routine. If not, you should. Here's what the outdoor industry is buzzing about today. Do you have buzzworthy news tips? Email us at SNEWSedit@aimmedia.com.On Sunday, REI introduced the ZipAll, ...read more