Down is everywhere these days, on city streets as well as in the backcountry. Even the water repellent version has become ubiquitous: Twenty brands now use DownTek, the leading brand of DWR down. Yet most devotees of down know nothing about the plumage they love to swaddle ...read more
One of the longest running triathlons will also serve as USAT National Championship qualifier PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 23, 2017) – St. Anthony’s Triathlon has announced the initial list of Pro athletes that will toe the line at this year’s race, to be held on April 30th, 2017. ...read more
Terra Bella, CA (March 8, 2017)- Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.- the nation’s second largest pistachio grower and processor and maker of Setton Farms Pistachio Chewy Bites based in California’s Central Valley- is expanding their portfolio of snack products with a new ...read more
You get to keep the money and the inventory? In theory alone, the rental business seems like a pretty good gig, but here’s some news to sweeten the deal: rentals were up nearly 300,000 units and over $16 million in the 2015/16 season, bringing total revenue to $238 million. ...read more
Next week Malakye, the leading career website and professional network for people and companies in the active lifestyle-driven industries, is bringing the Shmooz back to Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017, from 11am to 2pm. 100+ Jobs ...read more
WHEN PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA STEPS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE, he’ll be leaving some big shoes to fill. Half a billion-acre shoes, to be exact. Our current POTUS made headlines again last week when he designated the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the ...read more
Blazes are growing more costly – both to forests and to the Forest Service’s checkbook. In 1991, fire suppression consumed only 13 percent of USFS allocations. Last year, it devoured over half—52 percent—for the first time, according to a 2015 USFS analysis. On average, the ...read more
In the years following the release of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, first as a novel and then as a star-studded Hollywood production about one woman’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail, the number of PCT hikers quadrupled. Publications from The Wall Street Journal to Mashable suggest ...read more
The number of climbing gyms in the U.S. is clambering upward, having more than doubled in the past decade. In 2015 alone, the U.S. indoor climbing industry saw 10 percent growth, according to data from the Climbing Business Journal, with 40 new gyms bringing the total up to 381 ...read more
Wearable device shipments in 2015 rocketed up 171.6 percent over 2014 shipments, according to market intelligence provider International Data Corporation (IDC)’s preliminary Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device tracker. IDC names two drivers of the enormous growth: the fitness ...read more
Ten years ago, anyone with a plastic hat glimmering in the sunlight faced sneers from lidless skiers. Today, it’s the opposite. About 78 percent of resort skiers and snowboarders wear helmets, according to recent data by the National Ski Areas Association. A good thing, too—the ...read more
The outdoor industry is overwhelmingly white, but white consumers aren’t the biggest spenders. According to OIA’s ConsumerVue research, for example, Latino outdoorists spend about 27 percent more annually than the average outdoor consumer, and Asian and Pacific Islanders spend ...read more
Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI) is the only financial formula that generates a dollar amount instead of a percent, directly illustrating the fruits (or failure) of your invested dollars. GMROI measures the return on your investment—a GMROI higher $1 means a gain. ...read more
The American West is outdoor recreation’s cash cow, according to state-by-state data collected by the Outdoor Industry Association and Southwick Associates. The data cover activities like hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, biking, kayaking and climbing as well as purchases of ...read more
