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
If Fitpacking Owner Steve Silberberg paid his guides a set rate for every hour they spent in the backcountry while leading multi-day trips through national parks and forests, he wouldn't have enough money leftover to pay for anything else.President Donald Trump on May 25 ...read more
Fears are mounting over whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will cut a program around since 2015 that allows fourth graders and their families to enter national parks for free.Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK) and Sierra Club Outdoors are waiting to hear from the Department of ...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
Black Diamond Equipment’s parent company is expanding in Utah over the next decade, adding high-paying jobs and nearly $50 million in value, according to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED).Needless to say, the growth of Clarus Corporation bodes well for Utah in ...read more
If you read anything today, make it Industry Buzz. Here are today's must-read 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.In an opinion column in the Albuquerque ...read more
TGIF. We can't wait to get outside this weekend. You? Before calling it a day, catch up on the latest news. Here are today's must-read headlines:Have a hot news blurb for Industry Buzz? Or a burning story idea for another one of our columns? We've created a new form where you can ...read more
It’s National Park week, and while many of us see that as a celebration of our shared public lands, it’s not such a rosy story for people of color. Angela Fichter, a freelance writer and digital journalist, tells that story in her latest Grist video. From land stolen or coerced ...read more
It’s so easy to be cynical about politics and politicians these days. If your only connection to what goes on in Washington D.C. is CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, it can feel epicly depressing, like nothing gets done, nothing ever changes, and all our elected officials are just tools being ...read more
Next time you’re visiting Southern Utah and are in need of outdoor supplies, head over to Escalante Outfitters. If you need a morning meal to fuel your adventure or a cold local beer afterwards, you can head there, too. Want a tour of the area or a place to say for the night? ...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.We have breaking specialty retailer news. Chattanooga-based Rock/Creek Outfitters was sold to Uncle Dan's Outfitters, a subsidiary ...read more
Today, a congressional committee said "yes" to protecting more outdoor recreation areas.The Recreation Not Red-Tape (RNR) Act passed through its first round of votes in the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee, chaired by one of the bill’s sponsors, Utah Rep. ...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.Together we are a force! About 120 members of our industry—including our own Editor-in-Chief, Kristin Hostetter—are gathered at ...read more
In advance of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial, brands jumped at the opportunity to license NPS trademarks for special backpacks, water bottles, socks, shoes, and other gear. Many of those products were limited edition—or at least, intended to be. But it turned out that ...read more
In 2015, Kevin Fedarko and Peter McBride set out to thru-hike more than 700 miles across the entire length of the Grand Canyon to raise awareness about the threats facing one of the nation’s most iconic national parks. The expedition resulted in a feature for National Geographic ...read more
It’s been nearly a week back in reality after all the fun at the first combined Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show, but we’re still savoring our favorite moments. We identified 5 topics that everyone seemed to be talking about.1. UnityThe merging of the minds — Outdoor Retailer with ...read more
The war of words continues between Patagonia and Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah). On Friday, Bishop posted yet another photo spoofing Patagonia’s original black box tweet. This one replaced “Patagonia is Lying” with “Patagonia is Hiding”. The post then links to a letter from Bishop to ...read more
President Trump’s proclamation to cut two national monuments in southeastern Utah was the match that lit a public lands fire and Patagonia’s reaction has been nothing but gasoline. With the swipe of the president’s pen, the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National ...read more
The fight over public lands has been brewing for a long time, and the outdoor industry has thrust itself into the fray. Patagonia and others have led the charge, and everyone who is anyone has something to say on the matter.When President Obama signed the REC Act into law ...read more
In a nutshell, here's the deal. Patagonia and various GOP officials have been duking it out via twitter and very public homepage statements about the way in which America values, treats, supports, and best uses its sacred public lands.It's a war that has been raging since the ...read more
The chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter Friday to Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard on Friday, inviting him to speak to the committee about the administration's proposed cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Immediately ...read more
"Hi, I'm Robbie. I love nature and think kids are the best voice to stand up for parks." So begins 9-year old Robbie Bond's website home page, dedicated to galvanizing his fellow 4th graders (and all kids) to fight the good fight for public lands."When the Trump administration ...read more
Yesterday, we reported on President Trump's controversial announcement that he would officially reduce the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Escalante-Staircase national monuments. Outdoor Industry Association Executive Director offered suggestions for action steps: Write a letter ...read more
It’s no secret that some of the proposed changes by the Trump administration are leaving the outdoor industry infuriated. On October 19, the Outdoor Industry Association wrote a letter to the commander in chief calling upon him to protect our nation’s lands. More than 350 ...read more