Congratulations to Jackie Cianci from Tahoe Mountain Sports and Joe Brewer from Feral Mountain Co., the winners of our inaugural Shop Star program. The goal of Shop Star is to identify young people working in specialty retail who will become the next generation of leaders in the ...read more
Indisputable truth: Nothing crushes an outdoor experience—or a day on the slopes— quite like a crappy-fitting boot, and the hot spots, blisters, aches and pains that come along with it. And that’s precisely why having a top-notch boot-fitter on your roster can have a serious ...read more
Long before she began working at Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City, California, owner Brendan Madigan knew Emily Burke was special. “Emily’s family has shopped at Alpenglow for decades,” Madigan says. “Since her youth, she’s craved a position at the shop, and she let me know it.” ...read more
Rocky Mountain Underground, or RMU, is not your standard retail store. Aside from the gear shop--which sells its own line of high-end ski gear and apparel--there’s a full-fledged bar, complete with near-daily live music and specialty cocktails. And instead of hiring someone to ...read more
Sam D’Aoust started working at Escape Route in British Columbia when he was 17. He started out with a simple enough task, just watching the doors during the holiday shopping season. It was meant to be a seasonal gig. But as the weeks went on, he started selling jackets. It ...read more
The retail floor experience is where so many careers in the outdoor industry are born. SNEWS, in partnership with The North Face, is thrilled to announce a new program that celebrates the passion and energy of the talented people on the fronts lines of our industry: The Shop ...read more
