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Industry Buzz: Big changes coming to ski resorts, skiing's return to its roots, Outdoor Research's new president, hunting groups support conservation, 100 years of outdoor catalogs
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Plan for a different kind of ski season: What will the winter season look like for skiers and snowboarders? Here are some of the changes to expect. [The New York Times] Skiing returns to its roots: In another take on the ...read more
Industry Buzz: The North Face hacked, Sun Valley named best North American resort, new Emerald CEO, Adidas adds to leadership team, National Park Service sued for $270M
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web The North Face hacked: A cyberattack on The North Face has exposed customers’ names, addresses, birth dates, and phone numbers to hackers. [IT World Canada] Sun Valley snags major award: SKI magazine has named Sun Valley ...read more
Industry Buzz: Columbia share price plummets, Trump opens public lands for logging, the pandemic threatens New England skiing, how to build ethical corporations
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Columbia struggles: The brands’ share price plummeted 16 percent this week. [The Oregonian] New public land threat: The Trump administration has opened Tongass National Forest to logging. [Adventure Journal] Covid vs. the ...read more
Looking into the crystal ball of snow sports this winter
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the travel slush fund will save skiing this winter. Unable or unwilling to book expensive air-travel vacations to the Alps (Americans need not apply), Canadian Rockies (ditto because we’re such maskless hosers), and perhaps even the Mountain West ...read more
Industry Buzz: MEC ignores protesters, Dick's to eliminate single-use plastic, new climbing rules in Nepal, race and the ski industry, rising demand for outdoor education
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web MEC forges ahead with sale: Defying the pleas of co-op members who oppose the company’s sale to an American investment firm, MEC leaders pushed ahead with the acquisition this week, saying the deal must close. [Coast ...read more
The picks are in. Backpacker has released the Fall 2020 Editors’ Choice Awards.
For over a decade, BACKPACKER has sent a team of expert gear testers to a far-flung wintery zone for an intense week of ski touring, camping, and debate to bring you the season’s best products with our annual Editors’ Choice Awards. “It’s always challenging,” said Gear editor ...read more
New SIA data paints a mixed picture for the snowsports industry
Snowsports Industries America released the first installment of a large, two-part consumer insights report this week, a look into changing behaviors and expectations among winter sports enthusiasts. The survey, titled “The Impacts of COVID-19 on Snowsports Consumer Trends and ...read more
Industry Buzz: Patagonia hides political message on clothing tags, body recovered in Colorado, ski ticket changes, Jeremy Jones, outdoor voters
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Vote the assholes out: Patagonia hid a provocative message on the back of some clothing tags this season. People just recently noticed, and the revelation is now making waves on the internet. [BACKPACKER] Body recovered in ...read more
Industry Buzz: Squaw Valley changes name, Hipcamp buys competitor, 330-mile hike, cashing in on #VanLife, gear shortages
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Squaw Valley to change name: The California ski resort will rebrand in response to renewed focus on insensitive language in the outdoor industry. [The Inertia] Hipcamp completes acquisition: The San Francisco-based startup ...read more
Industry Buzz: Ski resorts prep for a pandemic season, the GAOA's impact, helping BIPOC youth get outside, RAB and Lowe Alpine team up, repurposing your Patagonia vest
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web' Ski season contingency plans: The town council of Breckenridge, Colorado, met this week to discuss ways to entice winter tourists that don’t involve skiing, in case the pandemic shuts down resorts again. [Summit Daily] ...read more
Industry Buzz: Unpaid internships must go, Great American Outdoors Act, New Mexico wins grant money, insurance for skiers, algal bloom in Zion
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Outdoor industry, pay your interns: Jon Stewart explains why unpaid internships propagate inequality, a reality many outdoor companies might do well to consider. Parks grapple with safety: Americans are impatient to visit ...read more
Industry Buzz: Vail CEO donation, U.S. Ski and Snowboard, Yosemite, experiences with racism, NEPA
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Vail CEO gives back: The chief executive of Vail Resorts, Rob Katz, has pledged an $11.7 million donation to support coronavirus relief efforts, racial justice reform, and other causes crucial to the moment. U.S. Ski and ...read more
Industry Buzz: Addressing racism, fund BIPOC nonprofits, POW's Lobby Day, ski towns' shifting strategies
Industry headlines: Intriguing reads from around the web Words aren’t enough: Social media posts are a start, but we need far more than lip service to address structural racism in America. [Backpacker] Fund BIPOC nonprofits: Kula Cloth has announced a collaboration with artist ...read more
Industry Buzz: Outdoor Retailer, ski resort reopening, a surge in camping popularity, national park posters
An olive branch to Outdoor Retailer: An editorial from the Salt Lake City Tribune makes a case for the return of the industry’s largest trade show to Utah. [The Salt Lake City Tribune] A Colorado ski resort to reopen: Arapahoe Basin will resume limited operations for spring ...read more
The ski season comes to an abrupt halt due to coronavirus
The ski season very well may be over due to the coronavirus pandemic. From California to Utah, through the Rockies and Midwest to New England, closure announcements went out in rapid fire Saturday. Colorado Gov. Jared Pollis issued an executive order Saturday that all 30 Colorado ...read more
Skiing on dry land, thanks to climate change
For too many people, the threat of climate change is abstract—an arcane question of degrees centigrade, sea level inches, and CO2 parts per million. A new mockumentary by San Francisco filmmaker Sam Blakesberg challenges this notion by showing how a warming globe poses threats ...read more
Immerse yourself in the TGR lifestyle at the brand's new hotel
It’s 3 p.m. on a Tuesday in February and a palpable energy is building inside a new hotel at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. As I walk from my van into the lobby of Continuum, I first notice the massive, theater-sized screen above the soft-lit bar playing recaps of ...read more
A new kind of ski resort embraces the backcountry
In the 84 years since the first mechanical ski lift opened in Sun Valley, Idaho, the U.S. has never seen a ski resort with no form of motorized transport. On February 15, that will change with the opening of Bluebird Backcountry, a “human-powered” resort 20 miles north of ...read more
Industry Buzz: Rab, Mountain Hardwear, Slope Threads, Women Who Explore, outrageous reviews of National Parks, and more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Hot off the press: The fall/winter issue of The Voice is here. Check out the digital version here or grab one in the flesh at the upcoming OR (in the magazine ...read more
Sporting lifestyle brand makes all-mountain ski
Hot New Products are written by the company and edited for space and clarity. They do not express the opinions of SNEWS or its editors. Pitched by Ball and Buck: On Dec. 6, we launched a signature ski in collaboration with Parlor Custom Skis, the largest ski manufacturer in New ...read more
Industry Buzz: Confluence Outdoor, Outdoor Trivia Night, Malcolm Daly, Conservation Alliance, French Creek Outfitters, and more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Outdoor Trivia Night with SNEWS and The Voice: Join us on Jan. 29 (Day 1) of Outdoor + Snow Show from 6 to 8 p.m. at Earl's Kitchen + Bar in Denver, Colorado. ...read more
Industry Buzz: Good To-Go, Black Diamond, Honey Stinger, Oboz, OIA departures, and a film about inspiration from nature
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. Outdoor Industry Association departures: Matt Kaplan, who served as OIA's vice president of membership and business development, was named vice president of ...read more
'Just the beginning': Companies partner with Backcountry following trademark dilemma
Not only is Backcountry apologizing to smaller brands impacted by its trademark litigation, the online retailer has formed partnerships with at least three so far as part of making reparations with consumers and the outdoor community. On Monday night, Wild Barn Coffee—formerly ...read more
Industry Buzz: American Outdoor Brands, Giving Tuesday, REI, Eddie Bauer, Full Tilt, Sugarbush Resort, and more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at [email protected]. • A stunt on Ama Dablam: A team of Kuwait climbers hauled a 330-pound flag up the 22,401 Nepalese peak and draped it off the iconic summit this week. Reaction ...read more