Outdoor Industry Events

A Grassroots Outdoor Alliance award is a very big deal. The group, which is a consortium of 64 independent outdoor specialty retailers and 68 vendor partners, represents the best of specialty retail. The awards, which will be given out on June 13, 2018 on night one of the ...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

The SIA/WWSRA On-Snow Demo picked up where SIA demos have left off in previous years: On the welcoming slopes of Colorado’s Copper Mountain. Under bluebird skies, close to 3,400* retailers (1,000 more than last year), reps, manufacturers, media, and other show attendees gathered ...read more

Join SNEWS for coffee!9-11 a.m. at booth #42105-UL Come say hello over a cup of fresh-brewed from Kuju Coffee, grab a snazzy SNEWS BUFF when you sign up for our newsletter, and chat with the editors about stories you want to see on SNEWS.Meet reality TV adventurer10-11 a.m. at ...read more

It’s almost time to take everything you saw on the showroom floor to the slopes. As always, Copper Mountain Resort is the backdrop of this year’s On-Snow Demo Days. But this time, it spans two days of epic of testing skis, boards and the other snowsport essentials. “Being on snow ...read more

These days, more than ever, we need heroes.The Inspiration Awards, started in 2011 year by adidas Outdoors U.S.A., has long been one of the coolest events at Outdoor Retailer. A little like the Oscars of the outdoor industry, The Inspiration Awards seeks to shine the spotlight on ...read more

Are you hosting a happy hour at Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show this January? Doing  gear giveaway or a fundraiser? Will an athlete be signing posters at your booth? If the answer to any of the above is yes—or if you have any other sort of special event happening at your booth at ...read more

Outdoor Retailer announced the floorplan for the 2018 Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show at the Colorado Convention Center taking place January 25th through the 28th.The floorplan can be viewed here and the exhibitor list can be viewed here.Wanted: First-time exhibitors at Outdoor ...read more

Exhibitor space is sold out. There are currently about 1,000 brands, big and small, outdoor and snow sports, on the exhibitor list (this includes the wait list). Retailers are coming. As of today, there are 2,000 retail shops represented on the attendee list.It’s gonna be ...read more

Outdoor Retailer has announced dates for its 2019-2022 tradeshows in Denver, Colorado. Here are the dates for Outdoor Retailer’s three trade events: Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show, Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, and Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.2018Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show: ...read more

It's time to start planning for Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2018. We're using a Google Forms as our submission process: It's fast and easy!Here is where you can enter products into our New Product Gallery by Monday, May 14, 2018.Here is where you can enter your show events. ...read more

You’re coming to the big show in Denver this January, right? It’s a unique chance to experience two trade shows—Outdoor Retailer plus the Snow Show—all under one mega roof. Registration for the show is now open and rumor has it that there will be no lack of awesome brands to suss ...read more

As a professional in the events industry for over twenty years (Curious? read my bio here), I’ve followed many and led a few trends in this space. I’ve seen major shows rise and fall, even entire trade shows collapse for various reasons. I’ve helmed shows that took market share, ...read more

It is 2017, and we are now #adultsummercamping. Don’t judge: That’s pretty much the No. 1, unspoken rule of the wild and wonderful new CamelBak Pursuit Series. It is the opposite of the “Gore-Tex Vortex” you’ll find in places like Boulder, and it’s a beginner outdoorist’s ...read more

Organizers of Paddlesport Retailer have announced plans to host their next industry trade show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 2018. Members of the Paddlesports Trade Coalition told SNEWS at their first event, ongoing this week in Madison, Wisconsin, that Oklahoma City's new ...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

There was change in the air at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. We all felt it. After months of speculation, debate, and wait, we finally know where we'll be for the next five years (Denver). Despite some of the big players being absent (Patagonia, Arc'teryx, and Polartec), the ...read more

Interbike will move to Reno-Tahoe starting in September, 2018, the trade show announced on Thursday. The new Interbike Marketweek will kick off with a consumer-facing event on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, then segue into the OutDoor Demo. Both will be held at the Northstar ...read more

It's been hard to keep track of the where's and the when, right? We are here to help. We've populated this calendar with all the events we know of, including tradeshows, rep shows, and consumer-facing outdoor events. If we missed any, let us know at snewsedit@aimmedia.com and ...read more