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You've come to right place for the complete scoop on all the outdoor industry's events. SNEWS is on the scene at all the outdoor industry events, from the big ones like Outdoor Retailer, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Connect, Adventure Travel Trade Association conferences, Capitol Summit, and Paddlesports Retailer to smaller local events and festivals like Mountain Fest and Outessa. If you can't be there, reading SNEWS is the next best thing.
If you're roaming around the show floor on Sunday, stop by these booths for to support outdoor causes and snag some awesome deals while supplies last. Alpine Provisions (49002-UL): 50 percent off with the code "WINTEROR2018" at alpineprovisionsco.com American Alpine Club ...read more
1. Mental Health in the Outdoors 10 to 11 a.m. at The Camp, Booth #32005-UL: Mental health affects one out of four people in the U.S. What does this look like in the outdoor industry? How does playing outside affect our lives and/or create a place of healing. Join this panel ...read more
1. Industry Breakfast - Retail Isn't Dead: Optimism in the Age of Ecommerce 7 to 8:45 a.m. at the Colorado Convention Center – Mile High Ballroom: Kick off Outdoor Retailer Winter Market with free breakfast with a side of retail knowledge from Outdoor Industry Association. ...read more
1. Conservation Alliance Breakfast: Bears Ears and the Battle for the American West 7 to 9 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency: Aaron Huey, National Geographic photographer, Stanford Media Designer, and founder of Amplifier.org, will share his images and stories from his most recent ...read more
Got a pair of old trailer runners needing new soles? The Vibram Sole Factor Mobile Lab will be at Outdoor Retailer from Thursday to Sunday upgrading attendees shoes on site. As one resoling option, the brand will premier new Litebase technology designed with 30 percent less sole ...read more
After years of discussing sobriety and what it means in the outdoor industry, Shannon Walton and Stacy Bare hosted the first sober happy hour in July at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. They expected maybe 25 people to show up, but more than 100 attended to network in the ...read more
“Purpose-led” was the term of the day at the Camber Outdoor Thought Leader Keynote during Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, when the VF Corporation's CEO Steve Rendle detailed the company’s plans to redefine the conglomerate’s internal mission. “What’s that common thread that’s ...read more
As the title sponsor and education provider of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2018 trade show, Outdoor Industry Association offered lunch-and-learn panels each day of the show. The topics varied, but were all informed by OIA’s three pillar focus areas: policy, participation, ...read more
Bring a backpack and a wad of cash to snap up some of the best gear for low prices. And in many cases, your dollars will go toward a good cause, too. Hit the floor early, before they run out. The following brands still had inventory as of midday Wednesday. Sea To Summit ...read more
1. Camber Outdoors Thought-Leader Keynote 7 to 9 a.m. at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave.: Speakers Steve Rendle, chairman and CEO of VF Corporation, and Rue Mapp, CEO and founder of Outdoor Afro, will lead a talk about diversity and being purpose-led ...read more
1. The Conservation Alliance Breakfast 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency, 650 15th St.: Renowned author Timothy Egan's presentation will put the current battle over America’s public lands in historical context, tracing their path from Teddy Roosevelt to Donald Trump. This ...read more
1. The "Urban Adventures" Demo Experience 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Confluence and Commons Parks: Try before you buy at the demo day set in a new urban environment along the Cherry Creek and South Platte River, within walking, biking, and free shuttle distance from all points ...read more
Outdoor Retailer is the place to see, be seen, make connections, and generate buzz. And for emerging non-profit groups, buzz is what leads to action. Craghoppers, the UK-based adventure travel clothing company, wants to help emerging nonprofits grow. At Outdoor Retailer Summer ...read more
VF Corporation’s CEO Steve Rendle has been selected as the featured speaker at Camber Outdoors’ Thought-Leader Keynote during Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. During his keynote, Rendle will talk about the role and responsibility of purpose-led companies and the importance of ...read more
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
An icy wind whipped fresh snow into mini tornados in the narrow alleyways of a Golden, Colorado, storage facility, and Bruce Gordon dropped a box of product samples into the slush under his rented box truck. He looked over at his business partner Zach Branson and said, “There’s ...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 adventurer 10-11 a.m. ...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
