The 2014/15 ski season in New Hampshire will go down as the fourth best season on record, with over 2.57 million visits (alpine, cross-country and tubing) to NH ski areas combined, according to Ski New Hampshire…
Author: Charlie Lunan
U.S. House Revives Marketplace Fairness Bill, With a Twist
A bi-partisan group of U.S. Representatives have reintroduced a bill that would authorize states to collect sales taxes from remote sellers, but also greatly expand the…
Big City Mountaineers Lands Notable Donations
May was a fruitful month for Big City Mountaineers, which received a 120-acre land donation in Minnesota as well as a $12,000 check from Peyton Manning’s PeyBack Foundation…
Backbone Names Lozner to Integrate Marketing Campaigns
Backbone Media has hired Charlie Lozner, a former marketing and brand director for Outdoor Research and K2 Sports, to fill the newly created role of director of integrated services…
REI Acquires Content Creator Adventure Projects
REI has acquired Adventure Project Inc, a Boulder, CO company that has compiled one of the most comprehensive and popular online databases of climbing routes worldwide, an REI spokesperson confirmed…
CPSC Hearing on Fiscal 2016 Agenda Set for June 24
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will take input from the public on its agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2016 at a public hearing June 24…
Turtle Fur Assigns New Territory to the Downs
Turtle Fur has expanded the responsibility of Randy and Cindi Downs to include the entire territory for the Eastern Great Lakes for the states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana…
Hudson Bay Co. to Acquire Galeria Kaufhof, Sportarena
Canada-based Hudson's Bay company (HBC) has agreed to acquire Metro's department store group, which includes 16 Sportarena stores, the Galeria Kaufhof chain and its Belgian subsidiary Inno, for €2.825 billion…
Salming Named Official Footwear Partner for Xterra America
Xterra – producers of the nation’s premier off-road triathlon and trail running series – has named Salming Running the Official Footwear Partner of the Xterra America Tour and U.S. Championships…
Sportsman’s Warehouse to Open Fifth Store in Alaska
Sportsman's Warehouse is expanding its operations to include a new retail location in Juneau, Alaska to open late spring of 2016. It will be the company's fifth in Alaska and…
Argon 18 Raises Capital for Growth Plans
Bike manufacturer Argon 18 has raised new capital that will allow it to capitalize on the appearance of its first Tour de France cycling team later this summer…
Dagger Bolsters Partnership with First Descents
Dagger is strengthening its 14-year partnership with First Descents, the non-profit that offers free kayaking and adventure camps to young adults who are fighting…
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Files IPO
CCMP Capital filed paperwork Monday for an initial public offering of Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Ltd., a Pennsylvania-based discount retailer it acquired in 2012 that plans to open 25 to 30 new stores in fiscal 2015…
Vermont Sees Record Ski Visits in 2014-15 Season
The Vermont Ski Areas Association reported visits by skiers and other riders reached a record 4,670,903 during the 2014-15 winter season…
Mountain Project Offers to Match Donations to Access Fund
Mountain Project, which was recently acquired by REI, will support the Access Fund by matching all new and renewing memberships as well as donations up to $50,000 from June 15-30th…
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