Tecnica Launches New Women’s Ski Boot Line

Tecnica has developed a completely new series of boots, a new women's ski boot collection and has a new fit program with a series of lasted boot liners for men and women aimed at offering better fit, comfort and performance. Based on the successful l

OIA Releases ‘Getting Women Active’

In an effort to put research into practice and grow participation in outdoor recreation, Outdoor Industry Foundation released “Getting Women Active,” the first installment in the Toolkit for the Trade series. “Getting Women Active” is a toolkit filled wit

NSP Hires Spialek as Educations Director

The National Ski Patrol has hired Bill Spialek as the education director for the organization. In his new role, Spialek will be responsible for the development, management, and supervision of all of the NSP’s educational programs. He will serve as an educ

Gander Mountain Revises Outlook for Fiscal 2004

Gander Mountain lowered its outlook for pretax income for fiscal 2004 to a range of $2.0 million to $4.0 million, compared with the company's prior guidance of $8 million to $13 million. The company also said that it expects comparable store sales fo

Cabela’s ‘Comfortable’ with Analyst Estimates

Cabela's announced that it is comfortable with the range of analysts' revenue and earnings per share estimates for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year 2004. Adjusting for the extra week, comparable same-store sales for the fourth fisc

Gordy Peifer Hired as director of Team Eider, USA

Eider has appointed freeskiing champion Gordy Peifer as the director of Team Eider, USA. This appointment is in concert with the current existing global Eider Team, which includes the likes of Extreme Skier, Pierre Tardivel with over 70 first ascents and

Hind Named ‘Fleet Feet Apparel Vendor of the Year’

Hind, a division of Saucony, Inc., has been named “Fleet Feet Apparel Vendor of the Year” for the second time in three years. Fleet Feet announced the award at its 2005 Regional Apparel Conference in Durham, North Carolina on January 6th. The award, firs

REI to Open Plano, TX Store

Recreational Equipment Inc. announced plans to open a store in Plano, Texas, in May 2005, at the northeast corner of Preston Road and Park Boulevard in Preston Towne Crossing. The 27,000 square-foot store will be about 11 miles northeast of the REI store

Telemarkski.com Launches SkateSki.com

Telemarkski.com announced the launch of their new Skateski.com website to serve Nordic and Cross Country skiers. Coming on the heels of the recent launch of the Alpineer.com, a site that specializes in apparel and soft goods, Skateski.com focuses on cross

NRI Distribution Relocates and Expands

NRI has finalized terms on a new facility located in Mississauga, ON and will be moving from it's current Brampton address in March '05. NRI opened its first operation in Ontario in 1998 in a 9000 sqft building in Etobicoke. In response to its g

OR Switches to Sustainable Energy for Winter Market

Outdoor Retailer recently confirmed it will power the upcoming Winter Market tradeshow with “100% Green Power” or electricity generated from environmentally preferable renewable energy sources such as solar, wind or geothermal powered energy. For Winter

TOKO to cease production of cross-country ski poles

The Executive Board of Mammut Sports Group AG has decided to cease production of Toko cross-country ski poles in order to be able to concentrate more fully on the manufacture and distribution of waxing and cleaning products, the core competency of the Tok

Volkl Apparel Hires Bruce Marsh as Midwest Rep

After successfully launching the ski wear line in the US for 04/05, Völkl Performance Ski Wear has added a rep in the Mid West to round out their sales force to 7 just in time for the 05/06 selling season. Bruce Marsh will cover the states of Illinois, Io