Three ski resorts in Southern California expect to open by Friday, joining a smattering of resorts from Vermont to Colorado and Utah that have opened in time for the Thanksgiving weekend…
Category: Outdoor
TriggerPoint Donates Portion of October Sales To Breast Cancer Research
For the second year in a row, TriggerPoint Performance Therapy has donated a portion of their October sales to Barbells For Boobs, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer…
Under Armour Senior Advisor Steps Down
Under Armour Inc. disclosed that Byron K. Adams Jr. has left his post as senior advisor to Chairman and CEO Kevin Plank, effective Friday…
Florida Legalizes Hunting with Suppressors
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously on 11/21/14 to repeal the 57 year old prohibition on the use of firearm suppressors for taking deer, gray squirrels, rabbits, wild turkeys, quail, and crows…

Reebok Acquires Luta Sportswear
Reebok International, which is owned by Adidas, has acquired has the U.K.-based, boxing and martial arts brand, Luta. Reebok also established a long-term alliance with Fight for Peace, a non-profit organization which combines boxing and martial arts with
Dahon Celebrates Opening of New Chinese Factory
Dahon, the world's largest producer and marketer of folding bikes, celebrated its move to larger manufacturing facilities earlier this month that will enable it to double production to 1 million bikes a year…
Warrior Comments on NOCSAE De-Certification
Warrior Sports, Inc. said it disagreed and was “disappointed” with the decision by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) to void the NOCSAE certification for the Warrior Regulator lacrosse helmet…
SHOEme Appoints Chief Information Officer
SHOEme, parent company of online footwear retailers OnlineShoes.com and SHOEme.ca, announced that Peter Lee has joined the company as chief information officer…
Performance Sports Group Addresses Pending NOCSAE Lacrosse Notification
Performance Lacrosse Group Inc. said it is working with the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) to clarify why its Cascade R model lacrosse helmet no longer complies with NOCSAE standards…

Columbia Sportswear Opens First NYC Columbia Branded Store
Columbia Sportswear announced the grand opening of its flagship Columbia brand’s first branded store in New York City. Located at 345 W. 14th Street, in between 8th and 9th Avenue in New York’s Meatpacking District, the retail store opens on N
Port Directors Urge President to Intervene in ILWU Contract Talks
CEOs from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma added their voice over the weekend to a growing chorus calling for President Barack Obama to assign federal mediators to resolve contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International

OMsignal Ships Biometric Smartwear, Launches iOS App
OMsignal, the Montreal startup that raised $10 million from private equity investors this summer, began shipping the first edition of its Biometric Smartwear to pre-order customers and launched its iOS app in the Apple App Store…
Element Appoints VP of Global Design
Element appointed Reynald Gautier, most recently creative director of the European division of Japanese denim brand, Edwin, as VP of global design. Julien Duval was promoted to VP of global marketing…
Osprey Stays Ahead of Future Standards with Poco Child Carrier Retrofit
Osprey Child Safety Products LLC is proactively offering its Poco child carrier customers a retrofitted Poco Seat Pad free of charge so that they comply with a new standard expected to kick in next year…
Mcmillan Fiberglass Stocks Hires Production Manager
Mcmillan Fiberglass Stocks has hired Richard Aitken as its new production manager…