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Vail Q1 Mountain Revenues Jump 16.8%

Vail Resorts, Inc. announced Mountain revenue for the first quarter ended October 31, 2005 was $40.3 million, a $5.8 million, or 16.8%, increase from $34.5 million for the comparable period last year. Resort revenue, the combination of Mountain and Lodgin

New Snow Records Set at Vail Resorts

Vail Mountain surpassed its all-time historical cumulative snowfall record with year-to-date snowfall of 141 inches, or nearly 12 feet of snow. The prior record of 140 inches was set during the 1985-1986 winter season. In November alone, nearly 84 inches

Kellwood Sees Sales Decline 12.5% in Q3

Kellwood Company Sales from continuing operations for the third quarter decreased 12.5% to $587 million, as compared to $671 million last year. Net earnings for the third quarter were $16.2 million or $0.60 per diluted share. The “other soft goods” divisi

Surf Tourism on the Rise in Costa Rica

Tourists visiting Costa Rica with the express purpose of surfing more than doubled between 2001 and 2004 announced Antonio Pilurzu, president of Costa Rica’s Federation of Surf. He cited statistics compiled by the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) from a su

SRAM Hires Schutt to Handle MTB PR

With tremendous growth in nearly every product category, SRAM has now established two PR positions in separating MTB and Road. SRAM’s new MTB PR Manager is Eric Schutt, who will make the transition from Marketing Events Coordinator in early December. Schu

Moonstone Hires New Brand President

Noted outdoor apparel brand Moonstone Mountain Equipment announced the appointment of Brent Bishop as president of the Moonstone brand. Bishop, no stranger to Moonstone, has led Moonstone’s product design board since 2001 and has provided strategic marke

Brown Shoe Adds Hendra to Board

Carla Hendra, co-CEO of Ogilvy North America, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. She joined OgilvyOne in 1996 as executive group director, direct/interactive marketing. In 1998, she was appointed president, OgilvyOne No

Gorilla Gold Approved for On-Mound Use

The NCAA Softball Rules Committee and the International Softball Congress have approved the Gorilla Gold Grip Enhancer, a tackifying towel that serves as a clean alternative to pine tar for batters, for use on the mound by fast-pitch pitchers this spring.

McArthur Towels Sold Back to the Family

After owning McArthur Towels for six years, Magnet LLC and Action Performance have sold back the company to the McArthur family. Gregg McArthur, fifth generation family member, has been renamed president and CEO while Neil Mattson now serves as vice presi

Rip Curl Appoints US Merchandise Planning Manager

Rip Curl announced the appointment of Bill Hamilton to its management team, where he will be running merchandise planning for the US business. Bill joins Rip Curl after managing sales operations at Hurley and as serving as general manager of O’Neill’s As

Report: Web Traffic Spikes on Cyber Monday

Akamai Technologies released data from its Net Usage Index for Retail, which chronicles real-time traffic to online shopping sites during yesterday's “Cyber Monday.” The Akamai Index recorded that in North America, people were visiting retail sites y