Neff Collaborates with Rapper Future On Muted Tribal Collection
Neff Headwear, which came to the snow and skate headwear scene in 2002, adds another big music name to its list of supporters. In collaboration with recording artist, Future, Nedd designed a new beanie to push cultural boundaries and spark creativity. What resulted was Neff x Freebandz. “Future was my ideal choice to collaborate with us because, like Neff, […]
Winter Boot Sales Thrive On Current Fashion Trends
For the trailing 52 weeks through November 2015, the fashion/casual winter boot category was up 24.3 percent in units and 13.2 percent in dollars across the outdoor, sporting goods, chain and Internet channels, according to SSI Data*, helping boost the overall footwear category up 5.85 percent in units and up 5 percent in dollars. By […]
Feetures! Supports ‘Kids Run the Nation’ Program
As top pledge supporter for 2016, Feetures! will directly contribute funds to Kids Run the Nation’s Fund, a grant-making effort that supports local and regional youth running programs across the U.S. Feetures!, a leader in the performance running sock category, announced its partnership with the Road Runners Club of America’s Kids Run the Nation youth […]
Colorado Ski Country USA Reports Surge in Early Season Skier Visits
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reported that total skier visits at its 21 member resorts were up 10 percent during the first period of the 2015/16 ski season (defined as Opening Day, October 29, 2015, through December 31, 2015), compared to the same period last year. This season’s first-period skier visits also bested the first-period […]
From the Pages of SGB Winter Show Issue: Wintersport Helmets Get Concussion Conscious
Media Attention On Head Injuries’ Lasting Effects Continues To Raise Safety Awareness In Wintersport Helmets. By David Clucas Currently in wintersport helmets, everyone is talking NFL football … even our European friends. No, don’t expect to see Smith, K2 and POC Sports outfitting the Pittsburgh Steelers or Arizona Cardinals next year. Rather it’s the increased […]
2015 Strava Insights Detail U.S. Cycling and Running Landscape
Strava, a preeminent social network for athletes, released 2015 Strava End of Year Insights, a new comprehensive report showing the landscape of U.S. cycling and running last year. Data showed that globally, 5.3 activities were uploaded to Strava every second in 2015. Riders in the U.S. logged 26,320,103 individual rides throughout the year, logging 539,112,239 miles […]
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Introduces Glide Tennis Shoe For New Sliding Technique
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a subsidiary of Amer Sports, is introducing something entirely new to the game of tennis. The Glide is a high performance tennis shoe designed to support, control and enhance how players slide on hard court surfaces – particularly Acrylic courts made of textured, pigmented, resin-bound coating, GreenSet type. The launch comes as sliding […]
From The Pages of SGB Magazine Winter Show Issue: Hunting Trends 2016 See the Rise of the Performance Brand
By Greg Thomas Some of my best and worst childhood memories formed in a soggy western Washington duck blind, sitting on a wet wood plank, cold feet stuck in the mud, waiting for mallard ducks to arrive on what my dad might call, “the 9 o’clock flight.” He’d name these flights to best serve his […]
From the Pages of SGB Magazine: Wintersport Goggles Take An Unobstructed View
Goggle brands look to cleaner, simpler designs that still up performance. Wintersport goggle brands are beginning to pull back from some of the category’s recent big trends – such as oversized lenses and integrated electronics – as consumers lean toward simpler models that bring performance they don’t have to think about on the slopes. And […]
Outdoor Retailer Crescendos to Critical Mass on Day Two
If you ask attendees of the biannual Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City what goes on behind the doors of the Salt Palace Convention Center, the answers can sometimes be too wild to believe. But believe it: this Winter Market, whether meeting with top level executives and some of the largest specialty retailers across the world, […]
From the Pages of SGB Magazine: Leather and Grip Defines Sexiest Gloves in Years
Winter warriors turn to gloves made from the most dependable materials. Why? Because gloves can make or break your season, or at least your day. Fall/Winter 2016 offerings get down and dirty using different animal leathers, alpine and functional style cues, spidey-grip technologies and uber insulations. Outdoor Research Project Gloves Outdoor Research will introduce new […]
Cotopaxi Introduces Llama Fleece Jacket
Cotopaxi, the burgeoning hipster outdoor apparel company synonymous with its urban scavenger hunt Questival events, is taking its iconic llama insignia to the next level. In the new unisex Kusa Jacket, $200, revolutionary llama fleece insulation offers a fresh spin on traditional synthetics and down. According to Cotopaxi, llama wool offers a 40- to 50-degree […]
37 New Sports and Fitness Gadgets that Caught Our Eyes at CES 2016
From smart sports bras to trackable basketballs and boosted fit bands, the industry is gaining share at the global Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. By David Clucas and Jahla Seppanen In the same way that athleisure is hot in fashion, so is the sports and fitness craze in electronics. Consumers want to look and […]
Protect Our Winters Lobbies Washington For Big Changes
Shifting climate and changing paradigms are driving winter advocates to Washington, led by the footprint of lobbying collective Protect Our Winters (POW). After a half dozen lean snow seasons across the West and the uncertainty of Godzilla El Niño calling for record precip and droughts alike, it’s easy to get discouraged about what climate change […]
What Not To Miss At ORWM 2016
It’s Outdoor Retailer and the week’s show is about much more than just new products. As the industry packs its bags — and perhaps a pair of skis — for Winter Market 2016 in Salt Lake City with its new, earlier dates, we take a look at few top trends and events not to miss […]
