Legendary Ski Filmmaker Teton Gravity Research Comes of Age
Often perceived as simply the best ski filmmakers in the business, Teton Gravity Research is more deserving of recognition as pioneers in digital media and for their sheer business savvy. Any company can celebrate a 20th anniversary, as two decades of doing anything well is nothing to sneeze at. But only one company in the action sports […]
ExOfficio Infuses Urban Vogue With Purpose-Built Apparel
ExOfficio will bring a new aesthetic to Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, blending urban vogue cues with purpose-built apparel in an international wardrobe for world travelers. One of the great forerunners of fashionable travel wear, what we might today call trail-to-table or the veritable “versatile,” ExOfficio is taking an updated approach in what the company calls […]
Athlete Profile: Meredith June Edwards Is Not Just Another Pretty Face
SGB gets inspired by an all-season athlete paving her way through ultra running, ski mountaineering and ski-mo racing…and doing it by her own creed. For many ultra runners, winter offers rest and recuperation for the next big season of 100k, six-hour races. But while these trail warriors are in hibernation, Meredith June Edwards is entering […]
PrimaLoft Stretches Insulation Offerings on Trend for Fall 2016
Primaloft stretch solutions are said to eliminate the need for repeatedly changing layers during outdoor activities. PrimaLoft Inc. will expand its active platform with the launch of PrimaLoft Gold Insulation Active, providing breathable four-way stretch and optimal warmth designed specifically for high-output adventures in the biggest apparel trend for 2016. Engineered for activities such as […]
New Exhibitors at ORWM: 4FRNT Skis
4FRNT Skis enter Outdoor Retailer to reshape the freeride skiing category. Other new ORWM exhibitors featured in SGB this month include Dish and Duer, Avatech and Voormi. 4FRNT Skis understands what freeride skiers want in their planks – and not just because they occasionally check in with their sponsored athletes. At 4FRNT, the Founder, Marketing Manager, Team Manager […]
New Exhibitors at ORWM: Voormi
Outdoor Retailer newbie, Voormi, lives the rugged lifestyle and aims to outfit its fellow core outdoorists. Other new ORWM exhibitors featured in SGB this month include Dish and Duer, Avatech and 4FRNT Skis. By Courtney Holden Headquartered more than 7,000 feet above sea level in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, Voormi understands the apparel needs of rugged-living […]
New Exhibitors at ORWM: Avatech
Avatech enters the Outdoor Retailer roll call, putting a new spin on safe backcountry travel. Other new ORWM exhibitors featured in SGB this month include Dish and Duer, Voormi and 4FRNT Skis. Avatech attacks backcountry safety in a manner different from the rest. Where others help unlucky skiers and riders survive once they’re in an avalanche, Avatech focuses […]
The Ingredients Behind Winter Products
While consumer-facing brands steal the spotlight at trade shows, SGB dug behind the scenes to investigate key new technologies from ingredient brands that bring the glitz and glamour of design and performance to life. Allied Feather & Down Allied Feather & Down, the outdoor industry’s leading provider of fill for bags, jackets and more, has a […]
Advice from a Running Guru: 3 Practices to Begin Today
Elinor Fish, Founder of Run Wild Retreats and innovator of the Mindful Running method told SGB her top 3 practices every runner should try today. But why would someone divulge the secret to running success? Because Fish wants to see runners stay healthy and maintain the joy of the run through miles and shoes . Give […]
Bike Fixtation Vending Machine is a Quick Fix
High security vending machines that vend bicycle parts? Cyclists can rub their eyes because it’s not a dream. The Minneapolis-based Bike Fixtation envisioned this type of convenient machine five years ago, now bringing the High Security Wall Mounted Vending Machine to shops and cyclists everywhere. Designed and manufactured by hand, this vending machine is designed […]
Tailwind Nutrition Adds Caffeinated Flavors to Endurance Line
For Tailwind Nutrition, ingredients are natural and flavoring is organic. No artificial, preservatives or four-syllable compounds. This Durango, CO, endurance athlete nutrition company will introduce two new caffeinated flavors in January 2016, Green Tea Buzz and Tropical Buzz, for its Endurance Fuel line. Both contain 35mg of caffeine per 100 calories, just like Tailwind’s Caffeinated […]
Aqua Sphere Reveals 2016 Tri Wet Suits
Using the latest advanced fabrics and innovative design approaches, Aqua Sphere’s 2016 range of Triathlon Wet Suits offer a technologically advanced suit for every level of athlete, plus a design specifically for young teenagers. Unveiled at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, the 2016 Phantom uses super-stretch neoprene and panel configurations constructed in multiple thicknesses […]
Shift Watch Band is a New Perspective on Run Watches
Biotech engineers James Gilmore and Andrew Green, founders of EdgeGear, have crafted a new running watch called the Shift Watch Band. Compatible with many fitness and smart watches on the market today, Shift repositions the placement of the watch to optimize viewing and interaction – meaning no need to break stride to check splits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2HKj6LArYw […]
I Am SGB: PeopleForBikes President Tim Blumenthal
Tim Blumenthal has been president of PeopleForBikes, one of the largest bike advocacy groups in the world, since September 2004. Previously, he served 11 years as the executive director of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), the world’s largest mountain bike advocacy group. He began his cycling work as an editor for VeloNews from 1980-84, […]
Could Running Be Bad For Us?
Run Wild Retreats introduces a system of Mindful Running to a society in desperate need of a solution for stress and sustained performance. At the center of health and fitness dogma is the promise that running boasts amazing benefits. It seems we can’t open a magazine without being bombarded with reasons to lace up, […]
