Vital Outdoors, an outdoor and recreation lifestyle retailer, on Monday announced that it will open its second store in Colorado at the end of February. The company opened its first store in Golden, CO, more than 10 years ago.

Yeti Holdings Inc. on Monday announced the appointment of Melisa Goldie to the newly created role of chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Goldie will report to Matt Reintjes, president and CEO of Yeti.

The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) celebrated the passage by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives of the , the Modern Fish Act.

Surf Technicians has launched a new sales strategy and team to support further growth. Current Southern California sales rep Ryan Mahoney is moving to Panama with his family and will manage all international sales with current and future distributors. Long time Surftech employee Joe Scaturro will take over the Southern California Territory as sales representative. Kyle Kamstra has joined the team as in-house West Coast customer care rep.

Haydenshapes Surfboards has formed a new global distribution partnership with Surf Technician.

Active Interest Media (AIM), the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), ICELab @ Western, and Moosejaw have joined forces to launch the Catapult Outdoor Recreation Accelerator open to outdoor industry startups throughout the U.S.

Weber State University’s (WSU) Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center has announced its second annual Outdoor Weber outdoor recreation idea competition, sponsored by Camping World.

The Ski Monster, a Boston-based retailer, announced the hire of Matt Berkowitz as brand director. Berkowitz comes from a fifteen year tenure at Fischer Skis.