Park City, UT - Outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment brand Columbia Sportswear will be showcased with some of the world’s best Olympic athletes. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) this week named Columbia as the official outerwear provider to the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team in a partnership that will extend through the 2014 Olympic…
Vancouver (BC), Canada – On October 6, Salomon Store Vancouver will open its doors in Park Royal with a party and debut a rustic new design concept that celebrates the mountains and is the first of its kind in the world. “Of all the cities on this planet, we chose Vancouver to launch our new…
Columbus, OH - Ski season is just around the corner, and the pros at Aspen Ski and Board shops in Ohio want to make sure that skiers and boarders can get the service they need for a good price — and do it for a good cause. Aspen’s technicians perform ski tunes that include wet…
Sacramento, CA - It’s a different year, a different bill and even a different governor. But for the second time in two years a bill requiring skiers and riders under 18 to wear a helmet in California has been vetoed. Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday vetoed SB105, sponsored by State Senator Leland Yee (D-San…
Denver, CO - The Labor Day holiday weekend is about celebrating the end of the summer with barbeques, beer, beaches…and ski sales. Many of the nation’s top ski retailers centralize inventory at key locations and erect massive tents to hold the goods that will be overflowing at deeply discounted prices. The best deals are typically…
Sacramento, CA - The California Governor will soon again decide whether or not skiers and snowboarders under 18 will need to wear a helmet in the state. The California State legislature on Monday passed SB 105, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco, that would allow local authorities to fine parents of kids…
Lakewood, CO – Christy Sports, a ski and snowboard retailer with locations in Colorado and Utah, has announced new details and plans for its annual Powder Daze Ski and Snowboard Sales Event including a new location and dates ahead of the traditional Labor Day weekend. The event will be held at a new location, 9555…
Portland, OR - With a new internal chassis dubbed the PowerFrame for improved downhill performance, Garmont is introducing a new class of high-end alpine touring ski boots for the 2011-12 winter season designed to power the beefiest alpine skis while still providing the same uphill capability. Dealers at on-snow demo events last winter confirmed the…
Steamboat Springs, CO – Ian Prichard, co-founder of Steamboat Springs-based Black Tie Ski Rentals, incidates that the company had its best year on record during winter 2010-11 with revenue increases of between 15 to 20 percent in most of its 13 locations. “We were excited to see such amazing performance at all of our locations,”…
Salt Lake City, UT -Forklifts are swirling in a choreographed dance today inside and outside the cavernous Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City to load semi-trailers as another Outdoor Retailer trade show has come and gone. The semi-annual gathering of over 20,000 product exhibitors, retailers and members of the media provides not only…
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