These companies are bringing more representation to the industry—and making great gear in the process

All-in-one affordable travel hammock includes everything you need to comfortably hang out on the go

Here’s how some shops are navigating the crisis

Mystery Ranch leans into the specific needs of wildland firefighters

Stio will open retail stores in Boston, Lake Tahoe, and Bozeman in 2023

Most OBJ Index stocks continue an upward trend as 2022 enters the holiday season and comes to a close

VF Corporation searches for new CEO

Last year Park City ski patrollers unionized. Now it’s the lifties’ and electricians’ turn.

The office will advance outdoor opportunities, policies, and infrastructure in the Bay State

Companies are realizing the business benefits of size inclusivity

The outdoor giant accuses Gap of willfully copying its Snap-T pullover

New changes to the Palisades Tahoe trail map better reflect the difficulty of the terrain

Rab reveals new product labels to fight greenwashing, challenging other outdoor companies to follow suit

The outdoor industry’s growth last year was more than three times higher than that of the broader U.S. economy

Outdoor brands are staking their sustainability cred on down, wool, and synthetic insulations. Are their claims accurate?

The repeatedly vandalized storefront is up and running again

Colleges across the U.S. are now offering degrees in subjects like gear innovation, guiding, and outdoor-business management. Here’s where to find them.

We interviewed Steve Fliser, the new CEO of the X Games, about his vision for the annual summer and winter extreme sports competitions

Previously available only to staff who worked a minimum of 20 hours per week, the co-op’s medical benefits will now be extended to everyone

The new Evo Membership earns customers discounts on gear and adventure travel

Finally, some good news. Most of the companies on our list showed a range of comfortable gains.

We’ve always wondered how Flylow thinks up its out-of-bounds names—so we called up the owner and asked

To help make the ski industry greener, the company is releasing trade secrets to anyone who wants them

Twenty-five years after its founding, Backbone Media has ascended to a level of remarkable influence in the outdoor industry. How did it do it?

With some questioning the value of trade shows in the digital age, one is trying out a new model

In the age of knee-jerk monetization, have indoor climbing gyms jumped the shark?

Crime has forced the company to shutter one retail location

Here’s how shops can monetize non-paying customers who just want free information

A lot, experts say, depending on where it goes

The collaboration will run through the 2026 Winter Olympics

First Ascent Instant Coffee was recently chosen for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission

We're shouting out one company a month for outstanding business savvy

Share prices at outdoor companies fell across the board last month, as did all U.S. indices

Pay your passion forward for the betterment of the planet

A new wave of outdoor brands aimed at youngsters are busting the myth that parents won’t pay for premium goods

Four brands share their secrets for getting millions of views on social media—and converting the attention into sales

Janice Tennant was honored with the annual accolade

The parent company of Merrell, Saucony, and Chaco is accused of disposing “forever chemicals” in northern Michigan decades ago, contaminating groundwater

Durston Gear, beloved by ultralight hikers, is finally overcoming its inventory woes

The Dick’s Sporting Goods spinoff is expanding fast

The company’s new CleanCloud process might help turn factory emissions into running shoes

The company's founder has given away the business, placing ownership in a trust and vowing to spend an estimated $100 million a year to fight climate change

The product line aims to make the country’s largest outdoor retailer more inclusive

Will the iPhone eventually do to personal locator beacons what it did to digital cameras?

The New Mexico resort has become the first ski area in the country to achieve a CarbonNeutral Certification from Climate Impact Partners

Colorado Teardrops has completed a prototype of its upcoming EV-specific adventure trailer

The company announced it has met B Lab’s certification criteria

Lack of snow and resources have shuttered Sandia Peak Ski Area for another year

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Utah-based Pacific Resorts Group has a new flagship ski destination to add its now six-resort portfolio

We're shouting out one company a month for outstanding business savvy

Quickly growing in popularity, via ferratas have mostly been reserved for mountain towns. Until now.

The problem started with a controversial Tennessee law, which made renewable energy prohibitively expensive for the Memphis gym

Despite some gains, the picture wasn't great in August