Don’t ruin your sweet backpack when you need to check it in as luggage! I see so many people at airports that just dump their $300 pack on the scale at check-in and don’t even think twice. We all know that baggage handlers are not…
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, a one-minute video is worth nearly 250,000 Youtube views for avalanche equipment manufacturer Backcountry Access (BCA). At an unsanctioned snowboard freeride contest in Colorado, competitor Meesh Hytner, was captured in a class 3…
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La Sportiva North America, makers of the world’s finest mountain products, announces that the first race of the 2012 La Sportiva Mountain Cup is the Uwharrie Mountain Run, in Ophir, NC. The first race of the 10-race national series is set for tomorrow, February 4th,…
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Do you know about the groundbreaking exploits of Colonel Charles Young, a military hero who was the first African American superintendent of a national park? How about York, the slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their historic journey to the west? Or the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, a…
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Beaver Creek presents the ultimate challenge for skiers and snowboarders at the ninth annual Talons Challenge, slated for Saturday, March 3, 2012 and the first annual Talons Kids challenge on Sunday, March 4. Participants test their mettle and attempt to tackle all 13 of the…
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Current U/18 Boys Australian Champion Eli Steele (Caloundra, Qld) and ASP Australasia Junior Men’s ratings leader Cooper Chapman (Narrabeen, NSW) both survived tough opening heats today, as the action continued on day-two of the 2012 5-Star, AUD$30,000 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oakley Pro Junior.…
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Body Glove is extremely proud to host the world renowned Jean-Michel Cousteau at an exclusive appearance in the South Bay!! The dive legend and ocean conservationist will be on hand at the South Bay’s oldest dive and surf shop, Dive N Surf, on Saturday, February…
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Winters everywhere are about to get just a bit easier, thanks to GoLite Footwear’s plans to bring their groundbreaking trail running technology to a collection of waterproof Trekkers for men and women. “We know winter,” explains GoLite Footwear CEO Doug Clark. “Here in northern New…
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Apple’s ingenious iPad is used virtually everywhere these days, but Aquapac’s new use-through, 100% waterproof case for the multi-use computer allows iPad users to venture forth with their tablets into new aquatic arenas – from beaches, pools, boats and bathtubs. Today, Aquapac, award-winning manufacturers of waterproof cases and…
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Salomon USA and its parent company, Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas, (ASWO) are pleased to announce the opening of Salomon’s first Flagship store in the United States. The Salomon store will be located in Salt Lake City’s City Creek Shopping Center. The store is set to open in late March…
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