Entries filed under 'Outdoor Retailer'

Fall 2012 Outdoor Gear: A Sneak Peek from the OR Show

What was the buzz at last week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show? Our roving reporter, Sara Lingafelter, recaps her experiences here. As North America's largest winter lifestyle and snow sports industry gathering, Outdoor Retailer attracts brands from all corners of the outdoor industry. Everyone from the largest established brands to first-time-exhibitor startups are here to share their wares. The show isn't open to the public, but credentialed members of the media are welcome, so for a ...

Posted by Steve T on January 25, 2012 2:10 PM & Tagged Arbor Collective, Columbia, LOLE, Outdoor Retailer, Scarpa, Vibram FiveFingers, or and prAna | permalink | Comments



More Snow, Please: Outdoor Retailer Show Kicks Off in Salt Lake City

Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2012 is now underway, and our roving reporter Sara Lingafelter is on the scene to keep us apprised on what's going on. Here is her first post of the show: The All Mountain Demo kicked off Outdoor Retailer on Wednesday at Solitude ski area, a short drive from Salt Lake City. OR is the largest U.S. trade show for the outdoor industry, and the All Mountain Demo is our opportunity to try out gear from manufacturers a full season before it hits the market. This isn't ...

Posted by Steve T on January 20, 2012 5:03 PM & Tagged Outdoor Retailer, Salt Lake City and skiing | permalink | Comments



Outdoor Retailer Show Goes to the Dogs

One warm-and-fuzzy part of the Outdoor Retailer show that took place last week in Salt Lake City: dogs!  Outdoor Retailer, or OR as it's referred to in the outdoor industry, is the largest trade show in the U.S. devoted to outdoor gear and apparel. The summer version of the twice-annual show ended Sunday. A little-known fact outside the OR walls is that in addition to the nearly 25,000 people who attend the show, there are numerous dogs who are credentialed to roam the show halls. They have ...

Posted by Sara Plays Outside on August 12, 2011 4:42 PM & Tagged Alite, FiveTen, Ibex, OllyDog, Outdoor Retailer, Zukes and dogs | permalink | Comments



Summer Outdoor Retailer Show: Products for Fall and 2012 Hit the Runway

Of the thousands of items being paraded down the new-product catwalk at the summer Outdoor Retailer trade show here in Salt Lake City, none may elicit a bigger wow this year than the DeLorme inReach satellite communicator. Why it impresses: The inReach device, available Oct. 1 (estimated price: $249.95), enables 2-way text communication from virtually any spot on the globe. Only a satellite telephone (pricey, chunky, weighty) can match its 2-way communication capabilities when an information ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on August 4, 2011 8:04 PM & Tagged DeLorme, Outdoor Retailer and Point 65 kayaks | permalink | Comments



OR Report 3: A Little Face (and Tent) Time with Unconventional Thinkers

Want to learn about someone? Share a tent with them. Want to really get to know them? Pitch your tent someplace odd—like downtown Salt Lake City, on the main exhibition floor of the Salt Palace Convention Center where the annual summer Outdoor Retailer trade show is going on. And do it while cracking jokes with a late-night security crew that has been caught off guard. Folks, meet my tentmate, Bill Gamber: • Founder of Big Agnes gear and Honey Stinger energy foods. • Cyclist, skier, climber, ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on April 4, 2011 10:12 PM & Tagged Big Agnes, Bill Gamber, Bob Swanson, JETBOIL, Kevin Boyle, Kuhl, Outdoor Retailer and Perry Dowst | permalink | Comments