Salt Lake City, UT – Black Diamond, Inc., a manufacturer of climbing, skiing and mountain sports equipment based in Salt Lake City, has hired Brian Mecham as director of North America sales for its Black Diamond brand. Mecham comes to Black Diamond from Patagonia, where he served as the western regional sales manager since 2002. … Continue reading New Director of Sales for Ski Maker Black Diamond Equipment
San Leandro, CA – The North Face this week launched a 14-city KNOW Boundaries Snow Safety Tour, which partners top athletes, including, Ian McIntosh, Dana Flahr, Lucas Debari and Conrad Anker, with The North Face and REI stores around the country to provide valuable insight on the knowledge, skills and training required for safe backcountry … Continue reading The North Face Promotes Snow Safety
Salt Lake City, UT – The fourth annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW) will take place at The Depot in Salt Lake City on Nov. 5. Modeled after the International Snow Science Workshop, USAW provides a venue for experienced skiers, sledders and avalanche professionals to get together, along with those new to the game, … Continue reading Annual Snow and Avalanche Workshop Scheduled in Utah
Jeffersonville, VT – The only pure telemark ski movie to be released this year, Loyalty, produced by the editor of Vermont-based Telemark Skier Magazine (TSM), Josh Madsen, has embarked upon a 50-stop nationwide tour scheduled to hit ski towns, universities and metropolitan areas this fall and early winter. Loyalty explores the youth telemark movement while … Continue reading 2012 Telemark Skier Movie Tour Underway
Ogden, UT – With more and more skiers venturing into the backcountry alpine touring (AT), or randonée, is the fastest growing ski equipment market segment. To a large degree, however, hard charging alpine skiers have had to sacrifice an element of solid downhill performance in favor of uphill capability if they want to skin to … Continue reading Salomon and Atomic Enter Alpine Touring Ski Binding Market
Salt Lake City, UT – Black Diamond, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based provider of backcountry ski and outdoor recreation gear, on Tuesday reported preliminary third quarter sales for the period ended September 30, 2011. While earnings will not be announced until prior to an upcoming conference call with media and investors, Black Diamond expects to … Continue reading Black Diamond Equipment Sales Up 24%
Whitefish, MT – The Northern Rockies Avalanche Safety Workshop (NRASW) will take place this Saturday, October 1, at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish. Five of the region’s prominent avalanche professionals will present practical safety information and research. Workshop attendees will learn about the current state of the snow safety industry, see demos of safety skills … Continue reading Regional Avalanche Safety Workshop Set for Saturday in Montana
