Salt Lake City, UT – What a long, strange trip it’s been. Here at First Tracks!! Online we’ve been butting heads with our web host for several months now, but everything came to a head last week when Hostgator, our previous web host, alternately shut down and throttled FTO’s web service repeatedly. They started complaining … Continue reading We’re Back!
Salt Lake City, UT – When Dakine wanted new branded shovels, they had a strict set of pre-requisites: durability, reliability, and made in America. They turned to Salt Lake City’s Voilé Manufacturing. “We could not be more pleased to be working with such a respected brand. Dakine sees the value in our high quality U.S.-based … Continue reading Dakine Taps Voilé for Avalanche Shovels
Ogden, UT – Ski brand Salomon has named Chris McKearin as the company’s new alpine commercial manager for the U.S. McKearin has worked with Salomon’s parent company, Amer Sports, since 2007, most recently serving as the Atomic Freeski Sports Marketing Manager in Altenmarkt, Austria. Amer’s winter sports equipment vice president in the United States, Mike … Continue reading Salomon Names New U.S. Alpine Skiing Manager
New York, NY – The North Face, partner of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and original partner of U.S. Freeskiing, on Monday unveiled the official 2014 U.S. Freeskiing Competition uniforms, which will be worn by United States freeskiing athletes when the sport makes its historic debut at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. … Continue reading The North Face Unveils Official U.S. Freeskiing Competition Uniforms For Sochi
Huntington Beach, CA – Quiksilver, Inc. on Wednesday announced that the company has reached a definitive agreement to divest its snowboard subsidiary, Mervin Manufacturing, Inc., to Extreme Holdings, Inc., an entity advised by Altamont Capital Partners, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The all cash transaction is expected to close within several weeks and … Continue reading Quiksilver Sells Gnu and Lib Tech Snowboard Brands
North Vancouver (BC), Canada – This season, some of G3’s most popular women’s specific skis will get graphics tailored to match. G3, along with Backcountry Babes and fans, earlier this month chose the best entries via its inaugural SheGraphiks contest to grace a special edition of G3’s new Empress skis. This year’s grand prize for … Continue reading G3 Names SheGraphiks Contest Winners
Minturn, CO – Barry Clark, founder and president of Weston Snowboards, on Monday announced a new partnership with North Bend, Wash.-based Karakoram, a split board hardware developer and manufacturer. “Karakoram has a strong backcountry following and we like the way that the Karakoram system works,” says Clark. “Karakoram’s system not only helps reduce the chatter … Continue reading Weston Partners with Karakoram for Split Boards
