We were tickled at having just received our team photo from this year’s Canadian Cup held at last month’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. We couldn’t resist sharing it here on the blog. The Canadian Cup for the Conservation Alliance was a 14-team street hockey tourney with teams from Arc’teryx, Baffin, Camelbak, Canada Goose, Eddie Bauer, [...]
In an admittedly challenging year for finding good snow, we were pleased to get some really great feedback from the folks at Gumption Gear, who managed to find some of the white stuff & spent some quality time on our new Icon Alpha snowshoes for Men & Women. The result was an in depth review of [...]
We are pleased to announce, recently, our official 2012 Yukon Charlie’s Lookalike: Gabe Perkins! A resident of Bethel Maine, Gabe was officially voted “best lookalike” by Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2012 attendees via blind ballot, and is the happy recipient of $500 in Yukon Charlie’s gear. We’re proud to hear that, not only is he [...]
This week’s Dealer of the Week is Next Adventure in Portland, Oregon. This alternative outdoor store has been gearing folks up since 1997. Whether you are a kayaker, climber, snowboarder, hiker, camper, skier, cyclist, mountaineer, or just someone who loves the outdoors, they can help you with your next adventure! The team at Next Adventure [...]
So many of us all across the country are still starved for a good snowfall, so we can get out & play…we’re thinking that perhaps tapping into a collective energy will help. Will you all join us in a few rounds of the snowshoe dance?! This fantastic video was created by Evan Williams, a creative [...]
After a long & competitive month of voting by their friends & family along with you, our awesome Yukon Charlie’s fans, we have five great Yukon Charlie’s dopplegangers who have officially been declared finalists in our Lookalike Contest! These five contestants will now move on as official finalists. The winner will be voted for by [...]
This week’s featured dealer is a great Wasau, Wisconsin supplier of the gear you need for “Sports for all Seasons”, Shepherd & Schaller. Everyone at Shepherd & Schaller is pumped to work with the best products and manufacturers in outdoor specialty sports. Their personalized customer care can provide you with advice on the latest technologies, [...]
Fontana Sports Specialties is a locally owned, family operated Madison-based specialty outdoor retailer with over six decades of experience in the Midwest. Fontana Sports provides quality outdoor clothing and gear for a host of activities including camping, hiking, traveling, kayaking, fly fishing, SCUBA diving, disc golfing, rock climbing, trail running, in-line skating, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding and [...]
We are pleased to honor this week’s “Dealer of the Week”: Northwest Outlet! Northwest Outlet has been a family owned & operated fixture in the Twin Ports of Superior, WI and Duluth, MN as well as the upper Midwest for over 50 years. With a focus on great customer service, products and services, they have [...]
National and State Park rangers still have a lot to do once the busy Summer tourist season winds down. From maintaining trails, to building winter-specific boundaries, area patrol responsibilities, general emergencies, and more…generally with more limited staff than the Summer, these guys really work hard to make sure we can have fun and be safe [...]
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