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📉 Solo Brands reported a steep sales decline of more than 30 percent for the year, driven by struggles with its flagship Solo Stove line and pricing realignment efforts.

🥾 A ban that had blocked hikers from reaching the southern California section of the Pacific Crest Trail near the U.S.-Mexico border wall has been lifted following coordination with Border Patrol and the military.

⛷️ A warm heat wave and below-average snowpack are forcing multiple Western ski resorts to shut down ahead of schedule this season.

🏄 The World Surf League's 2025 season drew a global audience of 80 million, a 39 percent jump from the prior year.

In today's issue of Outdoor Sportswire, we're sitting down with Yoon Kim, founder of the Outdoor Media Summit (OMS), an annual event where the brightest minds in media and marketing gather to share secrets, forecast the future, and learn to make more money. OMS is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and Yoon pulls back the curtain on how the event has evolved, what makes it unlike anything else in the industry, and the one challenge that still humbles him after nearly two decades in the business. Read the full interview here.

Three of Sweet Protection's 2026 bike helmets earned five-star ratings from Virginia Tech Helmet Lab, bringing the brand's total five-star helmet count to seven. Sweet Protection

Backbone has been named agency of record for Best Day Brewing, the country’s fastest-growing non-alcoholic beer brand. Backbone will support the brand’s media strategy, working across public relations, community and creator management, and paid media channels. Backbone

The 2026 RV Dealers Convention/Expo is now accepting education session proposals from industry professionals through May 8, 2026. RV Dealers Association

Over 80 outdoor industry executives gathered in Denver for the first OIA Rendezvous in over a decade, tackling economic uncertainty, technological change, sustainability, and conservation. Outdoor Industry Association

The Midstate Massive Ultra Trail will mark the 100th anniversary of the Midstate Trail on October 10–11, 2026, with 100-mile, 50-mile, and 50K race distances. New England Race Events

Leave No Trace has launched an Earth Month fundraising campaign and pledge drive, with Fjällräven offering 10 gear package giveaways to donors supporting conservation efforts tied to America's 250th anniversary. Leave No Trace

Lems Shoes launched its 2026 Spring Collection with five natural foot-shaped footwear styles including the Switchback Sandal Knit, Mesa Verde, Trail Blazer, Primal Zen, and Men's Malibu. Lems Shoes

Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks has unveiled its Q2 programming schedule, with original premieres and new episodes launching March 30 across Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network, and MyOutdoorTV. Outdoor Sportsman Group

BOTE has introduced the Mule Series, a modular outdoor carry system featuring chairs, a soft cooler, and a tote unified by a patent-pending Mule Bar for hands-free gear transport. BOTE

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