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📈 Garmin Ltd. reported record Q1 2026 consolidated revenue of approximately $1.75 billion, a 14 percent year-over-year increase, paced by a 42 percent jump in fitness wearables revenue that drove segment operating income to $158 million on 62 percent gross margins.

🛍️ Employees at REI's San Diego location, the co-op's third-largest store by revenue, have filed with UFCW Local 135 to become the 12th and largest REI unionized store since organizing efforts began in 2022, with no location having reached a contract despite four years of bargaining.

🎿 Powder Haven launched phase two of its private ski community at Powder Mountain, debuting the Prado neighborhood with 34 lots and a $157 million investment that includes two chairlifts and a clubhouse.

🚐 The RV Industry Association reported March 2026 shipments totaled 32,162 units, down 13.9 percent year-over-year, with year-to-date RV shipments off 12.1 percent at 86,051 units, while motorhomes bucked the trend at 9.3 percent growth and park models climbed 33.6 percent.

🏔️ Mount Everest's Khumbu Icefall opened on April 27 for the 2026 spring climbing season after an eight-day delay caused by an unstable serac blocking the route.

Mountain Gazette Senior Writer Ari Schneider was named a finalist for the 2026 Livingston Awards in International Reporting for Tombstones of Narol, a story published in Mountain Gazette 203 that took over a year to report and sent him across Europe for a month and a half to document his family's experience during the Holocaust. Mountain Gazette

TRAVOCA's Rigel Dual Zone eCooler, a portable 12V fridge/freezer with vacuum-insulated panel technology, dual zone cooling, and a Toshiba compressor, has been awarded the 2026 Red Dot Award for Product Design and will be honored at the Red Dot Gala in Essen, Germany, on July 7. TRAVOCA

POWDR's Zion Lodge and Stovepipe Wells, located inside Zion National Park and Death Valley National Park respectively, have been awarded the Leave No Trace Gold Standard Hospitality designation, the highest level of recognition from Leave No Trace, for certifying staff as Level 1 Instructors, building pre-arrival and on-site visitor education, and integrating Leave No Trace principles into standard operating procedures. Leave No Trace

The U.S. Forest Service's White Mountain National Forest will require all overnight visitors to New Hampshire's Pemigewasset Wilderness to store food, trash, and scented items in IGBC-certified hard-sided bear canisters year-round starting May 1, 2026. BearVault

Seattle-based drinkware brand MiiR named Colorado integrated marketing agency rygr its public relations partner, with rygr leading brand communications and earned media strategy across MiiR's drinkware, coffee, and upcoming category expansions. MiiR

Switchback Spring unveiled three featured presentations for its June 16-18 event in New Orleans: a public lands conversation headlined by The North Face athlete and two-time U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Champion Griffin Post, a screening of adaptive mountain biking film Best Day Ever, and the debut of OIA's 2026 Participation Report from Director of Research Kelly Davis. Switchback

MyOutdoorTV will stream the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Yuengling Light Lager Stage 5 Presented by YETI live from Beaver Lake near Rogers, Arkansas, April 30 through May 3, with 51 of the top professional anglers competing for a $125,000 top prize from a $600,000 purse. Outdoor Sportsman Group

onX Offroad launched Location Sharing, an in-app feature that lets up to 10 users see their group's live positions on one map with updates every five seconds, and automatically deletes all location data when the session ends. onX Offroad

POC released the 2026 EF Pro Cycling Edition of its Cytal road helmet in the team's signature pink colorway, with the $350 limited edition carrying a five-star Virginia Tech rating, integrated MIPS Air Node, and weights ranging from 250g to 300g across three sizes. POC

Urban mobility brand Thousand partnered with Smiley to debut a limited-edition Heritage 2.0 adult helmet featuring minimalist Smiley graphics on a matte shell, with safety features including MIPS integration, a magnetic buckle, and Thousand's patented Secret PopLock anti-theft system. Thousand

POC announced a multi-year partnership with Norco adidas Race Division as the team's protection, eyewear, and apparel partner for the UCI Downhill World Series, with a new race kit debuting at the World Series season opener in Mona Yongpyong, South Korea on May 1. POC

Guided adventure platform 57hours released internal data showing women-only trip bookings and inquiries grew 1,245 percent over four years, from 297 in 2021 to nearly 4,000 in 2024, with sustained page visits and email captures running three to six times higher than other categories, and one Iceland-based mountain guide increased her revenue 12.5x after switching to an exclusively women-only model. 57hours

The Dyrt's 2026 Camping Report Presented by Toyota Trucks found that 49.7 percent of campers brought dogs in 2025 (the most for any pet), while 72.2 percent camped with spouses or partners, 38 percent with friends, and 29.2 percent took at least one solo trip. The Dyrt

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