Q&A: U.S. Sen. Mark Udall on balancing wilderness uses
We caught up with U.S. Sen. Mark Udall at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. Hear what he has to say on wilderness areas, conservation funding and more.
Author
Cindy Hirschfeld
Freelance writer Cindy Hirschfeld has been covering the outdoor industry for 25 years from her home in Colorado. She is also the editor-in-chief of Aspen Sojourner magazine in Aspen.
My Stories
How to Sell: Insulated Bottles and Food Containers
With many outdoor adventures getting shortened in today’s fast-paced world, food and drink prep for a trip is shifting to the home kitchen.
Outsiders Ball raises more than $350,000 at inaugural event
Summer Market 2013 kicked off with the Outsiders Ball, full of live music, art, interactive projects and fund-raising to get more youth outdoors.
Mellow the message: Should retailers start to emphasize the softer side of the outdoors?
It's a new era for specialty outdoor retailers, who, to survive, must increasingly respond to new consumer definitions of what outdoor means to them.
Full house: OR attendees pan new housing system
Few people were happy with Outdoor Retailer's new housing system in Salt Lake City for Summer Market. Shoe officials acknowledged some hiccups.