Mike Geraci

Magazine to Feature New Columns, New Look in January Issue

Jackson Hole-based sports and tourism PR firm sees room to grow in Utah.

Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ:LINTA, LCAPA) (“Liberty”) and Backcountry.com, Inc. (“Backcountry”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Liberty Media to acquire control of Backcountry.com – the operator of leading outdoor and action sports eCommerce sites Backcountry.com, BackcountryOutlet.com, TramDock.com, DogFunk.com, SteepandCheap.com and WhiskeyMilitia.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Liberty’s interest in Backcountry.com will be attributed to the Liberty Interactive group.

Backcountry.com's has always provided the highest quality gear on the planet: clothing and equipment that does the job simply and expertly. That tradition continues with the introduction of Backcountry.com's first pieces of Goat label apparel.

Gregory Packs has retained Factory Design Labs to oversee its branding and marketing, effective immediately.

iRebel, iMirage help Vancouver company top huge international field in Sportswear category

David Letterman meets David Brower in 3-city Environmental Action Tour

Featuring First Ascent, the full-length feature film from the 2006 Barry Corbet Film Festival Grand Prize Winner, Peter Mortimer, and Dosage Volume IV, the new film by award-winning cinematographer Josh Lowell

How do you follow a 2004 that saw $27.4 million in sales representing 88% YOY growth? In 2005, Backcountry.com leapt to $52 million in revenue. We rocked the warehouse crew so hard that they were crying "Uncle" ... right up until we gave them a new shiny Ferrari of a warehouse: 210,000 square feet of gear flying off the shelf heaven.

Gregory Mountain Products took top honors in the 2006 Backpacker Magazine Buyer’s Guide, which singled out Gregory’s new Iso as this year’s best ultralight daypack and its new 70-liter Baltoro as the best in the weeklong-pack category.