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BC Banter: BCM Gear Test Underway, Wet Avalanches Across the West, BD Explores Selling its Brands, Tahoe Closes Early and OB Death in Crested Butte

by Lucy Higgins March 20, 2015 Leave a Comment

Backcountry Magazine Gear Test & Board Test Get Underway Next week kicks off the Backcountry Magazine Gear Test and Board Test. The ski test, which takes place at Powder Mountain, Utah, includes 40 seasoned testers who sample 50 boots and 200 skis over the course of five gear-filled days. And in Crested Butte, Colo., the […]

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: BC Banter, Black Diamond Inc. sold its Gregory brand, Black Diamond Looking to Sell Brands Black Diamond Inc., Columbia and VF Corp. The prospective sales are largely connected to Black Diamond Inc.’s challenges as a public company. Black Diamond Inc. CEO Peter Metcalf notes: “When you have three specialty bra, is considering strategic alternatives for their three brands. Only one year ago, Jarden, parent company to Black Diamond Equipment, POC Sports and Pieps, that are relatively small by Wall Street standards, which was acquired by Samsonite for $85 million. “I expect to be surprised when an ultimate buyer is announced, you’re saddled with a very high cost of being public with a higher percentage of overhead costs.”, ” said D.A. Davidson analyst Andrew Burns in a recent SNEWS interview. “Just as we were surprised when it was announced that Samsonite was buying Gregory.” Potential buyers also include big names such

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