Outdoor Retailer

A look ahead at the best new gear at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017 from Arc’teryx, Goldwin, The North Face, Mountain Hardwear and more.

Ball-bearing knives, advanced sweat-wicking fabric, and much more.

La Sportiva’s new powder ski, Goal Zero’s Nomad 7 gets an update, Montane’s ultralight down pullover and more.

Salewa’s new mountain training shoe, Dynafit’s revolutionary new ski boot, the ultimate parka from Arc’teryx and more.

A moveable cabin, Under Armour’s burly trail runner, an innovative water filter and more.

The newest gear unveiled at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2015 includes Manfrotto’s off-road walking sticks, a new lightweight 1.5-person tent, Electric Sunglasses’ new S-Line and more.

Outdoor Retailer is a biannual product show for retailers, manufacturers and other outdoor industry enthusiasts and pros.

The newest gear unveiled at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 includes Rumpl Down blanket, Woolwich Yankee boots, FlameStower Candle Charger and more.

The newest gear unveiled at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2015 includes Oatmeal in a squeezy pouch, new additions to La Sportiva’s winter line, Polartec’s new synthetic fabric and more.

You know it’s time for another Outdoor Retailer show when South Main Street in Salt Lake City is populated by fat bikes, single-wheeled skateboards and tan people with good beards.

We like to get our hands on new gear early, and short of theft and corporate espionage one of the best ways to do that is by checking out Outdoor Retailer, a biannual product show for retailers, manufacturers and other industry pros. We were on hand at the Winter Market 2014 show at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT, where every brand with a stake in the great outdoors showed off their future cold-weather wares.

Every summer the outdoor industry gets together to show off their latest products and innovations for the next season — and every summer we drool over the best climbing, hiking, and outdoor gear money can buy. If you spend hours researching your next ultralight backpacking kit purchase, geek out over climbing shoe rubber, or spend late nights planning your next backcountry camping trip, the Outdoor Retailer show is a mecca.

Every six months all the major players in outdoor sports get together to show off their latest and greatest wares for the season. It’s like Comic Con, except cool: Outdoor Retailer has been the launch platform for just about every groundbreaking piece of skiing, climbing, backpacking and paddling gear that’s come to market.