Utah Is the Best Place for Outdoor Companies Because Utah Is the Best Place for the Outdoors. on the Cover: MAJOR UNIVERSITIES and COLLEGES MAJOR EMPLOYERS
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FY2019/20 21-22 EDCUTAH INDUSTRY PROFILE Outdoor Products Utah is the best place for outdoor companies because Utah is the best place for the outdoors. On the cover: MAJOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES MAJOR EMPLOYERS Bike riding down a gravel 1 Utah State University 4 Westminster College 6 Utah Valley University 8 Southern Utah University 1 ICON Health trail near Moab, UT. & Fitness 2 Weber State University 5 Salt Lake 7 Brigham Young University 9 Dixie State University Community College 2 Rock Exotica 3 University of Utah 3 Browning 4 Ventum 5 Amer Sports 6 Atomic Ski 7 Enve Composites LEGEND A 8 Goode Ski LOGAN Technologies Interstate Highways 1 1 1 9 Smith Optics Three BIG things about State/US Federal Highways 10 Lifetime Products Railroad 11 Black Diamond Equipment the outdoor industry 12 Cobra Firearms OGDEN 13 Cotopaxi 2 2 2 A in Utah: 3 14 Doppelmayr USA 3 15 DPS Skis B 16 Easton Technical SALT LAKE CITY Products 3 4 5 B 34 17 6 Hoyt Archery 18 Kuhl Utah is home to companies like Amer Sports 22 23 4 C 19 Magnum Bikes 24 PARK CITY 20 (see blue #6 on map) (#12) 25 5 ProBar , Black Diamond , 30 21 Specialized Bicycle 6 Components PROVO 22 Desert Tech Cotopaxi (#14), Easton (#17), Icon Health 7 31 32 23 Petzl and Fitness (#1), Lifetime Products (#11), 24 Reynolds Cycling 25 Goal Zero 33 and more than 200 others. 26 Armada Skis C 27 Backcountry.com 28 Rossignol 1 29 Skullcandy 30 Fezzari 31 Action Target With some of the most magnificent open 32 Grim Reaper Broadheads space on the globe, you can think of Utah as a 33 Barnes Bullets 34 Chums ARCHES world-class outdoor product testing facility. MOAB NATIONAL PARK CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK 2 CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK Utah has nearly 1,000% more outdoors 7 8 products manufacturing employment density BRYCE CANYON ZION NATIONAL than the national average. Yes, 1-thousand percent. NATIONAL PARK PARK 8 9 3 ST. GEORGE Contact Stephanie Pack to learn more about the outdoor industry in Utah UTAH SYSTEM OF TECHNICAL COLLEGES [email protected] 1 Bridgerland Tech 4 Tooele Tech 7 Southwest Tech O: 801-328-8830 Ogden-Weber Tech Mountainland Tech 8 Dixie Tech C: 435-770-7227 2 5 3 Davis Tech 6 Uintah Basin Tech 2 O UTDOOR PRODUCTS EDCUTAH.ORG EDCUTAH.ORG O UTDOOR PRODUCTS 3 The famous Shafer Trail in Canyonlands National Park. UTAH HAS MORE THAN 63,000 Square Miles of Infinitely Accessible Testing Grounds LET THAT SINK IN FOR A MOMENT Park City's Jupiter Bowl. 4 O UTDOOR PRODUCTS EDCUTAH.ORG EDCUTAH.ORG O UTDOOR PRODUCTS 5 Major Outdoor Products Employers COMPANY EMPLOYEES DESCRIPTION 1000-1999 Backcountry.com is an online specialty retailer that sells clothing and outdoor recre- Backcountry.com Park City ation gear for hiking, camping, mountain biking, rock climbing, winter sports, etc. Lifetime 1000-1999 Lifetime Products is a leading producer of plastic and metal products such as Products Ogden folding tables, chairs, and basketball hoops. ICON Health 1000-1999 ICON Health and Fitness is one of the world’s largest developers, manufacturers, & Fitness Logan and marketers of fitness equipment. Black Diamond 100-249 Black Diamond Equipment manufactures and develops rock climbing, skiing, and Equipment Salt Lake City other outdoor products. Easton Technical 100-249 Easton Technical Products manufactures and develops sporting goods, Products Salt Lake City specializing in archery, hunting, camping, and more. 100-249 Action Target designs, manufactures, and installs shooting ranges, tactical combat Action Target Provo houses, and portable steel targets. 100-249 The sporting goods company owns internationally recognized brands including Amer Sports Ogden Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Enve, Suunto and Precor. 100-249 Browning is an industry leader in the full spectrum of outdoor products, including Browning Morgan sporting arms, technical hunting clothing, knives, gun safes, flashlights, and more. Doppelmayr 50-99 Doppelmayr specializes in the production of drive platforms, electrical control and USA Salt Lake City hydraulic systems for lifts, tower structures, terminal enclosures, chair production. Enve 100-249 ENVE Composites designs and hand builds carbon wheels and component Composites Ogden systems for mountain and road bikes. 100-249 Goal Zero develops portable solar panels, power packs, and lighting products, Goal Zero Riverton with a mission to put reliable power in the hands of every human being. Hoyt 100-249 Hoyt Archery is an outdoor products company specializing in the manufacturing Archery Salt Lake City of archery and bow hunting equipment. 50-99 Rock Exotica Rock Exotica is a rock climbing equipment manufacturer based in Clearfield, UT. Clearfield 100-249 Skullcandy makes headphones that are made to withstand the harsh conditions of Skullcandy Park City outdoor sports. 100-249 Smith Optics develops sports eyewear, goggles, sunglasses, and helmets for Smith Optics Ogden biking, motocross, skiing, surfing, and more. 100-249 Specialized Bicycle Components produces bicycles and cycling equipment, Specialized Bicycle Salt Lake City such as wheels, tubes, helmets, boots, and apparel. Barnes 50-99 Since 1932, Barnes Bullets has been an industry leading manufacturer of percision Bullets Mona small arms ammunition and muzzleloaders. 50-99 The easily adjustable Chums Original Cotton retainer is the product that put the Chums Salt Lake City company on the map. It now offers a wide range of outdoor accessories. 50-99 Cotopaxi designs and manufactures innovative outdoor products sucha as Cotopaxi Salt Lake City backpacks, hiking gear, camping gear, apparel, and outdoor accessories. 50-99 Fezzari custom builds, designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes road, Fezzari Lindon Top: Hoyt mountain, and performance bicycles and related products. Archery, Black Diamond, = HEADQUARTERED IN UTAH *SOURCE: UTAH DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES Pro Meals. Second row: Barnes Bullets, Petzl. Third row: Petzl rescue Goal Zero produces pulley, Easton weatherproof portable Aluminum, solar power panels and Kuhl Clothing, fume-free generators for Skullcandy. Third camping and emergencies. row: Browning, Action Target, Lifetime. 6 O UTDOOR PRODUCTS EDCUTAH.ORG EDCUTAH.ORG O UTDOOR PRODUCTS 7 This page, left: COMPANY EMPLOYEES DESCRIPTION Ventum, Fezzari, and Specialized bicycles. 50-99 Kuhl makes outdoor clothing and accessories that provide both comfort and Reynolds carbon fiber Kuhl Salt Lake City protection in any environment. wheels. Right side: Coalatree hoodie. 50-99 Petzl designs and manufactures outdoor products and accessories for the climbing Backcountry. Petzl West Valley and caving industies. Grim Reaper Broadheads. 20-49 ProBar ProBar makes healthy, delicious, plant based foods and snacks. Salt Lake City Reynolds 50-99 Reynolds Cycling brought the first carbon clincher wheelset to market. Cycling Sandy They design and produce bicycle wheels and small components. 50-99 Rossignol produces ski and snowboarding equipment, including goggles, helmets, Rossignol Park City bags, boots, apparel, and more. 10-19 Magnum Bikes, founded in 2010, is a leader in innovation and design of electric bicy- Magnum Bikes Salt Lake City cles. They sell and ship their products worldwide. 20-49 Atomic Ski produces skis and skiing equipment, such as skis, poles, boots, helmets, Atomic Ski Ogden goggles, bags, and apparel. 50-99 DPS Skis manufactured the world’s first pure prepreg carbon fiber sandwich ski. DPS Skis Salt Lake City Its innovations continue with the PHANTOM permanent, waxless base treatment. 50-99 Desert Tech, founded in 2007, produces compact rifle systems that focus on simple, Desert Tech West Valley City attractive, and versatile designs. Their products are sold and shipped worldwide. 10-19 Ventum makes high-performance racing bicycles and is the Official Global Bike Ventum Ogden Partner of IRONMAN®. 10-19 Armada Skis is the industry’s first rider-owned, rider operated ski manufacturer, Armada Skis Park City which produces top performing skis, poles, outerwear, and softgoods. 10-19 Coalatree designs eco-minded gear and apparel including the Evolution hoodie, Coalatree Salt Lake City made from recycled coffee grounds. Cobra 20-49 Cobra Firearms develops and manufactures a line of derringer small pocket pistols Firearms Salt Lake City and other small firearms. Grim Reaper 20-49 Grim Reaper Broadheads manufactures and develops arrowheads, and is the inventor Broadheads Provo of patented Razortip Technology. Goode Ski 10-19 Goode Ski Technologies manufactures water skis, snow skis, ski poles, and other ski Technologies Ogden equipment and accessories, including the world’s first pure carbon water ski. = HEADQUARTERED IN UTAH *SOURCE: UTAH DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES This page, top: Goode water ski. Bottom, Rossignol skis. 8 O UTDOOR PRODUCTS EDCUTAH.ORG EDCUTAH.ORG O UTDOOR PRODUCTS 9 1 11 2 4 Or, what local companies like to call Resorts & Parks “Open Product Testing Facilities.” SKI RESORTS 1 Beaver Mountain Ski Area 2 Cherry Peak Resort 3 Powder Mountain Resort A 4 Wolf Creek Resort 5 Nordic Valley 2 1 1 LEGEND Ski Resort LOGAN 6 Snowbasin Resort Interstate Highways Brighton Resort State/US Federal Highways 7 Railroad 8 Solitude Mountain Resort B 9 Alta Ski Area A 10 Snowbird Ski and 2 OGDEN Summer Resort 11 Park City 12 Deer Valley Resort 4 SALT LAKE CITY 13 Soldier Hollow B 3 14 Sundance Mountain Resort 15 Eagle Point Ski Resort 17 9 12 12 16 Brian Head Resort PARK11 CITY 5 13 14 MAJOR STATE PARKS PROVO 1 Bear Lake 6 2 Antelope Island 3 East Canyon 4 Great Salt Lake 5 Wasatch Mountain 6 Deer Creek 7 Yuba 8 Piute 9 Dead Horse Point 7 10 Goblin Valley 11 Edge of the Cedars 12 Escalante Petrified Forest 13 Snow Canyon 14 Sand Hollow Coral Pink 1 ARCHES 15 MOAB NATIONAL Sand Dunes PARK 10 NATIONAL PARKS 1 3 5 7 3 CAPITOL 9 REEF 1 Arches NATIONAL 15 PARK 2 Canyonlands 2 CANYONLANDS Capitol Reef NATIONAL 3 PARK 4 Bryce Canyon 5 Zion 12 16 11 4 BRYCE CANYON ZION NATIONAL 13 5 NATIONAL PARK PARK 14 9 ST.