Hey everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister podcast network. My name is Kara Williard. I am a senior

editor here at Blister and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com.

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For today's episode of Gear 30, we're back with some of the crew from outside sports,

one of our Blister recommended shops, as they gear up for their ski season in New Zealand.

Today, we have a roundtable style discussion with Darren and Ella from outside sports,

as well as Adam Hadfield from Momentum, New Zealand, which is a local distribution company

for some highly reputable global brands.

And we're examining how the outdoor industry has shifted towards sustainability over the past

couple of decades. We discussed some of the unique initiatives outside sports has brought into

their business model to promote sustainability in their community, how they use their purchasing

power to align with their values, some of their business strategies for adapting to the unpredictability of climate

change, the products and gear they've been most excited about related to sustainability,

and how the ski season in New Zealand is shaping up overall.

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