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Member Spotlights

Member Spotlight: Adventure Center of Asheville

May 12, 2025 • Member Spotlights

This month we talked to Adventure Center of Asheville. Are you looking for…

February Member Spotlight: MTB Skills Factory

February 2, 2025 • Member Spotlights

MTB Skills Factory, founded by Josh Whitmore, is a premier mountain biking instruction company…

December Member Spotlight: McHone Performance Training

December 17, 2024 • Member Spotlights

McHone Performance Training (MPT), located in Biltmore Village, is dedicated to enhancing the performance…

November Member Spotlight: Tsuga

November 1, 2024 • Member Spotlights

Tsuga is a dedicated member of the Outdoor Business Alliance, focused on crafting high-quality…

September Member Spotlight: Second Gear

August 30, 2024 • Member Spotlights

If you know Asheville then you know this month’s Outdoor Business Alliance’s member spotlight,…

August Member Spotlight: Cactus To Pine

August 5, 2024 • Member Spotlights

This month we chatted with fellow OBA member Shelby Treichler, one…

June Member Spotlight: Explore Asheville

July 12, 2024 • Member Spotlights

This month we chatted with fellow OBA member Explore Asheville. Explore Asheville is…

June Member Spotlight: SylvanSport

June 5, 2024 • Member Spotlights

This month we chatted with fellow OBA member SylvanSport. SylvanSport was founded in…

May Member Spotlight: Akers Digital

April 29, 2024 • Member Spotlights

This month we chatted with fellow OBA member and OBA Board Member, Bethany Donovan from…

Earth Month Member Spotlight: MountainTrue

April 2, 2024 • Member Spotlights

For Earth Month we chatted with fellow OBA member MountainTrue. MountainTrue…

Member Spotlight: Timber Ninja Outdoors

February 28, 2024 • Member Spotlights

This month we chatted with fellow OBA member Timber Ninja Outdoors. Timber Ninja Outdoors…

Member Spotlight: French Broad Adventures

February 1, 2024 • Member Spotlights

This month we talked to French Broad Adventures. French Broad Adventures is where Asheville…

Member Spotlight: Cane Creek

January 9, 2024 • Member Spotlights

This month we talked to Cane Creek. Cane Creek Cycling Components has been shaping…

December 2024 Outdoor Business Alliance News (OBA Member News)

December Member News

December 7, 2023 • Member Spotlights

Garden and Gun’s 2023 Made in the South Awards Features Trollgadda Trollgadda Tackle and Apparel…

Member Spotlight: Tentrax

December 4, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month we talked to Tentrax. Tentrax is a local company, based out of…

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November Member News

November 11, 2023 • Member Spotlights

OBA Members Nominated in Blue Ridge Outdoors Best of the Blue Ridge Member nominees include:…

Member Spotlight: Asheville Wellness Tours

November 7, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month we talked to Asheville Wellness Tours. Asheville Wellness Tours offers dozens of…

October Member News

October 18, 2023 • Member Spotlights

Outdoor Business Alliance Members Win Best of WNC Awards Second Gear, Devil’s Foot, First Bank,…

Member Spotlight: Recover

October 10, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month we talked to Recover, an industry pioneer in sustainable textiles,…

September Member News

September 11, 2023 • Member Spotlights

Wrong Way River Lodge and Cabins Highlighted In Outside Magazine Touted as “the Best Riverfront…

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Member Spotlight: ENO

August 27, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month, we talked to Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO), a longtime member of the OBA…

Member Spotlight: Adventure 360 Collective

July 12, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month, we talked to Stacey Gellert from the Adventure 360 Collective, a nonprofit association…

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Member Spotlight: The Cabins at Sandy Mush Bald

June 16, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month, we talked to the Cabins at Sandy Mush Bald,…

Member Spotlight: Darby Communications

March 23, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month, we talked to Asheville-based PR and digital marketing agency, Darby Communications. 1.

Member Spotlight: Wilderness Education Association

February 15, 2023 • Member Spotlights

This month, we talked to Ryan Carlson, Executive Director of the Wilderness Education Association. 1.

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Member Spotlight: North Cove Leisure Club

January 20, 2023 • Member Spotlights

North Cove Leisure Club aims to provide the best outdoor recreation facility in Western NC with…

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Member Spotlight: The Uproar Concept

November 22, 2022 • Member Spotlights

The Uproar Concept is a two-person team that crafts creative content. We talked to the…

Member Spotlight: Pisgah Map Company

September 22, 2022 • Member Spotlights

Always Ask a Local, right? Good advice from Pisgah Map Company,…

Cabins at Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins

Member Spotlight: Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins

August 15, 2022 • Member Spotlights

If you’ve been down Amboy Road lately, you’ve surely noticed the striking new structures of…

Member Spotlight: Axe & Awl Leatherworks

October 19, 2021 • Member Spotlights

From a hobby out of a garage workshop in 2015, to moving into their first…

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Member Spotlight: Asheville Picnic Company

August 28, 2021 • Member Spotlights

As a member of the 2021 Waypoint Accelerator cohort, Michelle Ballard has done a tremendous…

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Member Spotlight: Asheville Adventure Company

August 15, 2021 • Member Spotlights

Our next Member Spotlight is on Asheville Adventure Company. We asked Devin DeHoll, AAC Founder…

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Member Spotlight: Rockgeist

August 14, 2021 • Member Spotlights

We are excited to launch our new series of Member Spotlights in 2021! Our first…

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