Transworld Business

Vail Resorts has launched the first passive social media tool and publications like Wired, Mashable, and FastCompany are all raving about it. We caught up with Vail's CEO to learn more about the app and how it's one-upping Facebook Places and Foursquare on the slopes.

On June 1, 2010 in the Northern District of California's U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Michael Anthony Management, Inc., the corporate entity run by Michael A. Harrosh, Sierra Snowboard and sierrasnowboard.com's owner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and had two separate suits brought by Dakine and Burton.

This week, TransWorld Business checked in with the SuperGirl Skateboard Street and Snowboard Rail Jam in Venice Beach, WeSC in Aspen and got a wrap up video from the Mahfia.com launch party in San Diego.

Find out how pre-books are trending, how many snow shops opened and closed last winter, what boards were last season's top sellers, and much more as we start gearing up for the 2010/11 snowboard season with an in-depth look at the state of the market.

The independent surf/skate shops on the same-store ActionWatch Retail Panel reported overall July 2010 sales down by almost 5% compared to July 2009. Hardgoods and ladies' footwear sales were up, but all other major categories were down. Read on for a full break down of ActionWatch data.

If you had an email time machine and could send yourself one message in November 2007 before the economic poop slide got greased up, what would it say? Weigh in with your answer and be featured in our October issue and win a pair of Reef's new Coastal Cruisers.

TransWorld Business caught up with Amen Teter to hear more about the growing action sports segment of Octagon's business, why the company decided to branch into surf, and what the company's goals are in the action sports space.

TransWorld Business talked with PacSun CEO Gary Schoenfeld, as well as Modern Amusement CEO Mossimo Giannulli, to find out the details of the companies' new licening agreement. Read the full interview right here.

Check out Countour and Skullcandy's rankings and revenue figures amongst the fastest growing companies in the country.

After several tough years, Hill's long-term growth strategies appear to be paying off. We caught up with the 39-year-old CEO to learn more about the company’s position, strategy, and predictions for the road ahead.

We caught up with Wiehl to find out more about Syndrome's new skate brand, BLVD, which was founded with help from team riders Danny Montoya and Rob Gonzalez. Wiehl shares how BLVD came to be, it's marketing strategy, and where it's headed.

Get a quick look at which athletes cracked the top five in Surf and Skate Exposure-Meter this month.

Know?Show held its summer trade show August 11-13 this year, moving locations from Calgary to Vancouver and upping the show's attendance by fifteen percent. Learn what events were added and the marketing lessons learned from this year's show.

Shop co-owner Skip Millard discusses the shop's strategy for expanding its customer base, what brands are selling and what's in the works for the future.

Check out what went down at Mahfia.com's ASR (RE)Mixer, Emerica's "Stay Gold" premiere in Hollywood Hills, and Julian Wilson's "Scatching The Surface" premiere.