Black Diamond Equipment announced a new partnership with Protect out Winters (POW). While it commenced with POW’s “Outdoor State” campaign in the U.S. in an effort to encourage people to vote, it is an annual partnership that will focus on climate advocacy. Additionally, Black Diamond and Pieps renewed its partnership with the Freeride World Tour (FWT) as the official supplier and safety partner of the tour, providing athletes with critical snow safety tools such as airbags, beacons, shovels and probes, as well as gloves and ski packs with custom, co-branded gear.
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