John Bresee (February 21, 1966 – June 29, 2019) was a Utah-based entrepreneur and co-founder of Backcountry.com, as well as a writer, editor, and entrepreneur coach.

Business

He was a co-founder of Backcountry.com, one of the first

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-based outdoor gear retailers in 1996 while living in

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. Bresee and Jim Holland sold Backcountry.com to Liberty Media and

John C. Malone John Carl Malone (born March 7, 1941) is an American billionaire businessman, landowner and philanthropist. He was chief executive officer (CEO) of Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI), a cable and media giant, for twenty-four years from 1973 to 1996. ...

in 2007.Villano, Matt
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'', November 14, 2007. He was also director of

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for Cellmania, an infrastructure company for mobile commerce applications funded by Motorola. Cellmania was acquired by Blackberry in 2013.

Writer and editor

Bresee founded ''The Wasatch Canyon Reporter'', a

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skiing newsletter, while working at Snowbird Resort. He later became a managing editor and writer for '' Powder Magazine''. Additionally, his work has appeared in ''

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'', '' Outside'', ''

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'', and ''Gravity''.

References

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