If you are a gearhead and you happen to find yourself in the Portland area, you might want to stop at the brand-new flagship store from Mountain Hardwear. The company is well-known for it's line of apparel, tents, backpacks, sleeping bags and outdoor accessories, and the new venue will give them a chance to shine a light on their latest and greatest gear.

In addition to hosting special events with pro athletes and VIPs, Mountain Hardwear is giving away free daypacks to the first 25 people in the store April 11-17. And visitors to the store can enter to win a $1000 gear makeover. Mountain Hardwear will also donate 10% of sales for the entire month of April to Multnomah county’s Friends of Outdoor School which sends sixth graders to science camp.

Having the largest selection of Mountain Hardwear apparel and equipment and Montrail footwear in the world, the store will include a resource center with a comfortable meeting area, a computer kiosk with links to clubs’ websites and will be available to host slide shows or lectures.