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MOUNTAINSMITH

lthough Mountainsmith has been designing hardy backcountry gear in Golden for 43 years, general manager Jonathan McFarland still meets locals who don’t know that the brand, which sells mostly through retailers, is based in Colorado. The company’s new headquarters and showroom near Washington Avenue, the foothills town’s main drag,

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