Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor ranked 5th in Outside Magazine's 50 best places to work in the U.S.

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Outside Magazine has named Amer Sports Winter and Outdoor Americas as number 5 of the top 50 America's Best Places to Work in 2010.

This ranking in based on research by Outside Magazine and their project partner Best Companies Group (bestcompaniesgroup.net). Eligible companies included nonprofit and for-profit companies with at least 15 employees working in the U.S. Those companies who registered to participate were sent a confidential employee-satisfaction survey and an extensive employer questionnaire to collect information about policies, practices, and benefits. The results were analyzed by the Best Companies Group, which ranked the 50 winners in order of who best enables employees to balance productivity with an active, eco-conscious lifestyle.

Here is a list of the companies that were ranked in the top ten:

10. Paradigm Group

9. Seventh Generation

8. LeBootCamp

7. Tabar

6. Rally Software

5. Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor (click this link to read about working at ASWO)

4. Smith Optics

3. Clif Bar & Company

2. New Belgium Brewing

1. Natural Habitat Adventures

Please follow this link for additional details and to view entire ranking list online:

http://outside.away.com/outside/culture/201005/best-places-to-work-intro.html?imw=Y