Enthusiastic outdoorsman Menno van Wyck liked their boots so much that he bought the One Sport line from Brenco Enterprises in 1993.

[4] In 2006, Montrail was acquired by Columbia Sportswear for a cash payment of $15 million plus the assumption of certain liabilities.

[5] Columbia Sportwear had wanted to expand from selling winter coats and apparel.

[citation needed] It also hosts and sponsors ultrarunning and trail running events in the United States.

The Montrail Ultra Cup is a series of six ultrarunning events, culminating at the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile ultramarathon.