FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  KUEHNE AARON
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Black Diamond, Inc. [BDE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BLACK DIAMOND, INC., 2084 EAST 3900 SOUTH		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President of Finance
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84124		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 6,292
D
 
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 805
I
By spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock option (right to purchase) (1)   (2) 09/12/2020 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 12,500 $ 6.25 D  
Stock option (right to purchase) (1)   (3) 01/01/2023 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 7,500 $ 8.2 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KUEHNE AARON
C/O BLACK DIAMOND, INC.
2084 EAST 3900 SOUTH
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84124		       Vice President of Finance  

Signatures

/s/ Aaron Kuehne 03/15/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Options to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock vested and became exercisable on December 31, 2012 and options to purchase 3,750 shares of Common Stock shall vest and become exercisable on each of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014.
(3) Options to purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock shall vest and become exercisable on December 31, 2015 and options to purchase 2,250 shares of Common Stock shall vest and become exercisable on December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017.
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities described in this statement, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such securities.

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