Tag: skiing

Solving Global Climate Change with Al Gore: My Climate Reality Leadership Training Underscores the Need for Hope and Fast Action, Especially in the Snow Industry

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Former Vice President Al Gore trained me to become a certified Climate Reality Leader earlier this month in Denver, CO, and it was one of those life-changing experiences that spawned new energy, ideas, and set the course of my future actions. For the sake of this story, which will be one in a series, and […]

SIA to Change Snow Show Concept, Creates Policy Regarding Poachers; Meanwhile Snowboarding Leaders Launch Parts & Labor Trade Show

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Just as the fashion trade show world continues to change in new directions based on industry and consumer demand, so too has Snow Industries of American (SIA) recently announced new changes for its organization and trade show for the snow sports industry. Meanwhile, core snowboarders Joe Suta (Nightmare Snowboards) and Steven Kimura (Owner Operator/United Shapes) have […]

SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Changes Course, Decides to Keep January 2017 Snow Show Dates, But Unfortunately at Same Time as Winter X Games…Again

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Just when we thought there would finally be a January without conflicting trade shows, changes are underway that has makes that wish just not a reality. As we last reported, conflicting choices between attending Outdoor Retailer or SnowSports Industries of America (SIA) trade show continued to be a question mark for retailers and exhibitors trying […]

SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Plans to Move Dates for 2017 and Re-Vamp the Show to Add More Relevancy

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The conflicting choices between attending Outdoor Retailer or SnowSports Industries of America (SIA) trade show continue to be a question mark for retailers and exhibitors trying to get ahead of manufacturing, buying, and consumer cycles when it comes to winter sports. Many larger, former anchor brands of SIA have said that the show is simply […]

Biggest Snowboard Lesson in the World: Snow Sports Industries and U.S. Resorts Lining-Up to Set and Break Guinness Book of World Records

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More than 120 U.S. ski/snowboard venues have registered to host a Guinness Book of World Records event in pursuit of four separate records. The event takes place at 10 a.m. (local time zones) on Friday January 8, 2016 and is the “unofficial” kick-off for the snow sports industry’s Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month (January). […]

X Games Announce Band Line-up for Winter X 2016 Including deadmau5, DJ SNAKE, KYGO, Nas, Run The Jewels, and Twenty One Pilots

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X Games Aspen 2016 continues to move in the direction of becoming a more all-round festival experience. Last week they announced their music ticket sales and events to take place at Buttermilk Mountain, January 28-31, 2016. After four successful concerts at the base of Buttermilk Mountain in 2015, X Games in 2016 will increase the […]

X Games Oslo to Launch in February 2016, Bringing Together Both Summer and Winter Sports

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The ESPN X Games just announced big news last night, the launch of another X Games in Oslo, Norway, which will feature now only men’s and women’s events in Snowboarding and Skiing, but also Skateboarding with a street course that will be built as a permanent structure for the city once the X Games leaves. […]

Camp Woodward Spreads the Love of Action Sports By Partnering with All Inclusive Collection to Open 2 New Camps in Mexico and Dominican Republic

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Camp Woodward is highly regarded as one of the best places for young people to go to camp and learn action sports and lifestyle skills such as digital media. This week, they’ve announced a partnership with All Inclusive Collection to debut 2 new camps in 2016 at Hard Rock Riviera Maya and Hard Rock Hotel […]

Skiing Gets a Boost with U.S. Ski Team Taking Over Operations for NASTAR

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NASTAR is one of key pillars for young skiers looking to get into racing. As a recreational ski racing program at 115 resorts across the nation, it engages more than 165,000 racers each season. Often the pacesetters are legendary icons of skiing, and racers can use a handicap system to measure their times against top […]

Snow Industries of America Trade Show Reveals That Fresh Trends in Snowboarding and Skiing Apparel and Hardgoods Is Moving Fast In Crossover Directions, Towards Capturing New Consumers

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The annual Snow Industries of America (SIA) trade show in Denver, CO, January 29-30, brought together the industry of snowboarding and skiing, but with an additional boost from outdoor sportswear, athleisure brands, and wearable technology. The lines between industries are forever blurring, and based on demand from a new, DIY youth marketplace, technology is at […]