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Ski & Snowboard Show

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SassySloth
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anyone know when its on this year and what convention centre??
Aug 28 2010 1:33PM
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skiskate
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October 14-17,2010 at the better living centre, exhibition place. That seriously took all of five seconds to google haha. I know ill be definetly attending.
Aug 28 2010 2:20PM
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ClassyGroup
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I went a long time ago And I remember there was a jump/airbag kinda thing people were sessioning. Anyone know if its going to be there this year and how you get to hit it?
Aug 28 2010 2:48PM
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M.Bil
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Yeah man its going to be happening from October 14th-17th at the Better Living Centre at the CNE in Toronto!There will be more info available on the website soon!Its www.torontoskishow.ca
Aug 28 2010 9:14PM
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skiskate
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It is there every year and Its not open to public. They just perform some show for the crowd.
Aug 29 2010 8:42AM
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Blurst
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Ya not open to the public, I always looked forward to the show because of the good deals and such but the last few years have been pretty lame. I would prefer to buy hardgoods from my local shop because the deals are not even that much better at the show.
Aug 29 2010 3:46PM
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Contender
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i got white eg2s last year there for 90$.
Aug 29 2010 5:27PM
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Brock.
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Last year sucked in terms of outerwear/ski gear. Also the blade/bmx/skate show thing was kinda weak but there was some really good deals on clothing from a few booths.
Aug 29 2010 9:14PM
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SassySloth
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sweet. im set for gear so ill probs go and find some crewnecks and hoodies
Aug 29 2010 9:14PM
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deepvoice
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there were some ok deals on outerware at the shop booths. but its becoming more and more about the resorts.
Sep 9 2010 5:54PM
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sonick
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Bang on.  I remember going every year when each company had a booth and I could check out all of the best new gear in one spot and talk to reps from each company.  I was able to see all the gear that was never carried in Toronto and learn more about all the gear from the guys who know it the best.  Now it's all about resorts and retailers selling new/old gear.  They also usually have a screening room that shows on a constant rotation new ski/board flicks which is a bonus.
Sep 29 2010 12:50AM
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J-Neal
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Picked up some FKS 155's for 40 bucks!
Oct 15 2010 11:16PM
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skiskate
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Is it worth going? All my friends bailed on me so im comtemplating going this afternoon/tommorrow alone.
Oct 16 2010 11:50AM
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tightgrip
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The fact that the ski makers don't really come to the Toronto show any more is just another reason why I don't bother going any more.
Oct 16 2010 9:07PM
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Luc.
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yea last two years i worked it and i think head was the main company that was there showing off their line, maybe 1 or 2 smaller companies but not much at all.

years past i remember all the big guns being there
Oct 20 2010 12:54PM
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Pipe_Munky
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i worked the show for 6 years prior to this year and i stayed as far away as i could this year. even now that im out of the retail game, i can't bring myself to pay money to buy stuff. in all those years, head was the only company that was there. it's been alomst 10 years since a lot of heavy hitters have shown up with their lines.

there's a reason though. the ski show is now a dumping ground for previous years' product. the companies realize this and decided there are better ways to spend their marketing dollars.
Oct 28 2010 9:17AM
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