Jan
22
As I write this, I’m sitting in the lodge at Snowbasin ski area, about an hour north of Salt Lake City, sipping some hot chocolate. Brings back memories of living in New England, though we never had mountains like these here. This is where the Backcountry Base Camp demo day of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show is being held this year. Think of it as the outdoor industry’s OutDoor Demo. Basically, less sand and more snow. Lots more snow. They got 16 inches in Salt Lake yesterday.
Because of the snow storm, we were held up at the San Diego airport for a while. Luckily, I was with Leanne our new marketing department retailer outreach manager and Megan Tompkins, the editor of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. BRAIN produces the OR Show Dailies and was on her way to cover the show. Megan and had a nice chat about the just ended Bicycle Leadership Conference. I still need to write my follow up post on the BLC. I was hoping to write at the event, but just ended up talking to lots of industry friends and making new ones that I didn’t have time to write.
Just a few quick photos before I have to wrap up to head back down into Salt Lake and the convention center for last minute prep before the show opens tomorrow. This is my first time at OR so I’m curious about the Salt Palace convention center, since it’s one of the few places in the US that could potentially accommodate Interbike, if we were to move the show out of Vegas.
We’re not in San Diego anymore: the drive up to Snowbasin.
Here’s me all bundled up: it was 18 degrees F this morning.
BBC is about the polar opposite (sorry about the pun) of Interbike’s OutDoor Demo in Bootleg Canyon in Nevada. Cold with lots of snow. Great vibe, though, and great runs for skiing.
Back to the bike industry for a moment, here’s Chris Zigmont of Pedro’s and Lance Camisasca of Interbike and Lifeboat Solutions accepting their “BRAINy” awards at the BLC. Chris accepted on behalf of Pedro’s in the “green” company category, and Lance won the individual advocacy award for his efforts on behalf of the industry during his 10 years with Interbike.
Here’s what the sessions look like at the BLC. Most of the major manufacturers and suppliers in the bike industry send high level executives or company heads to this event. Rick Vosper of Veltec Sports was the master of ceremonies - you can see him up on the stage. More to come on the event happenings…
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I can’t wait to hear how Lance C’s breakfast talk turned out.
Do you ski?
Actually, to save my knees for cycling I don’t ski or snowboard anymore. I had a bad snowboarding crash back in college that almost separated my lower leg from the upper. I figured that I loved cycling a whole lot more than skiing and shouldn’t risk a permanent injury. Before moving to SoCal I did enjoy snowshoeing and cross country skiing, though.