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Ski Press World Inc. - SIA Day 4 - Index

off the floor
It’s Day 4. Do you know where
your brain is? ummm...
“They skin moles for that?!”
— Journalist not quite getting the ‘moleskin’
concept on ROI’s new Coll-Tex climbing skin.
“That makes me feel so good.”
“Recycling?”
“Totally!”
— Two retailers get happy about the SIA
plastic bottle receptacles.
“And here is a photograph of a boy on a
snowboard sliding down a railing.
Isn’t that fantastic?”
— Elderly woman guiding her blind husband
around the show and explaining what she sees
“Sure, I’m Patriots fan, but I do love and
respect Eli Manning.”
— Scott’s Gabe Glosband
“Oh, he doesn’t need a badge.”
— Security guard commenting on Elvis’ lack
of credentials
For its 30 th anniversary, Spyder spun a web of
hip-hop mania over Vegas.
Meanwhile, Bula
kicked off festivities
for its 25 th
anniversary
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What do you think
about SIA’s 2010
move to Denver?
“Better, definitely. Being in
Denver will allow us to have
shops demo our boards
before and after the show.”
— Dave Tran (& friend),
owner, Monument Snowboards,
Woodbridge, Va.
“More convenient, less fun.”
— Nick Itson, intern, Liberty
Skis. Avon, Colo.
“It’ll be good. I come here to
work and Vegas is not a work
city.”
— Jonas Hansen, rep, Uvex
& Liquid. San Diego, Calif.
“Good for me. I’ll dovetail it
into a ski vacation. After all,
this is a ski show.”
— Bill Rehor, rep, Giro.
8-Mile, Mich.
“I don’t know how
we’re going to get in
and out of that airport
in Denver… there are
so many weather
delays.”
— Dick Fallon,
owner, Ski Barn.
Eatontown,
New Jersey
“I’m cool.”
— Harold Nagley,
director, Borne Performance
Handwear
“The move will be good
because it brings the show
to ski country. Bad because
the move will be expensive
— these booths are stored
here in Vegas.”
— Lisa Harriman,
Consultant, Roces USA Inc.
West Lebanon, NH
“I really don’t care, as long as
this show can consolidate with
OR One location, one date…
that’s what we need.”
— Gilda Rodriguez,
show coordinator, ASF
Groups. San Pedro, Calif.
“It’ll be more of a challenge.
I’ve been coming
here for 30 years and I
know what to expect.
Moving to Denver will be
more of a challenge.”
— Lee Cerasani,
owner, Ski Haus Sports
Center. Annapolis, MD
Denver? But Nick — when
are we going back home?
— Hubert, Las Vegas NV
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