Slide UK Snowsports Trade Show 2019 Recap
The UK’s snowsport trade show, Slide went off with a bang for 2019 with increased exhibitor numbers year on year and a good buzz around the show. Opening day saw a drinks and networking event close the day, kicking the show off in the right way and allowing retailers and brands to talk shop. Most brands asked felt – despite the looming B word – that snowboarding is in a good place at the moment. Retailers have been making smart decisions with regards to their buys and stock over the past couple of years and – despite a s small number – the early heavy discounts have been avoided, allowing for a healthier market. Harry Mitchell Thompson with the report and One Eyed Monster gallery.
32's Ollie Plumley with their Team 2 Double boa boot and the Mullair Jacket
686's Lucy with the Hydra Thermagraph jacket
686's Lucy with their ladies Cascade jacket
Academy's Tom Beaton with their Propaganda and Propacamber boards
Airblaster's Heartbreaker and Trench Over jackets
Arcade's Sam Nelson & Hector Caldwell with their Vision belt and Suspenders
Axiski Director Darren Mather showing their snow/frost slider.
Bonfire's Apex jacket shown by Rich Jonas and Route One's Nick showing Sessions' Chaos pull over
Capita's Southern UK Sales Rep, Will Radula Scott and Nick from Route One. Will with their Kazu pro model and Nick with the DOA.
Coal
Crab Grab's Corey Copeland representing their Squiggle stick traction pad and The Freak and Manhands mitts
Dakine's all new Rolltop Release Poacher pack with Mammut ABS. Here's the Benchetler X Grateful Dead collab
Dakine's all-new 4 wheeled, the Concorse hard cases
Dinoski bus parked up outside the show
Dinoski ensuring kids' first experiences on snow are fun - get em hooked younng
Dragon crew. Cool By The Pool's Chris Allso & Dragon's Carlo, Mo & Sam
Dragon's Sam Nelson with their PXV Photochromic and Chris Allso with the Baile H20
Earthwell's Woodie 22oz and Roaster 12oz
Eivy's Iceland Hood top
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FAM Directors Andrew Styles & Josh Cottrell. Andrew with their Puffa jacket and Josh with their Utility Parker
Flux's D/S bindings, mismatching pair
Flux's PR binding
GoPro's Rowan Halsall with their Jaws clamp and all new Hero 7
Grayl's instant water purification bottle
Horsefeathers Atrip Halldor jacket
Horsefeathers Tyler Chorlton pro jacket
Howl's Highland mitt and the new Pocket mitt
Introducing Zeal's all new Hatchet RLS (Rail Lock System)
K2's Cold Shoulder & 87 boards
K2's Maysis boot and Lien 80 binding
Lobster's Aaron Schwartz & Lucas Beaufort artist edition boards
Mervin - Bent Metal Binding Works Transfer and Logic binders
Mervin - Gnu's Antigravity and Free Spirit
Mervin - Lib-Tech girls' Glider & Roxy Sugar
Mervin - Lib-Tech's Terrain Wrecker with Schoph graphic and Dagmar with Jamie Lynn graphics
Mervin's Lauren Lidford
Never Summer's Tom Beaton with their Fun Slinger and Swift shapes
Noble Custom - Demon's Phantom (top) and Factor (bottom) helmets
Noble Custom's Duncan showing Endeavor's Archetype and Alpha carving stick
Noble Custom's Duncan showing the Nidecker Helios boot and Flow Fuse GT binder
Noble Custom's Miles Perry-Jones with Ortovox's Beast shovel & Trace backpack
Noble Custom's Will with Airhole's Covert collection hood and Drytech airtube
Noble Custom's Will with the Nidecker Liberty & Pro Pipe
Noble Cutom's Duncan with West's La Hache and Salaz
O'Neill's first Gore-tex line here with the men's and women's Pyschotech jacket
O'Neill's Lawrence Morse with their mid range Snow City jacket
Oakley's Key Account Managers Scott Waterman & Victoria Sarsfield with their O Frame pro and Mod 1 helmet
Patagonia's Descentionist backpack
Patagonia's Untracked line jackets for her and him. The company is now making 100% of its shells from recycled materials and in Fair Trade factories
Picture newly making baby outerwear.
Picture's Neill Thompson all smiles with their Decom bag, back opening for chairlift entry.
Picture's Welcome jacket
POC's Obex backcountry helmet and Fovea mid goggle
Public Snowboards sold through Prime in the UK
Ride's Jonny Russell with their Commissioner & Algorithm boards
Ride's Revolt binding and Fuse War Boss boot
Rome's Gang Plank and Buckshot
SAAX on show at Slide
Salomon Hologram binding
Salomon's James Fuller. Always a pleasure
Salomon's Villain
Salty Crew now sold in the UK through Mr Matt Burt
Sandbox's Classic 2.0 snow helmet and their Legend Apex helmet
Satorial Supplies' Nick Newton Williams and Bill Fitzhugh
Skinners - super durable pocket footwear, targetting all kinds of action sports. Available through Satorial Supplies
Spect eyewear International Sales Manager Eden Palm and UK agent, Nick Newton Williams with their Ultraflex sunglass and The Wing, dual temple system sunglass.
Stance's Northern European Sales Manager, Joff Fisher holding their Michael Kagan Boxer Brief pant with the Butterblend t-shirt tot the left
The Board Basement's Gus & Spencer
The Riders Lounge's Corey Copeland & Boarderline (Aberdeen)'s Si Burnside
The Riders Lounge's Corey Copeland, stoked on life and Deeluxe's Team ID and Empire boots
TKC Director Matt Woodruffe (careful with that drink, mate!) and Mizu's Craig Smith talking all things SIGB
TSA's Jeremy Sladen & Chris Orchard, The Snowboard Shop's Darren and Salomon's Fuller
Union Southern UK Sales Rep, Will Radula Scott with their Expedition Split binding 2.0 and their STR
Vans Hi Standard OG
Vans Standard snow boot
Vans' Matt Bryer all smiles with the V1, V2 and V3 liners all complete with all-new POPCush
Volcom boys. Bucko, Ed & Kris
Volcom's Ed Martin showing their Deadly Stone jacket, a streetwear crossover piece and Bryan Iguchi's famed Slack Vest
Volcom's Ed with their high end TDS (Thermal Defence System) jacket with Infrared insulation