Slide & OTS Winter 2026 proved a major success, delivering three busy days in its new home at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool. The ease of accessibility drove a stronger attendance, firmly reinforcing the show’s position as a must-attend buying and networking event for the snowsports and outdoor business community.
Attendance rose 8% year-on-year, with 530 unique visitors and 767 total visits across the three days. Exhibitor numbers also edged up, supported by a increase in outdoor brands to produce a well-balanced mix.
Growth was strongest among core retail audiences. Retailers made up 60% of attendees, a 17% increase on 2025. Senior decision-makers were also more prominent, with directors, owners and buyers accounting for just over 60% of visitors, up from 55% last year. International attendance climbed 70%, led by a rise in Irish visitors, with attendees from eight countries overall.
Slide/OTS is still the one and only opportunity for UK retailers to see all winter and outdoor brands under one roof, making it the key event in the UK snow industry calendar and a must visit decision for all UK winter sports retailers. Slide remains very much an order writing show where brands and retailers hold back to back meetings.
Slide & OTS Winter 2026 delivered a strong programme of networking events from the Keen morning runs and the Sustainability Breakfast to the climate action workshop, Networking Drinks, SIGB AGM and Slide ’26 Awards.
Award winners were as follows Acessories Lifemarque / Lifesystems Dual-Magnetic Rechargeable Handwarmers, Outdoor Clothing the Patagonia Durable Down Parka, Outdoor Hardware the Rab Descendor 40, Snowsports Clothing Manbi Active Brands WeeDo Sharkdo Snowsuit, Snowsports Hardware the Atomic Nexus 120 BOA, the Eco Award went to Nikwax’s Stain Scrub and the Fresh Brand to Inselberg with the Axiom Shell.
Following the success of the first show in Liverpool organisers MCS has been reappointed through to 2029.
With strong retailer representation and most of the industry on site Slide & OTS Winter 2026 demonstrated solid growth and reinforced its position in the trade show calendar.
Please see out show gallery below.
1 Show Entrance to new Liverpool venue1 Show Floor plan1 Slide:OTS hall entrance10 Slide Awards display 312 Slide Awards display 212 Slide Awards display 42 Around the show3 Around the show6 Around the show7 Around the show8 around the show5 Around the show686's Windstopper, goretex pyro down puffer jacket100% Norg goggle has rigid mask and flexible magnestic lense jpegAirhole's thermo colour Airtube changes colour with temperatureArmada boothArmada's Tom KingsnorthArmada's x Danimals Beatnik directional twin all mountain freestyle board Barts boothBarts Tangalle with soft touch weaveBarts Ward MannBeaver Wax comes in 10 scents and works at low low tempratures Bent Metals fast action toe strap and snake tongue technologyBliz BoothBliz's Anton HagstromBliz's G line has 4 models nowBolle's new Cerro a semi frameless design with massive field of visionBuff BoothBuff's Liam O'Shea Buff's Thermonet sockCapita's Mia Brookes Pro with Hovercore and hyperdrive advanced baseCardo boothCardo new Rox's collection combines unit and speaker in oneCardo's Joshua SmithChepo boothChpo Nori built from recyled pasticsCMP boothCMP's price point 10k:10k mens jacket in caramelDakine Domain Plus Mayhem goggle uses plant based foams. jpegDakine's David HughesDC boothDC's Phantom is reissued with a ton of technical upgradesDeathgrip gloves with patented tech that allows you to take your hands out without taking off the gloveDeeluxe's Ståle Sandbech Pro model has forever flex tech and new double BOA H5 ajustment systemDemon Protection's uses D30 pads Dragon boothDragon's Slain mag comes with 2 magnetic lensesElement boothElements Josh BentleyElements x Millet outdoor collabEndeavor's street inspired 20k windbreakerEvoc Snow Gear Roller with new hyper elastic skate wheelsEvoc:sweet boothEvoc:Sweet Gavin JardineEvoc:Sweet's Braf IllingworthFibuki snow boots for mountain or urbanFibuki snow boots for mountain or urbanGiro:Gnu:686:Libtech:Bent Metal boothGiro's Darius HeristchianGiro's unisex Neo 2 Mips Gnu's directional PepperGogglesoc ProGroove Armada's Rob Glenister.Kavu boothKavu's Callum Mcdonell Kavu's Fred RoyleKavu's Teannaway recycled polyester fleeceLibtech's Mayhem has blunt nose and early rise directional camberManbi Active brands boothMons Royale boothMons Royale Cascade long sleeve with 80% merino woolNidecker x Sorel Caribou Snow G collabNitro boothNoble Customs booth Noble Customs Will, Lucy and SamO'Neill Sunglasses Lexy-Edy BerryO'Neill teamO'Neill's Hyperfleece 20k:20k mid layer:outerwear combo piece O'Neill's super lightweight polarised ShieldOakley boothOakley's Isabelle Johnson.Oakley's Mikaela Shiffrim Flight Deck Pro signature modelOrtovox boothOrtoxvox's Focus Transciever now has 70:80 meter rangeOxbow 15k taped seams Heritage Crail jacketOxbow boothPanda's RS2 with upgraded lens change and ventilation systemsPatgonia boothPicture boothPicture's insulated multifunctional Merrasen goretex jacket Picture's Theo Villard and Chris AllsoPictures Neill Thompson POC boothPOC Obex visor launched last yearPOC's James Edmond and Ash Winters.jpegProtest boothProtest's x Four collab mens Faded jacket with critical tapeingProtests Hannah Hime.Quiksilver boothQuiksilver High in the Hood from the Young Guns snow collectionQuiksilvers Ben SousekRag Dolls Lauren Lidford Rehall boothRehall TeamRehall's Teddie one piece snowsuit Snake Skin pattern Reima boothReima's Matt JordanRojo boothRojo's 9.0 jacket and pant in heritage styling inspired by 90's Daytona speedwayRojo's Jassie SalvesonRossignol 20k:20k Proclivity 3 layer shell jacket with taped seamsRossignol boothRossignol:Bolle's Chris BishopRoxy boothRoxy's 10K Crystal Clear Corduroy jacketRoxy's Andrea WattSalomon boothSalomon's High Path part of the Horizon line with recycled base and sidewalls jpegSalomon's Jamie FullerShow organisers MCS events Dan Garbutt Sinner's drive in bothSinners 3D printed helmet with integrated lensSmith boothSmith Stash XL replaces the Squad and is OTG friendlySmiths Sylvain Faivre and Neil StaplesSnokart introduces colour options and new slope style rollerSnow Karts:Surfanics Andy NichollsStance boothStance:Dragon:Sunbums Matthew RumbleStance's Nathan HillStance's new ultalight poly sockSunbum displaySunbum's Signature mineralised lip balm Surfanic:Snokart boothSurfanic's Maxim 3 now available in larger volumesSweet's Switcher with removable ear pads and all vents controlled by one slider on restraining strapTransform Gloves KP Mitt with long cuff to go over jacket sleeveTSA's Jeremy Sladen and DC's Dave SnaddonUltrasport Thierry Way with Nitro's Cheap Thrills park jibber Love collab Unify's Jenny Cooper, Tom Trotman and Chris NaylorUnion:Deeluxe: Capita boothUnion:Deeluxe:Capita's Will Radula-ScottUnion's new Neo 2 strap with all new baseplate system that enables different flex throughout the binding United Shapes Alex Simpson United Shapes completely redesigned range for 26:27Volcom boothVolcom's Kris Wootton.Volcom's TDS insulated goretex jacketVolcom's Tom SherrinWeedo distributors Manbi Active Brands Graham CuthbertWeedo Khamundo with size adjust system and toilet system
