SOURCE headed to Telford in the Midlands of England for Slide, the UK’s snowsports trade show organised by Snowsports Industries Great Britain. Surprisingly, Brexit didn’t feature too heavily in conversation, with retailers and distributors talking more about the lack of snow or the eternal problem of early season discounting. Interestingly enough, once the UK leaves the EU, brands will no longer be tied to the EU’s price-fixing laws, meaning – in theory – that brands can have more control over the early season discounters.
Beer o'clockBoard Basement's Stu not impressed he didn't get a copy of our 100th issue.Snowsports Industries Great Britain Chairman (& TKC Distribution honcho) Matt Woodruffe has his nighttime reading sorted for the rest of trade show seasonCool By The Pool's Chris Allso and Mark BlackmanBig Dreams' Kev in 686's NASA collab suit. Outerspace coming his way!Sputnik's Jayne Drinkwater, Anna Smyth and Mizu's Craig Smith. Mizu is the Japanese word for water. Mark Riley from Absolute Snow and Ride/K2's Jonny Russell32's Halldor & Spring Break models686's Lucy Willmott with their Hydra Thermagraph & Hemlock FleeceAcademy's Tom Beaton with the Propacamba & PropagandaAirhole's Milk Fleece & Sherpa face masks, sported by the brothers NobleArcade's Hector & Sam with the Rambler collab Save The Wave belt and the Ranger slim beltAshbury now under new ownership of FIX's Jason Broz and going through the UK via Tom Beaton. Here's the Arrow & Hornet gogglesBBCo's Holster 5 panelBBCo's Tomahawk beanieBoardriders return to the show. QuiksilverBoardriders return to the show. RoxyBoardriders - Billabong back at the showBoardriders - DC Back at the showBoardriders - DC running prints through from their DCSC jacket ...Boardriders - DC... to their PLY boardBoardriders - Quiksilver's High Altitude lineBoardriders - Quiksilver's Travis Rice 20/21 lineBoardriders - Billabong's Reach & Arcade jacketsBoardriders - Roxy's Gore-Tex Stretch Haze jacketBoardriders - Roxy's Premiere Snow jacketBonfire's Pyne & Aspect jacketsBowling boys. Method Mag/Riders Lounge's Will Rad-Scott and Volcom's Edd MartinEdd Martin - king of techniqueWill Radula-Scott's weekly bowling practice really paid off over the past yearBrethren fam Chris & Aisling KyteCAPiTA's Space Metal Factory & The OutsidersCoal Scout beanieCoal's Harbour beanieCrab Grab's Punch Mitt & MermittenDakine's Chris Benchetler Poacher bag and Baron gloveDakine's Jamie Anderson Heli Pro and Team Lotus pro model bag and mitt Deeluxe's ID with double BOA and the OriginalDemon's Complete Tune Kit 1Demon's Complete Tune Kit 2Dragon's PXV2 with a brand new UV lensDragon's Sam Nelson with the DX3, a model they're expanding colourways inEivy Granny's Couch top and bottomEllis Brigham's (& OIA Chairman) Rob Brigham. Endeavor's Pioneer & Alpha SeriesFIX Bindings with new moulds for 20/21. Here's the Truce & MagnumFlow's Fuse & NX2CXGogglesoc going well in the UK through Noble CustomsHectic boys, Hector (left, Arcade), Sam Nelson (right, STANCE, Arcade) and Joe Pilkington (centre, new recruit working on Slowtide).Howl's Highland (yellow) & Network mittsK2 clicker system a big push for the brand in 20/21K2's Jake Kuzyk modelMervin's Lauren Lidford Mervin - Lib-Tech's Stomp Ape & DynamissMervin - Roxy's Sugar & AllyGnu's Gremlin & Free SpiritBent Metal's Jamie Lynn & Nicholas Muller bindingsNever Summer's Freddie Oldfield with their Protosynthesis & HarpoonNidecker's 1990 re-issue of the Air Pipe and the Sensor + Nikita's Hemlock & Laurel jacketsO'Neill's Originals Bib PantO'Neill's Pyscho Tech AnorakSurfdome's Tom O'Neill with Oakley's Sam Taylor and Scott McMorrisOakley - Stale Sandbach's line for 20/21. The Gunn shell jacket and bib pant on the left with Mod 1 helmet and Line Minder Stale collab. On the right it's the Ice PulloverOrtovox's Will Noble sporting their Classic KnitOrtovox's Haute Route & Cross Rider bagsPatagonia's Daren Townsley and Steve FisherPatagonia's Upstride & Stormstride jacketsPicture's Amandine Le Bihan with their women's Signa jacket and Xpore Demain jacket for men.Prime Agency's Ollie Plumley sporting the Airblaster Beast 3L jacket with Terrorclava and Soft Top cap. Also with the Flux XF & DS bindingsRed Bull Spect's Davi Dirks with their Magnatron & Rail gogglesRide's Jonny Russell with their Burnout Dillon Ojo model ($5 from each board go to Ojo Foundation) and the PyschocandyRome's Rich Jones with their Ravine Select and Guide bootSalomon's James Fuller never not doing businessSalomon's Highlander bindingSalomon's Kiana bootSandbox's Will Radula-Scott with the Classic 2.0 & Legend helmetsSAXX's Darren Wilcox with their Daytripper pant for the younger customerSessions' Scout & Led Zepplin collab jacketsSnowkart's 20:21 lineSnowkart's 20:21 line STANCE's snow lineupSTANCE's Staples LineTransform Gloves in the UKUnion's Strata & Atlas bindersVans Aura ProVans' Matt Bryer with the Sam Taxwood's new model the Hi-Country and Hell-BoundVolcom's Edd Martin dreaming of bowlingVolcom's Kris Wooten with their Guide Gore-Tex jacket and Brighton PulloverWest shapesZeal's Portal XL OTG & Beacon
