Another Brexit consequence for all snowsport suppliers and retailers is the CE mark for personal protective equipment (which includes helmets and back protectors) will not be valid from the end 2021. Thereafter, all such product has to be classified with…
It’s been a particularly bruising period for retail since 24 March 2020 - especially snowsport retailers who have lost one winter and a significant part of another. With restrictions being eased and retail finally opening, what are the prospects for…
TRADE SHOWS COMBINE TO CREATE JOINT WINTER EVENT IN 2022 The owners and organisers of Slide and OTS are pleased to announce the creation a combined winter show that will meet the needs of the snowsport industry and creates a…
The UK snowsport industry should have been at Slide today, meeting to show, view and select the best kit for Winter 2021/22. And to catch up with friends and colleagues. That can't happen... but the SIGB AGM and Open Forum…
Please find below information regarding Brexit that members may find useful to navigate through the new rules and complexity of travelling and doing business in Europe. Trade and Cooperation Agreement The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed…
Slide, the annual snowsport tradeshow, due to take place in January has been cancelled. SIGB, with cooperation from the venue, Telford International Centre, took the decision at the SIGB Committee meeting on Wednesday 21st October. Lesley Beck of Rare Management,…
Expect all the alpine nations and individual resorts to produce guidelines for safe skiing and snowboarding this winter. Whilst there are still uncertainties regarding the coming winter, there is a huge desire to get out to the mountains and live…
The Ski Club of Great Britain are running a survey to help understand consumers behaviour for the coming winter under the current circumstances. The greater the participation, the more the insight into British skiers and snowboarders plans this winter. The…
Slide, the annual snowsport tradeshow, takes place in January, every year and is run by SIGB (Snowsport Industries of Great Britain). With the last winter season being curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there was uncertainty as to how the launch…
There’s no doubt that the impact of Covid-19 will have long-lasting implications for the Ski and Snowboard industries for years to come. In March 2020, SIGB’s annual OnSnow test, which usually takes place in Northern Italy’s Ski resort of Pila,…