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October 13th-16th, 2005
Automotive Building, Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ontario
Thrilling Entertainment and Special Features Sure
to Draw
Crowds to Canada's Largest Snow Sport Show -
the Toronto Ski, Snowboard & Travel Show
Toronto, Ontario, August 29, 2005
- - - The Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show opens its doors
at the Automotive Building at Exhibition place on October 13th for
a four day run, there will be more than just the 200 exhibitors
that draw the expected 30,000 ski and snowboard enthusiasts. The
Show is famous for its ever changing and breathtaking entertainment
and special exhibit feature areas.
The crowd-drawing entertainment includes the Free Style Extreme
Show, featuring a team of world-class skiers and snowboarders who
perform the amazing tricks and death-defying maneuvers of big-air
winter sports. Visitors will be captivated as the extreme athletes
spring from atop the 30 foot high ski jump and fly into the air
performing multiple flips and twists. The exciting show is accompanied
by high-performance trampoline acrobats performing synchronized
tandem and formation jumping. Choreographed with popular music that
keeps the show and crowd revved up, the Free Style Extreme Show
will astound visitors of all ages!
In the Free Ride Theatre, sponsored by Ryeka Sport and Ontario
Tourism, it's thrills, spills, crashes and smashes as the latest
international ski and snowboard films are played on the big screen.
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership, an agency of the Ministry
of Tourism and Recreation responsible for promoting travel to and
within Ontario, is sponsoring the Ontario Aisle at the Show. Presented
by the Partnership and the Ontario Snow Resorts Association (OSRA),
this section of the Show will feature an extensive variety of Ontario
resorts, lodges and travel destinations. They will present the best
Ontario has to offer when it comes to alpine and cross-country skiing,
snowboarding on some of Ontario's finest groomed routes as well
as snowshoeing trails that are off the beaten track. Skilled travel
counsellors will help visitors plan the best winter getaways ever.
The Toronto Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show
Automotive Building, Exhibition Place
Thursday, October 13th . . . . 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday, October 14th . . . . Noon - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 15th . . . . 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 16th . . . . 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Admission
Adults: $13.00 Juniors: $8.00 (Ages 6 to 15) Seniors: $8.00
Children (under six years): Free when accompanied by an adult
Family Pass: $29.00 (two adults & two juniors)
Winter sport exhibitors feature the latest in equipment, fashion
and technical advice. Visitors can see and purchase the latest equipment
from retailers representing the major manufacturers including Elan,
Burton, Rossignol, Atomic, Flow, Columbia, Phoenix, Avalanche, Sims,
Head, Salomon, Dalbello, Nordica, Serengetti, Salice, Oakley and
Kombi. More than 100 resorts in Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe present
ski and snowboard vacations of a lifetime.
Incorporated in the Show is one of the world's largest ski and
snowboard swaps, presented by the Canadian Ski Patrol System - Central
Zone Ontario. Proceeds from the Swap help support ski patrol activities
at resorts across Canada.
Ski and Snowboard Swap
Thursday, October 13th . . . . 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday, October 14th . . . . 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 15th . . . . 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 16th . . . . 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Automotive Building at Exhibition Place is conveniently located
near downtown and close to major highways. There are acres of outdoor
parking and the facility is served by public transit; TTC streetcar
#511 from Bathurst Street Station or GO Train.
Detailed information is at: www.torontoskishow.com
and www.snowboardshow.ca.
ATTENTION: Promotion directors, editors and on-air
hosts. Complimentary passes are available for promotional purposes.
Contact Karl Eichner to arrange for a supply of passes.
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