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SMC's 16th annual ski trip was held April 3-8 in Park City, UT, and a great time was had by all. We had a total of 129 participants from member shops and the SMC office staff. A heartfelt thank you goes out to the SMC suppliers who provided demos,...

Snowsports Merchandising Corporation (SMC), the premier buying group of specialty ski and snowboard shops in the wintersports industry, is pleased to announce new members for 2017. “In the last year we’ve had three sets of owners retire and sell their businesses,”...

SMC's 15th annual ski trip was held April 4-9 in Steamboat Springs, CO, and a great time was had by all. We had a total of 75 participants from member shops and the SMC office staff.   We were fortunate to have a powder day on Tuesday and three beautiful clear and...

At the recently completed SIA Snow Show, four SMC members were recognized for successfully cultivating relationships with suppliers and reps to further sales of snow sports products and for consistently going above and beyond to provide their customers with...

Teddy and Leah Schiavoni are happy to announce the newest addition to the Summit Ski and Snowboard family, their Westford, MA location, at the base of Nashoba Valley ski area. The store is approximately 5,000 sq. ft. and is easily accessible on and off the slopes with...

   SMC's 14th annual ski trip was held April 6-11 in Park City UT, and a great time was had by all. We had a total of 63 participants from 12 member shops, in addition to representatives from SMC.    A heartfelt thank you goes out to the SMC suppliers who provided...

ST. LOUIS – Alpine Shop, a St. Louis-based and family-owned outdoor retailer, has signed a letter of intent to purchase The Pathfinder, a specialty outdoor store in Manhattan, Kansas, according to Alpine Shop’s owners, Russell “Holly” and Lisa Hollenbeck. As the fifth...

Skiers and Riders Can Get A BETTER than Factory Finish On Their Equipment CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.  Freestyle Sports announced today the introduction of the Mercury™ and Wax Future ™ automated tuning systems into their Virginia-based specialty ski and snowboard shop. This...

Locals know Miguel Azcarate for many things. He’s a former professional ski racer from Spain. He and his wife Kimberly Reading own the landmark Mud Sweat n’ Gears Ski and Snowboard Shop. He is the Training Center Director at Holiday Valley. He’s a longtime ski coach...