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Gear, games draw people to ski expo |
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Monday, October 31, 2011 14:56 |
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Vail Daily
By SCOTT N. MILLER, VAIL DAILY
The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Expo, now in its 20th year, used to be mostly a one-stop shop for ski passes. Passes are still important — there are long lines at those booths every year — but these days, the expo is about a lot more.
Vail's Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum has a booth every year at the expo. That might seem unusual for an event that focuses on the here and now, but museum director Susie Tjossem said it's important to take ski heritage on the road for events such as this one.
“We're the glue that holds the past and present together,” Tjossem said. And, she added, being at the expo fits right into the museum's mission of exposing Colorado residents to the state's place in the world of skiing.
With 20,000 to 25,000 people per year attending the event and a prominent spot in the middle of the Colorado Convention Center floor, Tjossem said the museum booth gets a lot of attention. A lot of people walk right by, but many stop to look at the exhibits.
That invitation to the mountains — and to a new season on the snow — brings every ski resort company in the state to the event. The expo runs Friday through Sunday in Denver.
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