Slide OTS Winter UK, January 2023 Photo Recap
SOURCE left WinterPro in the Alps, hopped on a plane then caught a train to Telford for the Slide OTS Winter tradeshow. As always, the UK industry was out in force with many key decision makers present and orders being written. Rare Managements’ Mike Jardine and Lesley Beck will be retiring from running Slide and we wish them all the best.
Enjoy the gallery!
Welcome to Slide OTS
Show floor plan
Around the show
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The SIGB annual general meeting was held on the 2nd day, after the show
SIGB meeting award winners were announced
Rare Managements' Mike Jardine and Lesley Beck, who have been running Slide since its inception, are now retiring
32's Chris Bradshaw with team liner and optional BOA
100%'s Norge ISPO award winner has 3D shaped lenses
686's women's Smartie 3 in 1 Spellbound in a new steel blue colourway
Airhole's art collab with Blake Jorgenson
Aphex Fresh brand award winner at Slide
Artilect's booth
Artilect's The Grand View: a 3 layer jacket with 30k membrane
Artilect's Adam Jowett
Bataleon's 20th anniversary model is based on the Goliath
Bent Metal x Gnu have collabed for 2023
Black Diamond's booth
Black Diamond's Recon stretch pro is a 20/20 breathable jacket, developed with Erik Jackson
Black Diamond's Sean Manley
Bolle Brands' booth
Bolle Brands' Chris Jones
Bolle Brands' Mark Norman
Bolle's Eco V Atmos has padding made out of cork and a shell made out of recycled bottles
Buff's booth
Buff's Duncan Machin
Buff's Mountain Bandana is made of primaloft bio degradable fleece
Capita's Arthur Longo pro model for 23/24
CLWR's booth
CLWR's FALK jacket is made from recycled polyester and uses water based inks
CLWR's Joff Fisher and Steve Dyer
Cool by the Pool's Matt Rumble, Chris Allso, and James Bickerdike
CrabGrab's backcountry Cinch Mitt is 100% vegan
Dakine's top end Kodiak Gore-Tex glove has a wool lining and primaloft insulation
Dakine's Jarrod Longdon
Dale Taylor's Prime Agency booth
Deeluxe's Aeris: a new pro model from Kevin Backstrom with Boa to tie in your ankle with quick lacing and a strap for rest of boot.
Dragon's booth
Dragon's NFX Mag 30th anniversary model
Eivy Leona one piece in leopard with a fleece lined, high collar hood
Electric's Roteck Arthur Longo collab
Endeavor's Archetype is made from bio resin and bio glass with a full length channel
Evoc's Chris Jackson
Evoc's Line Pro 20 is fully vented with removable back plate
Extemities' Daniel Jones
Extremities' booth
Extremities' Spectre Gore-Tex glove with recycled polyester insulation
Falke's booth
Falke's Adam Renshaw
Falke's Wooltech long sleeve crew merino baselayer
Flaxta Behold spine guard with eva-based back protection
Flow's NX241 collab with Mike Basich 241 crew
Giro's booth
Giro's Owen with spherical Mips and clean asthetic with a venitlation switch inside
Gnu's Poppy Asym Chips with deeper sidecut on the heel edge
Groove Armada's booth (Capita/Union/Deeluxe/Coal/CrabGrap)
Groove Armada's Will Radula-Scott
Helly Hansen's Adam Stead
Helly Hansen's Panorama pile fleece jacket
Capita's new Arthur Longo Aeronaut, classic regular camber all-mountain board
Julbo's booth
Julbo's Razor Edge is targeted at the freeride community and comes with a funky strap
Julbo's Barnabe Grison
K2's line
K2's Program uses casterbeans for straps and highback
K2/RIDE's Jonny Russell
Libtech's Lib Rig is Austen Sweetin's first pro model board
MCR's (PR and events) Alasdaire Scobbie and Marta Williams
Nidecker's easy entry Supermatic that fits any boot
Nikwax are celebrating the 10th anniversary of hydrophobic down
Nikwax's booth
Nikwax's Zoe Hewitt, Sabrina Hammad, and Ian White
Noble Custom's Sam Noble
Oakley's booth
Oakley's Harry Cockburn
Oakley's Marlin Eriksson
Oakley's Sage Kotsenburg signature colourway goggle and outerwear for big mountain riders
Ortovox's booth
Ortovox's distributor Noble Customs' Will Noble
Ortovox's lightweight Ravine with side and bottom pockets for easy access
Panda Optics' booth
Panda Optics' Oliver Heath
Panda's RS1 with magnetic interchange also comes with polarised and low light lenses
Patagonia's booth
Patagonia's Steve Fischer
Patagonia's Untracked jacket with new environmentally friendly Gore-Tex fabric
Picture's booth
Picture's mens Daily Time jacket from its new Outline urban commute range
Pictures Neill Thompson, Steve Boucher, and Ivan Bunny
POC's booth
POC's Calyx Carbon with carbon fibe shell and dual density liner
POC's Oliver Coxhead and Andy Shepherd
POW's full Gore-Tex Sniper trigger mitt with zip pocket on the back
Prime Agency's (Rome/Bataleon/32) Dale Taylor
Protest's booth
Protest's Hannah Wright and Sharon Galsworthy
Protest's Luchu is a quick dry coated cord with Aztec design
Ragdoll's booth (Mervin and 686)
Ragdoll's Lauren Lidford
Ride's line
Ride's all-mountain Deep Fake with precured fibreglass and aluminium slim wall for extra dampening
Rome's Rene-Gade Rene Rinnekangas pro model
Roxy's XOXO PRO - Chloe Kim's first pro model at Roxy, with matching outerwear
Salomon's booth
Salomon's Huck Knifes; to the left is the regular, and to the right the pro version with redesigned sidecut
Salomon's James Fuller
Salomon's Brigade with removable liner and integrated goggle retainer
Sandbox's Icon snow with Mips and dial fit system on the back
Saxx's mobile booth
Saxx's Davy Birks and Darren Wilcox
Saxx's new Roast Master baselayer bottom for thermal-level comfort and first-layer warmth
Shokz' open ear headphone so you can hear what's going on around you, as well as listening to your own music
Shokz' Rodney Annet
The Slide and OTS awards finalist display
Slide and OTS Eco Award finalists
Slide and OTS Fresh Brand Award finalists
Smith's Christian Koester
Smith's super light Method with fixed ventilation replaces the Maze, and has Koroyd on back of the helmet
Snowkart's booth
Snokart's Neorap for hiking and to protect your edges
Snowkart's Andy Nicholls
Snow Peak's booth
Snow Peak's Hideko Senda and Brittany Raddats
Snow Peak Insulated Down Poncho made with 50% recycled polyester
Snowlife's booth
Snowlife's ISPO award winning Capricorn glove
Soggle comes in 3 sizes to protect your visor or goggle
Stance's BLK Diamond poly-blend socks
Stance's booth
Tentree's booth
Tentree's Anorak is made with Blue Sign accredited materials
Trust The Bum's booth
Ultra Sport's booth
Ultra Sport's Thierry Way with Lucy Wilmott
Union's women's Trilogy and men's Force both have been completely redesigned for 23/24
United Shapes launch two models for 23/24
Uvex's Attract CV with toric lens and magnetic lens change system
Uvex's booth
Uvex's Kevin Weeks
Volcom's Arthur Longo Gore-Tex jacket and pant
Volcom's booth
Volcom's Tom Mangham and Paul Buckland
Wipeout Europe's booth
Wipeout Europe's Julie Slaughter
Wired for Adventure's Will Sandilands
Zyrofisher's Adrian Davison, Andy Budd, and Phil Midgley