What is Trailhead Trade Show
Every year around March
Break, Trailhead organizes a trade show to invite the various manufacturers to
introduce new mainstream out-door gears and provide demonstration of the new gears to the
consumers. The trade show normally has two areas:
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Main show area featuring
manufacturers and retailers of top name outdoor gear, outfitters, schools,
adventure travel companies etc. Main stage area
will feature Olympic medal winning athletes, prize-givings and displays.
Seminars and 'How To' demos back to back every 45 minutes throughout the
weekend.
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Demo area open all day
Saturday and Sunday with cutting edge pro demos, come-and-try-it sessions,
family races, slalom competition etc.
Trailhead Kite
Presentation
For 2005, Trailhead
and VL-Kites has teamed up to provide the first Kite Presentation at a main
stream
out-door gear trade show where kite equipment will be shown together with other
main stream products such as bicycles, golf, cross country skis, clothing,
canoes, kayaks, etc. The event was originally planned with kitesnowboarding
and kiteskiing
demonstration but could not be done in the end due to the space limitation of the surrounding area.
Since there was no kite
demonstration, VL-Kites has not requested for any sponsorship from any kite
manufacturers; however, Ottawa Outdoor Magazine has endorsed the event and
provide free copies of the magazine (which has an article on kiting on the snow) to be distributed to the audiences.
Following are the photos
and report of the kite presentation and the trade show:
Kiting presentation
shares the same spots as other main stream stuff
(Martial Arts,
Comic, Urban Planning, Tourism, etc.)
Hung in front of
the custom-made Kitesurfingschool.org LEI
May, Dan and Sao
help to prepare the stage
All types of kites,
LEI, foil and framed kites to be presented to the audiences
Presenting the LEI
and foil kite
Presenting the
frame kite
Hung's answering
questions from the interested audiences
(in the foregrounds
are copies of the Ottawa Outdoor Magazine and the Ottawa Kiting Fact Sheets)
Martin's answering
questions and showing the control bar to the interested audiences
Dan, May, Hung and
Sao in front of the canoes
Dan is holding the
Ottawa Kiting Fact Sheet
Dan and May are
kitesnowboarders
 
Artic canoe and
white water kayak
"Can I use a kite
with it?"
Sea Kayak
Looks great for
kite kayaking
Very stylish clothing
people!
Melissa is also a
kiter!
High Quality
Bicycles!
"Can I use a kite
with it?"
Spring is here:
Go golfing when there is no wind!
Ice climbing shoe
Tents for kite
excursions in the snow countries!
No wind? Go cross
country skiing
Crowded places? Use
a Skatewing
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