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SMC CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY
Snowsports Merchandising Corporation (SMC), the premier buying group of specialty ski and snowboard shops in the wintersports industry, celebrated its 40th anniversary at its recently concluded trade show, Winter Sports Market.
"It only seemed fitting that as we celebrate our 40 years of success making specialty snowsports retailers more profitable that we also honor our outgoing Chairman, Bill Quigley, for his many years of service to the membership," stated company President, Tom Gately. "Danzeisen & Quigley (Cherry Hill, NJ) is one fo the founding members of the group and have been a staunch supporter of SMC for all of these 40 years."
Immediately following SMC's Shareholders Meeting the following officers were elected for the coming year:
Chariman of the Board: Tom Fuerst (Pedigree Ski Shop, White Plains, NY)
Vice Chairman: Jack Kannapel (Ski Pro, Phoenix, AZ)
Secretary/Treasurer: Bill Leonard (Ski Country Sports, Banner Elk, NC)
Bill Quigley remains on the Board as Immediate Past Chairman joining other Directors:
Ned Hamilton (Peter Glenn, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Sepp Kober (Freestyle, Charlottesville, VA)
Rob Santa (Sturtevants Mountain Outfitters, Ketchum, ID)
SMC is a buying group comprised of 64 members and 154 storefronts. For more information on the services that SMC provides to its members and the relative costs for membership, please contact Tom Gately or visit their website, www.snowsportsmerchandising.com.
SMC IS PLEASED TO WELCOME ITS NEWEST MEMBER, POWDER HOUSE!
Please join us in welcoming SMC's newest member, Powder House, Bend, OR.
Powder House has been in business since 1987 and is owned and operated by Todd and Shanda McGee.Their membership became official at the Shareholders' Meeting in Denver.
SMC is a buying group for 64 stockholder member businesses representing 154 storefronts. The member businesses primarily sell ski, snowboard and other snowsport-related equipment, apparel and accessories in specialty stores located throughout the United States. For more information on joining please contact SMC President Tom Gately at TGately@sportsshops.com or (413) 739-7331.
SKI MAGAZINE NAMES GOLD MEDAL SKI SHOPS
Congratulations are in order for 14 SMC members named by Ski Magazine to be the top shops in the country. The readers of SKI chose the following stores to be the best, based on staff expertise, selection, price and value, backshop services, bootfitting and innovative programs. SMC gold medal winners are:
East
Danzeisen & Quigley, Cherry Hill, NJ
Freestyle, Charlottesville, VA
Mud, Sweat n' Gears, Ellicottville, NY
Pedigree Ski Shop, White Plains, NY
Ski Country Sports, Banner Elk, NC
Sno Haus, Huntington Station, NY
Willis, Pittsburg, PA
Midwest
Bill & Pauls Sporthaus, Grand Rapids, MI
Hoigaards, St. Louis Park, MN
Ski Hut, Duluth, MN
Viking Ski Shop, Chicago, IL
Rockies
Greenwood's Ski Haus, Boise, ID
Foothill Village Sports Den, Salt Lake City, UT
Far West
Footloose, Mammoth Lakes, CA
SIA NAMES REGIONAL RETAILERS OF THE YEAR!!
Snowsports Industries
America (SIA) announced winners of the 2009 SIA U.S. Retailer
of the Year Award. This award recognizes those retailers in the snow
sports industry that have successfully cultivated and furthered
relationships with suppliers and reps to further sales of snow sports
products.
The U.S. Retailer of the Year Award is
presented to one retailer in each of seven regions. Nominations for this
accodlade came from U.S. suppliers and reps in the snow sports
industry. For more information visit SIA Retailers Of The Year
homepage.
The following SMC members were named U.S
Retailers of the Year!
North Central Region: Viking Ski Shop - Mt. Prospect, IL* ; www.vikingski.com.
Mountain Region: Outsport Sunsport - Ft. Collins, CO; www.outpostsunsport.com.
Mid Atlantic: Pedigree Ski Shop - White Plains, NY ; www.pedigreeskishop.com.
Souteast Region: Ski Country Sports - Banner Elk, NC; www.skicountrysports.com.
*Also won in 2005 and 2006.
This years awards will be presented during the 2010 SIA snow show in Denver, CO, January 28-31, 2010.
Congratulations again to all the winners!
SMC 2010 CORPORATE OFFICERS
SMC's corporate officers for 2010 are as follows:
Chairman: Tom Fuerst, Pedigree Ski Shop; White Plains, NY.
Immediate Past Chairman: Bill Quigley, Danzeisen & Quigley, Cherry Hill, NJ
V. Chairman: Jack Kannapel, Ski Pro; Phoenix, AZ.
Treasurer / Secretary: Bill Leonard, Ski Country Sports; Banner Elk, NC.
Director-at-Large: Ned Hamilton, Peter Glenn of Vermont; Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Director-at-Large: Sepp Kober, Freestyle; Charlottesville, VA.
Director-at-Large: Rob Santa, Sturtevants of Sun Valley; Ketchum, ID.