2022 Sled Show in Edmonton

[linksys]

ohhhh FFS....here we go again...we need a cheaper venue...I hate having to pay to park....its too expensive.....let's have it in Red Deer.....

IT'S IN EDMONTON.........DEAL WITH IT! Support it or it will disappear like the Calgary one did!

Your never gonna have it in a place that will make everyone happy. We go and spend $1000's on toys then bitch moan and complain that we have it centralized or in a better venue.

 

[+SLEDWRECKS+]

Edmonton is good for the consumer, but the vendors pay heavily for sq/footage. Vendors have to pay for parking too and power for the booth.
I would hate to see how much Martin's, Polaris, Yammy, Skidoo pay for their large spots at Edmonton. Dbl or Triple wide booths were close to 20 g's for the show in the past. Tough for the smaller guys to make a profit after slinging product for 3 days with 20-50% margins. That's a few trinkets you need to sell to cover your booth cost, employees, hotel, fuel, food, booze, hookers, etc.

Now the Sask show was way more reasonable at half the cost for space.

 

[snoflake]

ohhhh FFS....here we go again...we need a cheaper venue...I hate having to pay to park....its too expensive.....let's have it in Red Deer.....

IT'S IN EDMONTON.........DEAL WITH IT! Support it or it will disappear like the Calgary one did!

Your never gonna have it in a place that will make everyone happy. We go and spend $1000's on toys then bitch moan and complain that we have it centralized or in a better venue.

Nobody said it was too expensive, or they didn't want to pay for parking, or they didn't want to travel. It was more about how the vendor's getting ripped off, and maybe there was other options. Didn't intend on triggering everyone. I like the venue in Edm, but I can say there would be double the booths and deals if it wasn't in that facility. More deal's = More lap dance dollars. Simple math!

 

[rknight111]

Our ladies shirt and hoodie graphic

 

[Lightningmike]

Nobody said it was too expensive, or they didn't want to pay for parking, or they didn't want to travel. It was more about how the vendor's getting ripped off, and maybe there was other options. Didn't intend on triggering everyone. I like the venue in Edm, but I can say there would be double the booths and deals if it wasn't in that facility. More deal's = More lap dance dollars. Simple math!

Pretty sure I've heard lots complain about all that. Simple fact is there is a show. Go or don't go. Stop bitching about the event. If it's too far for me to travel I won't go...if I9 don't want to pay for parking...I will get a ride. Pretty sure the event planners do the best they can, give them a break.... can't keep everyone happy

 

[Kibbels]

Pretty sure I've heard lots complain about all that. Simple fact is there is a show. Go or don't go. Stop bitching about the event. If it's too far for me to travel I won't go...if I9 don't want to pay for parking...I will get a ride. Pretty sure the event planners do the best they can, give them a break.... can't keep everyone happy

Geez guys … take it easy! i think every passionate sledder doesn’t complain! I was referring to age when one reflects how many years not the driving geesh. If there ever was a organization that did in central ab it may bring more foot prints & advocate greater sales. Snowflake is not a complainer … he probably rides 45 - 60 days a season for 25+ years in Revy, Sic, Whis etc
Looking forward to then Edmonton show as always & get an updated S&M hoodie
Cheers

 

[Caper11]

Is there going to be any new sleds to look at?


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[NoBrakes!]

That’s a valid point ^^^

 

[06 Dragon]

Hopefully I am off fir the show. Need some new gear.
Maybe a person needs to talk to vendors at the show and get their opinions on the red deer option.

 

[ABMax24]

Booth's really aren't that bad, 10ftx30ft booth is $3k. Pretty cheap IMO for the amount of foot traffic you get by your booth over the course of the weekend.

IMO it's just part of the changing industry. I used to go to look at the aftermarket stuff; turbos, pipes, motor parts, belt drives, tracks, skis, and some gear. Most of these parts aren't even sold anymore for the newest sleds. Now OEM's offer all that right of the dealer lot, and with the price of sleds most people don't want to dump another $10k into a $25k sled anyway.

Don't get me wrong, it's still a good time and cool to check out the newest sleds and talk to the OEM reps, but unfortunately it's been bumped down a few notches on my priority list. Although if I can get the weekend off I'll be there this year.

 

[Radar78]

Booth's really aren't that bad, 10ftx30ft booth is $3k. Pretty cheap IMO for the amount of foot traffic you get by your booth over the course of the weekend.

IMO it's just part of the changing industry. I used to go to look at the aftermarket stuff; turbos, pipes, motor parts, belt drives, tracks, skis, and some gear. Most of these parts aren't even sold anymore for the newest sleds. Now OEM's offer all that right of the dealer lot, and with the price of sleds most people don't want to dump another $10k into a $25k sled anyway.

Don't get me wrong, it's still a good time and cool to check out the newest sleds and talk to the OEM reps, but unfortunately it's been bumped down a few notches on my priority list. Although if I can get the weekend off I'll be there this year.

I don’t mean to stir the pot here but $3000 for a little booth seems like a lot to me. Add that to the cost of fuel to get there plus meals and hotels and you gotta move a chit ton of merchandise just to break even wouldn’t you?


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[ABMax24]

I don’t mean to stir the pot here but $3000 for a little booth seems like a lot to me. Add that to the cost of fuel to get there plus meals and hotels and you gotta move a chit ton of merchandise just to break even wouldn’t you?


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It's definitely not cheap, but those that are serious with marketable parts should in most cases do alright. It'll probably be too expensive for the old ladies trying to knit mittens, toques, and such however.

It's more than just sales at the time of the show, it's a huge marketing tool for these vendors. I've went a couple times and left the show with nothing, but found lines on parts while there and made purchases from vendors in the weeks after.

Ultimately its up to each vendor to decide if its worth it, the worlds best product won't sell if no one knows about it. Conversely you can sell a lot of mediocre product with good marketing. Trade shows are sometimes the best form of marketing, because you can put the product in the customers hands and get live feedback at the same time.

 

[pano-dude]

Was watching some video from the Haydays event, seems like a better style of event than just booths to look at
Something like that at the racetrack with grass drags, swap meet etc would be more interesting to me.

 

[NoBrakes!]

a real good pissup wit da boys... bring some ho's too... campers, SXS and a powered wheelchair... what could be better? oh ya, grass drags and a mud bog lol

 

[maxwell]

outdoor has its advantages and disadvantages. If there was a location where it could be both that would be ideal

imagine a booth like martin motorsports 30,000 square feet of clothing and boxes of gear and all of the sudden a storm comes up. Good times that would be.

 

[NoBrakes!]

they sure wouldn't have to worry about packing all the old stock away for a year til the next show lol

 

[TylerG]

I promised you all once we got the booth listing we would share it, lets see how this pastes:

Company Name	Booth #
AB Environment & Parks	450
Adrenaline Unlimited (FXR RACING)	157
Airdrie Trailers	771
Alberta Beach Snowmobile Club	519
Alberta Outdoorsmen	F11
Alberta Relic Riders	561
Alberta Snowmobile Association	453
Alpine Concepts	178
Altitude Powersports	335
Athabasca River Runners	G4
Avalanche Canada	442
B.C . Government Land and Resources	439
Back Country Bombsh3lls	128
Barrett Hepburn Designs	569
BC Snowmobile Federation	540
Blue River Powder Packers	443
BRP Ski-Doo	115
Calgary Snowmobile Club	515
Cheetah Factory Racing	149
CNRPS	440
Cool Up Now	122
CFCW	473
CV Tech	553
Diamond LED	345
Direct Energy	G16
District of Tumbler Ridge	F6
Drayden Insurance	654
Drumbo Smoker	634
Edson Sno Seekers	G5
Fernie	536
Fort Saskatchewan Snow Angels	523
Fox Creek Northland Snow-Goers	618
GMC Alberta Dealers Assoc.	139
Go Video	479
Golden Triangle	614/616/618
Gun Metal Fabrication Ltd.	461
K-97 Beer Garden
Kelowna Snowmobile Club	538
Keystone Health	G11
Kyber Intuitive Designs	426
Lac La Biche County	G2
M7 Designs	569
Marlon Recreational	315
Martin Motorsports	101/315
McBride Snowmobile Club	441
McMurray Sno-Drifters	622
Misguided Industries	347
Motley BBQ Sauce	535
Mots Machining	555
Natural Canadian Fur Products	F7
Operation Lifesaver	438
Over The Edge Rentals	361
Pembina Driftbusters Club	525
Performance Northwest	379
Polaris Industries	169
Powder Freaks	F19
Precision Vehicle Wraps	147
Recreational PowerSports Inc.	369
Redfern Enterprises	113
REV TV	W1
Millenium Technologies	337
Riverside Honda & Ski-doo	133
Royal Distributing	355
Sandman Hotel Group	438
She Throttles	118
Shine Through the Rain Foundation	124
Shredz by M	G15
Sled Sicamous	542
SnowandMud.com	463
Specialty Motorsports	651
Still Water	475
Stoked Mountain Adventures	574
Stompin Ground Ltd	469
Stop Bully	578
Swan Hills Snow-Goers	616
The Epoch Times	F13
Tourism Golden	435
Tourism Valemount ( VARDA)	449
Tri County Snowmobile Club	624
TriPak Lubricants	F14
Tumbler Ridge, District of	F5
UTV Canada	568
Vixens canada Clothing Company	349
Whitecourt Trailblazers	614
Widescape	315
Wild TV	Feature Area
Z Broz	568
Z Clear Anti Fog	G1
Zeal Optics/Maui Jim	F3

 

[Quicksand]

No Arctic Cat?

 

[TylerG]

No Arctic Cat?

no Arctic Cat or Yamaha.

 

[NoBrakes!]

Shitty.. always look forward to seeing Mr Swenson