Created to honor those who have broken new ground in the snow sports industry, Avalaunch and Outdoor Retailer announce the inaugural Avalaunch Winter Market Awards. Honorees will be selected for five categories: Ambassador, New Product, Safety Product, Avalanche Educator and Overall Company.


The nomination process is open until end-of-day Friday, Jan. 6 on www.outdoorretailer.com/avalaunch. To determine the award winners, the top five nominees will be indentified and voting for finalists will begin online January 10. Voting will also take place in the Avalaunch Booth in the Snowsports Zone during OR Winter Market. Award winners will be announced during a special ceremony in the Zone Sunday, January 22,  2:30 p.m.

 


About Avalaunch


Avalaunch is a touring social and environmental festival celebrating live music, fashion & film while providing backcountry education, avalanche safety awareness, and environmental stewardship within the snowriding community. www.avalaunchfestival.com


 


About Outdoor Retailer


Outdoor Retailer (OR), produced by Nielsen Business Media of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., is a full-service trade show company that creates, markets and produces high-quality expos and educational conferences. OR is the leading outdoor industry business-to-business event management company, bringing together manufacturers, retailers, industry advocates and media to conduct the business of outdoor recreation. Now celebrating more than 30 years of successful events, Outdoor Retailer (www.outdoorretailer.com) gathers approximately 40,000 attendees on a semi-annual basis for its Winter and Summer Market shows.