The 13th Annual Bay Area Ski & Snowboard Show

The Bay Area Ski and Snowboard Show will be at the San Jose Convention Center on November 14, 15, and 16. Some snowboarders and skiers favorite brands and resorts will be at the show. Heavenly Resort and Any Mountain will be giving free ski lessons at the show and Jeep is sponsoring a 25 foot high climbing wall.

Of course there will be some prizes to win and contests to enter.

Ski Dazzle and Sway Adventure are offering the chance to win an Alaska Helicopter skiing trip to Valdez-Peninsula and another winner could get a trip to Lake Tahoe's back country for an all day adventure between Squaw Valley and Sugarbowl.

Jeep presents the "Tire Chain Installation Contest" and the chance to win $200 in cash, but one catch- you must beat the best record of 18.04 seconds.


The 2008 sponsors include:

• Any Mountain
• Jeep
  
• Bear Valley Mountain Resort
• Northstar-at-Tahoe
  
• Dodge Ridge Resort
• Heavenly Mountain Resort
• Sierra-at-Tahoe
• Sierra Summit Mountain Resort
  
• Kirkwood Mountain Resort
• Wave Magazine
• Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe

The manufacturer reps for this year's event:

• Burton
• Roxy
• Smith
• Nordica
• Giro
  
• Atomic
• Dalbello
• Forum
• Tecnica
  
• K2 Skis
• K2 Snowboard
• Ride
  
• Volkl
  

Retailers

• Snowbunny: Snow Gear for Girls
• Any Mountain
• Mammoth Sporting Goods
• Nor-Ski & Sports
  

Hours:

Friday - 3 pm to 10 pm
Saturday - 10 am to 9 pm
Sunday - 10 am to 6 pm

Tickets:
Regular admission tickets are only $15 and include a Free SuperLift Ticket. Children 6-11 pay only $3 and children under 6 are free.