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American Birkie Advice Sought
Zach
Not too sure on location. I know Gear West rented a location in that area for Birkie weekend in 2002 and did real well (but they ****ed off the other shops in the area) As far as advertising goes, I would try to get info out through skinnyski.com. Everyone in the midwest looks at that site religously throughout the winter and especially around Birkie time. Many will be looking at it several times a day. Hope that helps. Dave "Zachary Caldwell" wrote in message ... OK all you Midwesterners - in fact, any of you Birkie fanatics - I need some advice. I'm ashamed to admit that I've never been to the Birkie, so I'm a little out of my depth trying to make plans for the coming season. I'm planning to take my mobile stonegrinding setup out to the big show and I'm curious about a couple of things: Where should I set-up? I've got an offer for a very easy set-up in Sealy, right on the road from Cable to Hayward and very near the 00 crossing. Would I be insane not to be set-up near the expo? I wouldn't really have the ability to staff a booth in the expo in any case, so it's mostly a question of proximity. Aside from location my main concern is with getting word out in advance. I have yet to enquire about advertising in the Birch Scroll, but I imagine that would be smart. Any other ideas? If you guys help get me straightened out I'll cut you some good deals on fast skis when the time comes. thanks - Zach |
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American Birkie Advice Sought
Dell Todd wrote: I've only been to two Birkies, but I've got the hang of it. There is the expo @ the Telemark lodge @ the Cable end. Mostly this is a retail deal meaning vendors are selling ski products, but not services such as yours. The services are being offered out of the shops. The shops are concentrated in Hayward, and in a couple pockets between Cable & Hayward. If you have an offer to get in with any one of those shops, whether or not they are near the turnoff @ the "00" crossing, that would be fine. The 00 crossing is simply a trailhead parking lot with no shops. Out by the main drag (near the intersection of "main drag" & 00) there are some shops. That would be Highway 63, which goes from Hayward to Cable. At the intersection of 63 and OO there is a ski shop, a restaurant/bar and a couple other businesses. That route (63) gets plenty of traffic during Birkie week because its the main way people get to Cable for bib pickup, etc. Between the registration & overall extravaganza @ Telemark, and the Elite Sprints downtown Hayward, there is plenty of reason for all the skiers to be transiting between the two, and thus, by all the shops, in the days before the race. Ilene |
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American Birkie Advice Sought
On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:24:34 -0700, "Zachary Caldwell" wrote:
OK all you Midwesterners - in fact, any of you Birkie fanatics - I need some advice. I'm ashamed to admit that I've never been to the Birkie, so I'm a little out of my depth trying to make plans for the coming season. I'm planning to take my mobile stonegrinding setup out to the big show and I'm curious about a couple of things: Where should I set-up? I've got an offer for a very easy set-up in Sealy, right on the road from Cable to Hayward and very near the 00 crossing. Would I be insane not to be set-up near the expo? I wouldn't really have the ability to staff a booth in the expo in any case, so it's mostly a question of proximity. Aside from location my main concern is with getting word out in advance. I have yet to enquire about advertising in the Birch Scroll, but I imagine that would be smart. Any other ideas? If you guys help get me straightened out I'll cut you some good deals on fast skis when the time comes. thanks - Zach Riverbrook has a shop at Seeley which does stone grinding. Take that info for what its worth. Gear West rented a small building in Cable on Hwy 63 in 2002. It had good parking and easy access (virtually everyone has to pass there to get the registration material at Telemark). If you could locate there it would be a good spot I would think. No one stone grinds at Telemark IIRC so maybe the folks there could set you up with some space. hth g.c. |
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