I spent a few days at the end of last week at Know?Show, a three-day event in Vancouver that advertises itself as "Canada's Premier Lifestyle Tradeshow." In essence, it's a gathering that gives a wide range of surf, skateboard and snowboard brands an opportunity to show their new lines to buyers from shops across the country. It's also—as a few too many gin-and-tonics proved—an excuse for some great parties. I didn't have a camera with me all the time, but here are a couple of shots that I snapped on the show floor. There were also a number of products that we saw but were asked to keep under wraps—suffice it to say that there's going to be some pretty neat stuff in Canadian surf shops next year.

Slater and some of Westbeach's YVR tribute T's.

There was tons of great art on display. That's a photo by Tofino's Douglas Ludwig on the left.

Getting a sneak preview of some new footage from Rip Curl. This is Mick Fanning in a wave pool in Malaysia.

Shiny new Supers.

Samples from Xcel's 2011 wetsuit line.

Damian Fulton's work in progress. How cute was that cosmic longboard girl?

Keep Canada Clean: good words from Ocean Minded.

A canvas for Sitka by Salt Spring Island's Danica Lundy.

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