Syracuse.com - Two big outdoors-related shows this weekend at the State Fairgrounds

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One caters to the gun enthusiast; the other, the ski/snowboarding crowd.

Two interesting outdoors-related shows are scheduled this weekend at the State Fairgrounds.

- The annual Central New York Ski and Snowboard Show begins today and runs through Sunday in the Horticulture Building.

In addition to a variety of vendors, the event will feature door prizes of lift tickets, ski-and-stay packages and learn-to-ski deals from various local mountains.

The show will run 5 to 9 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission and parking are free. For more, go to thinkwinterevents.com.

- The Syracuse Gun Show will be open Saturday and Sunday in the Center of Progress Building.

The show will feature more than 800 exhibits and displays, according to Sandy Ackerman Klinger, the show’s manager. The event is being put on by the New York State Arms Collectors Association.

The show will include displays and sales tables of U.S. military arms, Colt revolvers, high-grade double-barreled shotguns, Remingtons, muskets, Smith and Wesson, Kentucky rifles, Native American items, frontier and Western paraphernalia, all sorts of gun parts, ammunition, accessories and much more.

The show will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $6 per person. Seniors are $5, and children under 12 are free (must be accompanied by an adult). For more information, call Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010. For more, call 607-748-1010.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog