Opinions vary about closure of Winter Market

DENVER — Keeping all the people happy all of the time is a difficult thing to do; right now the Outdoor Retailer show might settle for keeping half happy in the scheduling of its winter show.

OR recently cancelled its November Winter Market in favor of combining it with its winter show in January, creating a more inclusive event dubbed the Outdoor + Snow Show. While that move was mostly seen as getting a more robust showing from retailers —  the November show was poorly attended last year —  it’s apparent that keeping everyone happy,…