Comments on: When is the best time to buy ski equipment? http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment Best Skiing News and Resources Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: slcmm13 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-279 slcmm13 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:10:59 +0000 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-279 Check to see if there are any ski swaps going on around your area. Sometimes people are selling new ski stuff. I bought my skis new at a ski swap last year for a pretty cheap price.<br><b>References : </b><br> Check to see if there are any ski swaps going on around your area. Sometimes people are selling new ski stuff. I bought my skis new at a ski swap last year for a pretty cheap price.
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]]> By: Jimmie Frisbee http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-278 Jimmie Frisbee Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:23:59 +0000 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-278 Usually just after the season ends and places are looking to dump all their previous year's gear to make room for the new stuff. Umbrellas are more expensive in a rain storm than when it's sunny. Ski gear is cheapest off-season.<br><b>References : </b><br> Usually just after the season ends and places are looking to dump all their previous year's gear to make room for the new stuff.

Umbrellas are more expensive in a rain storm than when it's sunny. Ski gear is cheapest off-season.
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]]> By: iansand9876 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-277 iansand9876 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:33:59 +0000 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-277 Best time? If price is the sole criterion, near the end of the season, or after. The available range may be restricted. To get the best ski or board for you - at a resort where you can demo before you buy. You may think there is not much difference between various brands and models, but there is. Or you can demo, and look for the ski you like in the end of season sales.<br><b>References : </b><br> Best time? If price is the sole criterion, near the end of the season, or after. The available range may be restricted.

To get the best ski or board for you – at a resort where you can demo before you buy. You may think there is not much difference between various brands and models, but there is.

Or you can demo, and look for the ski you like in the end of season sales.
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]]> By: Willie D http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-276 Willie D Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:15:59 +0000 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-276 End of the season. Some places start marking stuff down right after Christmas...especially if they are a multi-sport retailer. Eastern Mountain Sports will usually start slashing ski and snowboard prices by mid-January to make way for new backpacks, tents, spring sports, etc. REI might do the same. So will ski shops that carry canoes and kayaks...sometimes. Specialty ski shops might hold out until after President's Day. But shops in ski towns usually have sales those weekends in order to entice the tourists to drop mad cash. Me personally, I wait until post-season...then I start to dicker with the shop owners. If I see a set of skis I like and they're $300...I'll offer $200. He'll say no. I'll go in the next day and offer $150...he'll say, "you were gonna pay $200 the day before."..I'd say, "you want me to come back tomorrow?" I usually then leave with a new set of planks for $150. Pre-season Ski Swaps are also good places to pick up a killer deal. Sure, there is a lot of used stuff, but the better swaps have new stuff too...sometime a season or two old..but let's be honest...some companies only change their graphics from year-to-year unless there is a major overhaul in their stuff. In November 2004 I bought an unused pair of K2 skis for $250 at a swap. Bindings for $130 at a local shop, and picked up a pair of boots...used like twice...on eBay for $75.<br><b>References : </b><br> End of the season. Some places start marking stuff down right after Christmas…especially if they are a multi-sport retailer. Eastern Mountain Sports will usually start slashing ski and snowboard prices by mid-January to make way for new backpacks, tents, spring sports, etc. REI might do the same. So will ski shops that carry canoes and kayaks…sometimes.

Specialty ski shops might hold out until after President's Day. But shops in ski towns usually have sales those weekends in order to entice the tourists to drop mad cash.

Me personally, I wait until post-season…then I start to dicker with the shop owners. If I see a set of skis I like and they're $300…I'll offer $200. He'll say no. I'll go in the next day and offer $150…he'll say, "you were gonna pay $200 the day before."..I'd say, "you want me to come back tomorrow?" I usually then leave with a new set of planks for $150.

Pre-season Ski Swaps are also good places to pick up a killer deal. Sure, there is a lot of used stuff, but the better swaps have new stuff too…sometime a season or two old..but let's be honest…some companies only change their graphics from year-to-year unless there is a major overhaul in their stuff.

In November 2004 I bought an unused pair of K2 skis for $250 at a swap. Bindings for $130 at a local shop, and picked up a pair of boots…used like twice…on eBay for $75.
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]]> By: evan a http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-275 evan a Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:36:59 +0000 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-275 either right after the ski season has ended or right when the new stuff comes out last years is on sale<br><b>References : </b><br> either right after the ski season has ended or right when the new stuff comes out last years is on sale
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]]> By: Tayl tayl http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-274 Tayl tayl Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:26:59 +0000 http://skiingchampion.com/skiing-equipment/when-is-the-best-time-to-buy-ski-equipment#comment-274 Probably after ski places shut down stuff might go an sale. Its kind of like buying Christmas decorations in January.<br><b>References : </b><br>I love skiing! Probably after ski places shut down stuff might go an sale. Its kind of like buying Christmas decorations in January.
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