| To get ready for those great ski vacations you | | | | depend on where the ski shop is located and |
| want to take, plan ahead and begin looking around | | | | whether it is owned by an independent |
| for the best prices you can find on ski equipment. | | | | entrepreneur who would be glad to see last year's |
| There's no reason to spend more than you have | | | | models walk out the door. |
| to when it comes to quality ski equipment. | | | | Don't forget to search online for new or used ski |
| Bargains abound if you are willing to spend just a | | | | equipment dealers. There are also online auctions |
| little time and effort in looking for them. | | | | like Ebay who may have low-priced items, but the |
| Prices begin dipping right after the end of the ski | | | | transportation charges may kill the deal for you. If |
| season when the majority of ski vacations take | | | | you live near a ski area and you go onto the |
| place. Some shops start marking down ski | | | | Ebay website, you can not only search for new |
| equipment right after Christmas, especially if they | | | | or used ski equipment, you can also sort the |
| are a multi-sport retail store. The reason why | | | | on-screen list to show the sellers who live the |
| multi-sport stores begin their sales early in the | | | | closest to you. You may just get lucky and find |
| year is to make room for other seasonal sports | | | | someone who lives near you trying to sell off |
| equipment that they will be bringing in - | | | | their used ski equipment. Using the same |
| backpacks, tents, spring sports equipment, etc. | | | | strategy, you could go to craigslist.org and search |
| Specialty ski shops will usually hold out until after | | | | for ski equipment for sale or post an ad seeking |
| President's Day in February to begin putting their | | | | someone who has ski equipment they'd be willing |
| equipment on sale. But ski shops in resort towns | | | | to sell. Seeing your posting just might jog |
| will usually hold huge ski equipment sales the | | | | someone into wanting to make some money off |
| weekend of President's Day to capture the | | | | their skis that have been in their garage for a |
| tourists and skiers who flood their towns on ski | | | | couple of years. |
| vacations during that long weekend. | | | | Pre-season Ski Swaps are also good places to |
| You might also try calling resort shops that rent | | | | pick up great deals. There is a lot of used stuff at |
| large amounts of ski equipment. After the season | | | | these seasonal swaps, but there is usually new |
| ends, they may have used equipment that they | | | | stuff too. Sometimes there are unused items that |
| will offer at sale prices. | | | | are a season or two old, but some companies |
| Sometimes there are opportunities to go into | | | | only change their graphics from year to year and |
| small ski shops who may have unsold ski | | | | the equipment is perfectly fit to serve you well |
| equipment left after the ski season ends and | | | | on your ski vacations. |
| negotiate a special deal. Your success will likely | | | | |