How to: Buy ski/board gear
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The document provides affordable options for students to purchase ski and snowboard gear on a limited budget. It discusses how new equipment from stores like REI can cost $1000 for skis or $800 for a snowboard. Then, it recommends three websites - Mountain Time Sports, Level Nine, and Galactic Snow Sports - that sell used gear at prices 50% or more below retail, with average package deals ranging from $50-400. All three websites ship orders affordably or even free.
How to: Buy ski/board gear
- 1. A students guide to affordable gear: skis and snowboards Composed by Brix Hahn
- 2. Skiing and snowboarding are winter sports staples in Alaska culture, and when the weathers behaving, being left at home while friends hit the slopes can put a damper in the weekend. http://pixabay.com
- 3. The newly opened terrain park on UAFs west ridge is drawing a lot of attention from both adventurous and excited students and staff, but supporting the hobby of skiing and snowboarding can be expensiveespecially while living on a students budget. To put this in into perspective, an average new set of new skis, boots, bindings, and poles from REI costs around $1,000. A snowboard, boots, and bindings will put around an $800 dent in your wallet. www.fotopedia.com
- 4. Play it Again Sports can be a great place to find affordable gear, but their selection sometimes lacks gear for more advanced skiers and boarders. is a list of three websites that sell used ski and board equipment at affordable costs, reasonable ping rates and feature many popular and high quality brands. www.geograph.org.uk
- 5. http://www.mountaintimesports.com MTS is an online company based out of Washington that sells all its gear at least 50 percent off its retail value. Additionally, all snowboards and skis are sold freshly wax leaving the customer to adjust their own bindings and immediately get out on the slope Top brands: Burton, Head, K2, Rossignol, Salmon, Volkl Average Snowboard: $50-$130 Average Skis: $200 Shipping: $0
- 6. Level Nine sells all of their gear with a warranty, all shipments cost a flat rate of $7 and they not only sell boards and skis but also helmets, goggles, accessories and winter apparel. Top brands: Atomic Cloud, Head Peak, Head Maya Average Snowboard: $150 Average Skis Package: $200-$400 (boots, skis, bindings) Shipping: $7
- 7. Galactic Snow Sports, based out of Virginia, ships all orders for free, has a wide selection of brands, gear and used as well as new items. Top brands: K2, Salmon, Burton, Ride, Average Snowboard Package: $130 (board, bindings, boots) Average Skis Package: $170 (skis, poles, bindings, boots Shipping: Free