Sundown ski swap

[MR. evil]

Just got back from the Sundown ski swap....what a zoo! I couldn't belive how many people were there and the amount of gear. Randi and I took one of my nephews to get a pair of ski's for his combo B-day / Xmas present. We ended up picking up a brand new pair of Salomon Scrambler 700 skis, some new poles, and some used boots for $250......Thats what I call a sweet deal!

We also tried to pick up our season passes while we were there. But there was some mix up with out order and we couldn't get them. Somehow the system says that we already picked them up, and the person running the counter didn't have the rights to print out another set of passes.

 

[o3jeff]

The lady had some problems with mine last night. Said something about it already was printed. Ended up doing something and printed it out.

Btw, did you notice if my boots were still there?:wink:

 

[MR. evil]

The lady had some problems with mine last night. Said something about it already was printed. Ended up doing something and printed it out.

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I think that is the same problem we had.....but we couldn't get them today

 

[severine]

Nice to hear the great turn-out continues! :beer: Great place to score some deals. We got Dalbello boots for the kids last night for $25/pair. Yeah, they're used, but who cares. They work just fine. Ethan's boots look a little like Brian's Crosses, actually.

 

[MR. evil]

Nice to hear the great turn-out continues! :beer: Great place to score some deals. We got Dalbello boots for the kids last night for $25/pair. Yeah, they're used, but who cares. They work just fine. Ethan's boots look a little like Brian's Crosses, actually.

The boots my nephew got were also Dalbello boots, and they were $35.

 

[Trekchick]

Did they have any great finds in the dumpster?
When we went to the ski swap here a few weeks ago I snagged a pair of Pre1200's with some sweet Solly Equipe 747's.
FREE!!!

 

[powhunter]

might go there tonight and do some dumpster diving


steve

 

[o3jeff]

They had a guy at the end of the line making sure you didn't have any straight skis or rear entry boots that you were going to check in.

 

[Trekchick]

What's wrong with straight skis and rear entry boots? :???:

 

[wa-loaf]

What's wrong with straight skis and rear entry boots? :???:

It's kinda funny to see the stuff some people bring into a swap. Some of them get pretty pissed at Wachusett when they won't let them sell their old skis. I don't think they have a restriction on boots, but they do have folks making recommendations.

 

[severine]

What's wrong with straight skis and rear entry boots? :???:

They wouldn't allow sales of anything that they felt was "unsafe" equipment. Like all bindings had to be ones that a shop would actually work on, for example. Last year at the end of the swap, I remember seeing a small dump truck with a lot of straight skis in the back. It was tempting ... would have made the someday project of adirondack ski chairs all that much easier to complete. :idea:

 

[Trekchick]

It's kinda funny to see the stuff some people bring into a swap. Some of them get pretty pissed at Wachusett when they won't let them sell their old skis. I don't think they have a restriction on boots, but they do have folks making recommendations.

Yea, I know

At a couple of our local swaps they have a dumpster area where that stuff can be riffled through for projects. This area has a disclaimer posted in regards to being outdated or not indemnified.
You can actually find some cool stuff.

After the swap, the stuff literally gets hauled to the dump.

 

[Greg]

What's wrong with straight skis and rear entry boots? :???:

It's kinda funny to see the stuff some people bring into a swap. Some of them get pretty pissed at Wachusett when they won't let them sell their old skis. I don't think they have a restriction on boots, but they do have folks making recommendations.

I applaud Sundown for keeping the gear more current. Most of the stuff I saw people bringing in was pretty nice. Not only did they have a straight ski limit, but they weren't allowing anything over a 180 cm. That seemed a tad restrictive, but probably safe for a feeder hill in CT.

Tim - if you thought it was a zoo browsing, you should have tried selling something. I spent a lot of time in lines Friday night and again today for my $160 I made. Somehow being at the beloved local haunt made the waits okay though.

 

[o3jeff]

I got there around 1, the guy checked my ticket and went and collected my cash, no lines at all and was back to my car in 5 minutes.

I did notice that there was a line to make a purchase.

 

[severine]

I got there around 1, the guy checked my ticket and went and collected my cash, no lines at all and was back to my car in 5 minutes.

I did notice that there was a line to make a purchase.

I waited until 3 to give the optimum chance for sale... and I guess everyone else was thinking the same thing. It wasn't too bad, just had some rude people to deal with (like the lady who cut in front of me and about 8 other people, then actually asked if I would save her spot :roll. The only regret I have is that we didn't score a deal on skis for Ethan like we did for Mags last year. I didn't think we'd find $10 skis again, but less than $75 would have been nice. He's only going to use them for 1-2 years to mostly shuffle around, KWIM. I mean the kid is only 17 months old. Oh well...

 

[Trekchick]

Carrie, for 75.00, you can buy these
http://www.sierraskis.com/2008-Dynastar-My-First-Ski-39956.asp
http://www.sierraskis.com/Dynastar-Team-4-11077.asp

 

[bvibert]

Carrie, for 75.00, you can buy these
http://www.sierraskis.com/2008-Dynastar-My-First-Ski-39956.asp
http://www.sierraskis.com/Dynastar-Team-4-11077.asp

We turned down $75.00 skis that were skis and bindings. We were hoping for a cheaper pair like the $10 skis (and bindings) we found for our daughter last year. No need for new stuff. Besides those are too long...

 

[Trekchick]

out of curiosity, what length do you want for someone his size/age?

 

[bvibert]

out of curiosity, what length do you want for someone his size/age?

The shortest I've seen at 70cm. It doesn't matter a whole lot, at 1.5 years old the plastic skis that strap to their boots probably would have been fine. I doubt he'll do more than shuffle around. He really liked the real boots though so we went that route. I want to get the addiction firmly started at an early age.

 

[Greg]

The shortest I've seen at 70cm. It doesn't matter a whole lot, at 1.5 years old the plastic skis that strap to their boots probably would have been fine. I doubt he'll do more than shuffle around. He really liked the real boots though so we went that route. I want to get the addiction firmly started at an early age.

He seems like a big boy, but understand that most bindings require the kid to be 30 lbs. My almost 3 year old is still only 26 lbs. :lol: Her almost 6 year old sister is barely 40 lbs. My kids have always been peanuts...