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I agree with Kevin, there are some deals to be had, but don't trust the sales staff. I have neighbors all excited because they bought new equipment. In most cases the skis have been way too long for them. boots too stiff. . . It is a Peter Glenn sale. They bring in staff from their stores, most of which are in Florida. I came close to hitting one once. We found it was a good place to get spyder clothing for our kids when they were younger. I don't think you are going to find any BC gear. On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:12:04 -0400, Kevin Broderick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >On 30 Aug 2006, at 8:55 AM, Evan Osler wrote: > >> On 8/30/06, T O S <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:04:26 -0400, MIKE MCKENNA >>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> >Go Pats. At least the ski sale at BV is this weekend. It is this >>> >weekend, right? >>> >>> ahh, the sale where Floridians sell VTers equipment that is illsuited >>> for them. >> >> I've never been to the BV sale - is it usually good? TOS is seemingly >> implying otherwise. > >There's a lot of NOS (new old stock) for not a lot of money. You may >or may not find what you're looking for, and it may or may not be >available in your size if you do find it. If you do find it, >however, it will probably be a pretty good deal. I've done >reasonably well the last two years, although most of the gear is not >top-of-the-line stuff. My GS-ish skis are a pair of SkierCross 66s >that I picked up last year for under $200, the boots that I'm looking >to retire this year were also under $200 when I bought them two years >ago, and I think the Spyder jacket I got while trying on the boots >was less than $50. And the hiking boots I got last year were a >pretty good deal, although one of them has since gone missing (I >suppose that's my fault, though). So I'd say, yes, it's probably >worth stopping by if you're in the area and are willing to engage >your brain in evaluating whether or not something is actually a good >value for you. Think of it as a physical steepandcheap.com, except >with a slightly different market in mind. > >Kevin T. Broderick >[log in to unmask] > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. > >To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html