Comments on: Budget Backcountry Skier http://www.wildsnow.com/441/budget-backcountry-skier/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marsden http://www.wildsnow.com/441/budget-backcountry-skier/comment-page-1/#comment-9053 Marsden Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:56:37 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=441#comment-9053 Thanks..... its a nice suggestion. Thanks….. its a nice suggestion.

]]> By: Campskier Man http://www.wildsnow.com/441/budget-backcountry-skier/comment-page-1/#comment-6531 Campskier Man Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:14:14 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=441#comment-6531 Good find Ken! That was very cheap. Hope I can find something like that over here in sweden. Good find Ken! That was very cheap. Hope I can find something like that over here in sweden.

]]> By: Ken Gross http://www.wildsnow.com/441/budget-backcountry-skier/comment-page-1/#comment-6161 Ken Gross Fri, 04 May 2007 16:47:07 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=441#comment-6161 Hey Lou, This year I decided to Introduce Backcoutry Skiing to my Daughter. She is 11 years old, and has been Alpine skiing at resorts since she was 6. Feeling confident that she was a strong enough skier to have her first taste of "Wild Snow", I set out to equip her with an AT setup. The process was jumpstarted one day when I happened to hit the refresh button on SteepandCheap.com, what to my wondering eyes did appear? Fritschi Explores size small for $189!! Naturally I bought 2 pair (sold one to my sister). Next a pair of Boards to mount those babies on was in order. One day when browsing the discounted Ski Rack at Sports Authority in Dillon, I found the perfect pair of sticks. A pair of Dynastar Nova's, nice and lightweight, with good dimensions for touring and spring conditions. But what made them perfect was the price, $29! For skins I needed only visit mountaintimesports.com The owner of this site made a huge bulk purchase of BD Purple Ascensions and is selling them in three sizes at ridiculously low prices. For my daughters Dynastars, the 75mm standards were wide enough to provide wall to wall coverage on the skinny Nova's. The price... $39.95 (Brand new in box, with cheat sheets, not 2nds). So now we had enough gear to at least go out for a tour. I grabed my daughters Salomon Alpine Boots, and we headed for the Trail head. My excitement was soon dampened by the sound of my Girl complaining about her feet. I learned my lesson, if trying to introduce ski touring to your Daughter, get her AT Boots! On a trip to Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge, we scored a sweet deal... A pair of lightly used Scarpa Magics, size 25 for $99!!! When my daughter tried them on and walked around the shop she started grinning from ear to ear. She now realized that a plastic ski boot can be comfortable to walk in!! All that was left was some safety gear. Wilderness Sports in Dillon, had recently mailed me a "locals coupon" for 30% off any one item. So I used it to get a second Tracker for $202! SierraTradingPost.com came through with the BCA tour shovel and probe combo for $55. So to Summarize: Bindings $189 Skis $29 Skins $40 Boots $100 Beacon $202 Shov/Probe $55 Grand Total: $615!!! I'll concede that this package might not have been sourced as cheaply for an adult... but with good bargain hunting skills, an adult package could be had almost as inexpensivly. I believe in supporting my local stores as much as my paycheck allows, but I am a poor ski town local... so I use the net. :) Hey Lou,
This year I decided to Introduce Backcoutry Skiing to my Daughter. She is 11 years old, and has been Alpine skiing at resorts since she was 6. Feeling confident that she was a strong enough skier to have her first taste of “Wild Snow”, I set out to equip her with an AT setup. The process was jumpstarted one day when I happened to hit the refresh button on SteepandCheap.com, what to my wondering eyes did appear? Fritschi Explores size small for $189!! Naturally I bought 2 pair (sold one to my sister). Next a pair of Boards to mount those babies on was in order. One day when browsing the discounted Ski Rack at Sports Authority in Dillon, I found the perfect pair of sticks. A pair of Dynastar Nova’s, nice and lightweight, with good dimensions for touring and spring conditions. But what made them perfect was the price, $29! For skins I needed only visit mountaintimesports.com The owner of this site made a huge bulk purchase of BD Purple Ascensions and is selling them in three sizes at ridiculously low prices. For my daughters Dynastars, the 75mm standards were wide enough to provide wall to wall coverage on the skinny Nova’s. The price… $39.95 (Brand new in box, with cheat sheets, not 2nds). So now we had enough gear to at least go out for a tour. I grabed my daughters Salomon Alpine Boots, and we headed for the Trail head. My excitement was soon dampened by the sound of my Girl complaining about her feet. I learned my lesson, if trying to introduce ski touring to your Daughter, get her AT Boots! On a trip to Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge, we scored a sweet deal… A pair of lightly used Scarpa Magics, size 25 for $99!!! When my daughter tried them on and walked around the shop she started grinning from ear to ear. She now realized that a plastic ski boot can be comfortable to walk in!! All that was left was some safety gear. Wilderness Sports in Dillon, had recently mailed me a “locals coupon” for 30% off any one item. So I used it to get a second Tracker for $202! SierraTradingPost.com came through with the BCA tour shovel and probe combo for $55. So to Summarize: Bindings $189
Skis $29
Skins $40
Boots $100
Beacon $202
Shov/Probe $55

Grand Total: $615!!!

I’ll concede that this package might not have been sourced as cheaply for an adult… but with good bargain hunting skills, an adult package could be had almost as inexpensivly. I believe in supporting my local stores as much as my paycheck allows, but I am a poor ski town local… so I use the net. :)

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