Most ski shops sell off their gear at the end of the year. We have sales then too. One thing is different. We stay open until July. We do not “close out” our goods since we are selling ski gear them do not convert to some summer-oriented goods like tennis or bikes or whatever… Instead, […]
Just recently Helm of Sun Valley in San Mateo changed hands. I think this is good news for skiers. Gary Hohl had been the owner for many years and had decided it was time. After a pandemic and then a very serious fire at the shop (which crippled them for the last few seasons) and […]
Well, this was the year of the Boa. That was the biggest news (and controversy) after the new product introductions last year at the Winter Sports Market trade show. In hindsight it seems even more that way. Things got tighter as the year went on. For the first time in memory, all regions of the […]