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...Many ski shops still have large inventories of last year's models--still guaranteed and unused--and these provide the opportunity for the best savings, if one is content to forego the dubious distinction of having the "very latest." Look for name brand equipment which is marked way off the list price and choose the best discount. This can easily be done by shopping the ski shop advertisements in the Boston papers...
...same procedure with a little less price discrepency can be followed for new equipment. It is unusual to get the latest styles at sale prices, but recent weeks have seen an outbreak of a price war between ski shops trying to pawn off their overstocks of 1974 models...
Except for the most advanced skiers, the differences between recreational skis in similar price ranges are not all that important. Some may develop a particular preference for metal, fiber glass or epoxy skis, but this is more a personal matter. Consult with the expert at the ski shop to decide which models are best suited for you and then compare the prices...
...years Boston area skiers have been more inclined to drive a few hours longer to get to Vermont's "biggies"-- Stowe, Mt. Snow, Killington, et. al.-- leaving New Hampshire as the Green Mountain State's little sister. But last year, the ski operators in New Hampshire intensified their campaign to pull a larger chunk of the New England ski dollar into their coffers...
This campaign included one of the best deals ever offered to Eastern skiers. Most of the areas joined together and offered a whole booklet of discount coupons for skiing, lodging, food and even equipment. The booklet cost $5, but the cost could literally be made up in one day. The coupons enabled weekday skiers at some areas to get discounts of 50 per cent. The booklets are available at most ski areas, all New Hampshire information booths along interstates 93, 89 and 95 and from the Ski 93 Association. Get them and ski New Hamphire for less--it's worth...