an advantageous purchase, esp. one acquired at less than the usual cost
budg·et [buhj-it] –noun
an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
a limited stock or supply of something.
This is the classic battle of what I want versus what I can afford.
So, just some friendly advice to remember as you’re trolling Sniagrab and Ski Rex this weekend for all your ski and snowboard needs: while you’re hunting for bargains, remember your budget.
Of course, the day after the second deadline had passed, I looked at my calendar and realized I’d missed it, and thus began much self-flagellation.
So, here again is the opportunity for renewers and never-befores to obtain their Colorado Pass. This really is an awesome deal—at $85 a pop, it pays for itself in under five visits to Vail alone.
It’s hard to think about snow sports when you’re picking bugs out of your teeth from your latest ride in triple digit weather. Maybe it’s been the recent cool nights, or the rapidly approaching cyclocross season, but I’ve thought about my equipment needs for the winter season and I need some suggestions.
It’s that time of year again. Here in Colorado, The Sports Authority (the sporting goods store formerly known as Gart Bros./Gart Sports) will have its annual Sniagrab sale, starting September 1st. It’s quite simply the largest sale of ski and snowboard gear in the state. The billboards all around town are shouting to us all, “Up to 70% off!”
I’m definitely gonna have to check it out. Unfortunately, there’s little to no info online, so
I’ll just have to show up and wing it. But it should be the perfect starting place for a born again skier on a budget, such as myself.
After a relatively innocuous ten years of living in Colorado, I’ve decided to once again strap on the sticks and get back on the mountain. There are a couple of reasons I’ve come to this decision.
