Calgary New & Used Ski Sale 2011

An annual service to skiing since 1963 by the Calgary Ski Club, the Canadian Ski Patrol System and the Lake Louise Ski Club

GENERAL APPRAISAL POLICY - 2011

Ski Sale volunteers will be appraising all equipment and used clothing that is consigned to the sale.

Sale appraisers have been trained by local ski shop staff on what is considered to be unacceptable equipment.

Merchandise not meeting our standards will be rejected.

The Calgary New & Used Ski Sale, while a bargain sale, tries to serve the public and retailers by not accepting out-of-date equipment or clothing which would be difficult to sell.

E.g. DH ski gear older than seven or 10 years; XC trackset skis, boots and bindings older than 20 years

ALL goods should be clean with no dirt, road salt, old XC ski waxes or other soiling.

We want our customers to be able to go skiing after a safety inspection & adjustment for bindings without major repairs being required before use.

PREPARING EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING FOR CONSIGNMENT AT THE SKI SALE:

Detailed appraisal criteria for DH skis, snowboards, XC skis, snowshoes and clothing are listed on separate pages.

• ALL goods should be clean with no dirt, road salt, old XC ski waxes or other soiling. Soap and water works well.
• DO NOT wax ski bases or tops or use Armor All between the bindings.
• PLEASE ensure that bindings are complete as to all screws and friction plates.
• PLEASE ensure that boots are a matched pair as to size and left/right.
• PLEASE ensure that skis have matching serial numbers.
• PLEASE ensure that ski poles are not mismatched as to size and that baskets, handles and straps are intact.
• If consigning a number of sets of gear, PLEASE secure matched pairs of skis, boots or poles together with heavy duty rubber bands, string or tape as appropriate.

Thank you for your assistance to our Ski Sale volunteers at Consignment.

Please note that the Ski Sale can help you dispose of obsolete or unsafe gear by the use of our dumpster at the Calgary New & Used Ski Sale. Please contact our volunteers at Consignment.

This service to the public will assist our goal to remove obsolete and unsafe gear from the ski hills and ski trails.

It will prevent obsolete and unsafe gear being picked up from your home garbage bins and perhaps sold at a neighbourhood garage sale by persons who are not knowledgeable about the equipment. 

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