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This is What Our Club is About.
The high cost of skiing and the availability of good cheap ski equipment have been a problem for as long as most old-timers can remember. However enthusiasts in any sport have always been creative in trying to solve their problems cheaply.
And so it was that a group of Calgary skiers established the first Calgary Ski Swap in 1963. This event provided the model for the later ski swaps in Vancouver, Toronto and elsewhere.
At a meeting of the Calgary Ski School, a group of mothers were complaining about the high cost of the Calgary Ski Club's racing program and the cost of outfitting their children. Out of the complaints came a brainwave....why not organize a swap of equipment and clothing among the families to help defray the annual cost of skiing?
... Read our History Page on our WebSite.
Organize a swap of equipment and clothing in the Community to help defray the annual cost of skiing. Raise unrestricted funds for the three organizing Clubs. Provide support for other local charities and the overall sliding community