Greening your weekend tips: ski and save
January 18th, 2009
Here it is some green money saving weekend tips:
- Be eco-conscious and buy used ski equipment and ski clothes, at least for kids, as they grow fast. You can find incredible deals at your local community boards or internet buy and sell classifieds ads, especially during off-season. I found a good deal for my whole family in the neighborhood store that had good quality used sports equipment and I can trade it there to find the bigger size for the next year when my kids grow. Think ahead!
- Don’t forget to recycle ski equipment and clothes that you don’t need.
- Try cross-country skiing. Your family won’t have less fun then at downhill skiing, but it’s for free (except the cost of ski equipment). Find the nearest park and save on gas cost.
- You always get a better rate when you go skiing at midweek.
- Co to lesser known ski location. Better rate guaranteed.
- Get a group rate for lifts and lessons by inviting your friends and your kids’ friends. You will get much more fun skiing together.
- Buy a pass if you ski often. Simply do a calculation based on your last year experience on how many times you went skiing. Yearly passes are usually cheaper to buy in advance.
- Discount program for kids. Some deals can offer free skiing for kids with adult lift tickets.
- Bring your own food. Bringing your own food is not only a healthier alternative to often over-cooked food at ski locations, but an obvious cost saving option, especially if you ski with kids.
- These are general tips for everybody. If you are a ski fan, there are other cost saving options to consider: getting a free pass by working at ski location or volunteering for school trips.
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nice post…very practical solutions – better for environment, better for your pocket..
“Bring your own food. Bringing your own food is not only a healthier alternative to often over-cooked food at ski locations, but an obvious cost saving option, especially if you ski with kids” – sounds reasonable. That’s what i used to tell my wife )))