have found fantastic deals. Many shops around that time are clearing everything out for the new ski gear that came out that year.

If your in Utah Ski N See does a big clearance sell around that time. They may do more than one in the offseason. Two years ago I got a brand new pair of skis and bindings for around 40% off the original price. They were the previous years model and they were trying to make room for the new years models.