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Nov 20, 2020
2:42:53pm

Ham All-American

My wife is looking for Christmas gift ideas. I recently got back into skiing...

and I just bought some skis, poles and boots last year. Still need a helmet. So I went online to look at helmets, thinking, "oh, this'll be a nice thing in the $50-ish range."

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Originally posted on Nov 20, 2020 at 2:42:53pm

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Ham

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My wife is looking for Christmas gift ideas. I recently got back into skiing...

Ham

11/20/20 2:42pm

Ok, now check out the price of goggles...

Pete

11/20/20 2:44pm

That's my first thought too! 😄. Ridiculous

Borg

11/20/20 2:48pm

I got my goggles this year on Ebay. Brand new and a fraction of the cost they

CougarTailDevourer

11/20/20 2:53pm

Wow! What kind did you get? I'm kinda looking for Smiith I/O Chromapop

Borg

11/20/20 3:08pm

I just got some 4D Mags. However, my vision insurance covers $250 for frames that I can expense goggles on.

Pete

11/20/20 3:18pm

I got the same kind. I picked up a pair of the Smith I/O Mags for $95 on ebay.

CougarTailDevourer

11/20/20 4:04pm

Nice! I'm gonna check into ebay

Borg

11/20/20 4:39pm

Awesome! One tip I'd give you is to look for auctions that will let you make an

CougarTailDevourer

11/20/20 4:41pm

I don’t know anything about them but I think Costco had some last week in the

cougarfann888

11/20/20 2:48pm

Try Costco. Also L9 sports if you're in the SLC area.

StapleGun

11/20/20 2:49pm

My wife and I picked up some good goggles at Costco in Utah last season on a ski

Tricky

11/20/20 3:01pm

I had those, but they were too big for my helmet. My helmet kept pushing

Borg

11/20/20 3:09pm

Try Sierra.com, Steep and Cheap, Ebay, Geartrade, etc... to find good deals.

CougarTailDevourer

11/20/20 2:55pm

Amazing what money people will spend to protect something as useless as a head.

11/20/20 3:06pm

Just go to one of the major ski swaps.

Nakedbootleg

11/20/20 3:35pm

You can get inexpensive goggles. I do for myself.

ryebrye

11/20/20 3:41pm

Sonny Bono recommends Costco

AKcoug

11/20/20 3:57pm

There's a bunch of clearance helmets right now on Sierra in the $50ish range.

CougarTailDevourer

11/20/20 4:25pm

I see some on Sierra that's a good deal... Thanks for the tip!

Borg

11/20/20 7:06pm

No problem! Have fun skiing/snowboarding. 👍

CougarTailDevourer

11/20/20 7:14pm

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