Now on sale through the holidays - Dealer’s new Pintail Longboard Complete is 100% Canadian maple, paired together with Dealer Artillery 180mm trucks, Kryptonik 68mm wheels, Kryptonik Abec-5 bearings, and 85a bushings. An excellent bargain at $69.95! If you didn’t know already, Ski Pro offers free shipping on all orders over $50.

Customer Review:

“I originally purchased this longboard for transportation to and from school with no expectations other than skating from my doorstep to class and back. I must admit after riding one of Dealer’s longboard for a month, I’m very pressed with the way it rides and its overall durability. Not to mention the fact that I purchased it for half the price!”

-Ryan Fruge’ (Tempe, AZ, ASU Student)

Spyder has become the largest ski specialty brand in the world. The superior styling, high tech materials and quality manufacturing are only part of this success story. Every Spyder jacket embodies the spirit of high performance skiing, that all of us who enjoy the sport can relate to. So when it is time to buy a new ski jacket, it is time to look at what the world leader in skiwear has to offer.

Check out some of last years models that are on sale for up to 50% off. These Spyder Jackets represent a significant value!

Click on the individual styles listed below or click here to see all men’s Spyder jackets:

Spyder Men’s Jacket Department

Spyder Men’s Alta Convertible Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Andermatt Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Deluge System Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Evade System Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Invader Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Leader Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Rival Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Titan Convertible Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Defender Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Grind Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Iron Horse Jacket/Vest 08-09

Spyder Men’s Old Freddie Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s USA Team Down Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s USA Team Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Vanish System Jacket 08-09

Spyder Men’s Zermatt Jacket 08-09

Short video about the health benefits of tea. Well worth watching.

This video has been submitted as part of  The Calm-A-Sutra of Tea scholarship award program.

Click below to view the video.

Tea for Two

Bargains and more bargains, that’s the name of the game at the Avalanche Sale. For over 25 years The Avalanche Sale has been giving skiers and snowboarders alike a chance to score some great deals on equipment, clothing and accessories. Buyers for the Avalanche Sale search high and low for special deals on closeout, overstock and quantity buys on the best merchandise direct from the manufacturers. With bargains by the truckload it is no wonder that thousands of people every year keep coming back to the Avalanche Sale.

This year the Avalanche Ski and Snowboard Sale will kick off the season with a stop in Seattle to give skiers and snowboarders there first shot at the kind of bargains only the Avalanche Sale can deliver.

Avalanche Ski and Snowboard Sale Seattle

Meydenbauer Center Bellevue

September 4 through 7 2009

What is the Avalanche Sale? Video.

If you have had a problem with your toe strap adjustment lock levers on the 08/09 Ride EX or VXn snowboard bindings, they may be defective. If the adjustment levers have come off the strap or if they seem to be too loose you can bring them into any of our three Ski Pro locations here in Phoenix and we can install the replacement parts, or if you are far, far away give us a call or send us an email and we can mail out the replacement parts to you.

Email: skipro@skipro.com

Phone: 480-962-6910

Check out the Dealer Snowboard Blog about these Ride snowboard bindings

Get a great deal on Ride Snowboard Bindings at http://www.skipro.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=270&Vendor=21

Every year Ride Snowboards continues to improve the technology in their boards without hiking up the price.  New to the Ride line this year is the Machete.  This board is loaded with all the new technology including radial blendz side cut, slime wall, and lowrize technology.  It is set up with a centered stance and a twin flex.  The Ride Machete is the ultimate freestyle board.  The board is loaded and retail for $409.95. 

Ride Snowboards

Ride Machete Snowboard blog on dealersnowboards

Ride Snowboards available at dealersnowboards.com

Ride Snowboards available at SkiPro.com

Ride Contraband binding blog

Ride Contraband binding available at dealersnowboards.com

OK, ok, ok.  I know how much we all love the snow and how difficult it really is to last throughout the summer, especially in the Southwest, yikes!  Once more Ski Pro and Dealer Skate can now provide you another option to beat the heat and keep those snow legs working until a better means of sliding sideways makes itself available. 

Here’s the scoop – last year Never Summer Snowboards began manufacturing their very own skate decks, offering Never Summer Longboards as complete setups in a variety of sizes and riding styles.  This year they are producing an even better array of longboards.  Amazingly, Never Summer gives their skates the same 3 year warranty they slap on their snowboards!  These things are indestructible!  Each model comes equipped with P-Tex tip and tail protectors built directly into the board edge so no more fears of running into curbs or pillars when mobbing garages.  Outfitted with Paris trucks and several wheel options, Never Summer longboards are smooth yet responsive, consistent but forgiving, and most importantly, FUN.

Now for the good stuff . . . Never Summer was kind enough to provide us with three decks, an Eclipse pintail, a Descent twin-tip flex deck, and a Heist drop-thru flex deck just for your riding pleasure.  They are so confident that once you make one swooping kick on any of these boards, you WILL purchase one.  In turn, Ski Pro is currently offering a two day demo rental for ONLY $10!!!  Additionally, you can apply the cost of your rental (up to $20) towards the purchase of any Never Summer complete in the store!  With Never Summer you truly get what you pay for and just like their snowboards, these decks are worth every penny.  So get out there and start making turns.  Trust me, it makes the heat, and the wait, that much easier to bear . . .

(** $75 deposit required in the form of a credit card or personal check with ID.  No Cash! And you must be at least 18)

New for 2010 is the K2 Parkstar Snowboard, a subtle variation of the tried-and-true k2 Darkstar Snowboard.  The two are alike in every regard but one, Jib Rocker vs. Camber. With the new K2 Jib Rocker construction added to this board K2 delivers a super potent snowboard that will put a grin on almost any rider.

For more info about the K2 Parkstar check out the dealersnowboards blog

Save big on a last years K2 Darkstar snowboard at:

08/09 K2 Darkstar snowboard at  dealersnowboards.com

08/09 K2 Darkstar wide snowboard at  dealersnowboards.com

08/09 K2 Darkstar snowboard at  SkiPro.com

08/09 K2 Darkstar Wide snowboard at  SkiPro.com