Ski swap 2023 was a huge success thanks to your efforts and shopping. look for a new event in 2024.

Ski Swap is really a ski sale. We have vendors that come in and set up in what was the Spirit Store down by Sams Club. They bring everything you would need for winter from clothes, helmets, goggles, gloves, socks, skis, and boards. Some is new, unsold equipment from the last few years, some is used. All is a great deal. Come shop.

That is half of the sale. The other half is private party sales. If you or your neighbor has anything related to winter, skis, boards, coats, sleds, or what have you, and you want to sell it, this is how it works. Come down Wednesday from noon to 7, Thursday from 10 until 7, or Friday from 10 to 5 and put it in the Swap. We tag the item, log it in a book, and put it out on the floor to see if anyone bites and buys it. If sold, Sky Tavern takes 18% as our fundraiser and you get the rest. Fair warning here. If the skis are too old, we can’t sell them as anything other than art projects. Bindings have a life and once past a certain age, no one will work on them. We have people who know the answer to yes or no if a binding passes this test. Figure about a 10-year lifespan.

We are also going to have a mountain bike section of the swap. This is the first try at this but bring that bike or biking gear down and let’s see if there are buyers out there. The same procedure applies.

Ski Swap is a fundraiser for the program, but it is also how we all get back to working together. 99% of the adults making Sky Tavern happen are parents with kids in the programs. Between school and other sports, a family’s time is pretty well taken up these days. We have always seen that around the first of November, it is Sky’s turn to get Mom and Dad’s "spare time" and come help. One reason why Ski Swap is when it is and why it is so important. It is time for everyone, new and old to come and start working together.