SkiTrucks stuff is mostly packages for new and used. It's hard to compare prices for what they are offering, but if you're shopping with a budget, this is a good approach. They have a trade back program for kid stuff. They also have discount lift  tickets for Salt Lake resorts. Skiershop has Dan Egan (famous extreme/movie skier) as one of the partners. They've got lots of real equipment, with real prices. Email for Q&A is a nice touch. Gear Direct and Al's ski barn keep getting better. Gear Direct has tons of stuff for sale in addition to skis and snowboards. Register a profile and save 5%! They've got the big brands you know and love. This year's closeout discounts are 33% on last years gear. They have snowboards from Sims, Palmer, Ride, K2 and more. BuySkis is now the same as GearDirect. Al's ski barn has the big names in skis (e.g. Atomic, Dynastar, Rossignol, K2, Volkl. They've got the Volkl 6 star. They're snowboard selection has improved. They have 1 Burton board, Palmer, Elan, K2, Rossi, Solomon and Volkl  boards on sale. OrderSkis.com (formerly Ski&Golf Liquidators in Rockville, MD) buys inventory from ski shops that are closing. Sometimes they have exceptional discounts, sometimes their web prices are so-so. If you call them you may be able to bargain. They currently have Atomic, K2 and Salomon skis. Altrec has got some decent discounts.  Ski and Snowboard house has the big names in skis and a good mix of boards at modest discounts. TheSportsAuthority.com - has a limited amount of skis (Solomon) and snowboards (Liquid) and a ton of accessories. Live to play has some good deals on a few skis and snowboards (Skis=Dynastar+Fischer, Boards= Solomon). Peter Glenn is a "outdoor adventure" chain. They have a good selection of brand name skis, boards and clothing. BackCountry has a full line of skis and boards. They also have an associated site: steep and cheap that has 1 day only deals. SnowandRock is a nice UK site that has skis and boards. Wiredsport has brand name skis and mostly noname boards but they do have Sims boards and Flow bindings. Slope Shop has brand name skis and Rossi boards. Galactic has some new and a few used skis and boards. Snowandski is pretty lame, but they do have name brand skis and boards and some sale prices. Ski-depot has brand name skis (Stockli, Elan, Fischer, Atomic, K2, Head) and sale prices on last year's gear. Equinox Outfitters has an Ebay store with good prices on kids skis. Suburban Sports has a rep that posts on Epicski.com. They carry Elan, Atomic, Rossi, Fisher and more skis; and Rossi/Roxy, Nitro and Head/Palmer boards.

Snowboard online stores include: Check out this site for 85,000+ snowboarding items from 30 web sites! ShorelineofTahoe has a cool site, a ton of different brands and some cool prices too! Colorado Boarder - buy from guys who ride ... and have a nice site. Dogfunk has Burton gear! SurfSkateSnow has info on tons of boards, but the buy links point mostly to Amazon as far as I can tell.  SFO Snow has a good selection of K2, Santa Cruz, Salomon, Sims, Libtech. You'll like shopping here. Complete Snowboard Packages from $199 at the-house.com Their paper catalog is better than their site, but they've got K2 and Winterstick boards, plus many others.  The Board Zone now only shipd from Canada, eh?. Bomber has carving equipment, and carving articles and photo's (editor's note: Bomber is a Hall of Lame graduate - great job guys!). SnowboardDepot is new and has some REAL CHEAP deals and one closeout Burton board (also deals on snow blades). Al's Ski Barn has some good deals on Solomon and Volkl.  Gear Direct has K2, Palmer and Ride among others. Fogdog has good buyer's guides and has improved from last year. Mostly no name stuff, but good discounts.   Eternal Snow is online, but they have more stuff in their paper catalog. Altrec's board selection was thin in July (Solomon). Zumiez's site is all tricked up with flash, but aside from having Santa Cruz boards the selection is kinda limited. TDC Boardshop has Ride boards.  Fusion is yet another shop (don't bother yet - it looks like they are getting ready for the season 9/19/02). Snow and Water Sports has an ebay store with a few Ride and K2 boards. Skiershop has Head snowboards. BoardsforLess.com has $99 snowboards! Northern Wave is a new site that's growing. They have Option boards and Drake bindings. Ride boards look like they are coming soon. Check out their cool sunglasses and goggles too! GetBoards specializes in snowboards and twin tip skis for freeriders and promises low prices. Snowbunny has snowboard gear for girls! Jay's Boardshop has Nidecker boards. CCS is a skateboard site that has some board gear (DC, Forum, Burton, Rome).