Ski swap is on for Nov. 1

The Lookout Pass and Silver Mountain volunteer ski patrols are hosting the 16th annual Winter Swap at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 1.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, while children younger than 12 are free with a paying adult. Each paid admission comes with a raffle entry for the grand prize drawings for a season ski or board pass from Lookout Ski Area and Silver Mountain.

Items for sale will include new and used skiing equipment, snowboarding gear, accessories, as well as all types of winter clothing.

Items to be sold must be brought to the fairgrounds from 3-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. All items must be clean and in good condition.

Merchandise is accepted on consignment only, with 25 percent of the selling price withheld at the time of the sale.

Winter Swap organizers are making tags and registration forms available to the public prior to the swap at the Ski Shack in Hayden and Sports Creel in Spokane Valley beginning Oct. 14.

Winter Swap will only take "shaped" alpine and downhill skis on consigment.

Consignees must pick up checks and unsold merchandise at the fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Nov. 3.

In addition to the new and used winter sports gear, there will be a vendor fair building. Several of the ski areas in the region will be present, selling passes and taking photographs for season passes, as well as talking about their improvements for the coming season.

Numerous other booths will have displays of new snow gear from many of the shops in the area, and other items of interest to winter sports enthusiasts.

Lookout Pass and Silver Mountain volunteer ski patrols are made up of members from local communities who are committed to skier safety and to providing first aid care. Most volunteer patrollers donate an average of one day each week throughout the ski season, plus multiple training days to provide first aid on the mountains.

Proceeds from the Winter Swap will be used primarily for patroller training.

Information: www.winterswap.org or email [email protected]