SKIING,
SKIING, YOU KNOW IT GETS PRICEY. >> AT STEVENS PASS IT IS
THE LIFT, NOT THE CREW THAT IS
GETTING A FEW PRACTICE RUNS.
>> THIS IS THE LARGEST CAPITAL
INVESTMENT TO STEVENS PASS IN
THE HISTORY OF THE RESORT.
>> A RESORT THAT IS UNDER NEW
OWNERSHIP.
OWNERSHIP. COLORADO BASED VAIL RESORTS TOOK
OVER AND DURING THE OFF SEASON
INSTALLED TWO NEW LIFTS.
EQUIPMENT YOU WILL GET TO RIDE
FOR ROUGHLY $100 A LIFT TICKET
DEPENDING ON WHERE AND WHEN YOU
BUY IT.
BUY IT.
BUY IT. >> DEFINITELY MUCH MORE FUN TO
BE DOING THIS WITH SKIS.
IT IS GOOD TO HAVE SKIS ON AND
BE WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
>> WE COULD BE FRIENDS.
>> COME SNOW THEY HOPE THAT THIS
MULTIMILLION DOLLAR OVERHAUL
WILL DRAW VISITORS IN APART OF
THE COUNTRY THAT HOUSES SIX
MAJOR SKI RESORTS WITH AN DAY'S
DRIVE OF SEATTLE.
>> NOTHING GETS US MORE EXCITED
THAN INTRODUCING NEW PEOPLE.
>> WHAT IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE
FIRST TIMERS?
FIRST TIMERS? WHERE DO YOU START?
>> THAT IS THE PART I REALLY
LOVE IS KNOWING YOU CAN DO IT AS
A FAMILY SPORT FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> MEET TRACEY.
A BUSINESSWOMAN WHO HAS BEEN
GEARING UP PEOPLE FOR NEARLY 40
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, SKI GEAR, HER ADVICE.
DON'T SKIMP ON WATER PROOF
PANTS.
PANTS.
PANTS. FAIR WARNING, IT DOES GET
EXPENSIVE QUICK.
EXPENSIVE QUICK. BE PREPARED FOR DROP ABOUT $150
FOR PANTS, $300 FOR A JACKET.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SKIED IN A DECADE
YOU WILL QUICKLY REALIZE
EVERYONE WEARS A HELMET.
>> HELMETS HAVE BECOME SO
TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED.
TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED. >> JUST DO IT.
ADD BOOTS TO THE MIX AND YOU ARE
LOOKING AT A GOOD $700 FOR A
BRAND NEW LOOK.
YES, THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY BY
ANY DEFINITION.
ANY DEFINITION. AS A FEW LITTLE ONES TO THE MIX
AND EVERYTHING GETS MORE
EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. >> WE THINK SNOWY THOUGHTS.
>> DAD PETER PRESCOTT IS DIVING
INTO USED GEAR FOR HIS TWO
GIRLS.
GIRLS.
GIRLS. >>
GIRLS. >> TOTAL AFTER TAX COMES TO
$261.77.
$261.77.
$261.77. >> HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> BRUCE DIDN'T SKIP ON A HELMET
OR GOGGLES BUT DID SAVE BY GOING
FOR USED BOOTS.
>> MORE THAN I HAD HOPED BUT WE
ARE SAVING QUITE A BIT.
>> BEFORE YOU BUY, REMEMBER THAT
RENTING IS ALWAYS AN OPTION.
THEY OFFER SEASON LONG KID'S
RENTALS FOR ABOUT $170.
YES, THE SPORT CAN GET EXPENSIVE
AND EXPENSIVE QUICK BUT SHE
INSISTS IT IS ALL ABOUT
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> MY KIDS PLAYED A LITTLE BIT
OF SELECT SOCCER.
REALLY ISN'T -- ANYMORE
EXPENSIVE THAN MOST OF THE OTHER
SPORTS THAT PEOPLE ARE INVESTING
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> BACK TO ME AND MY NEW GEAR.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE HILL.
AS WE LEARNED AT STEVENS PASS,
THERE IS NOT QUITE ENOUGH SNOW.
SO, SINCE I LOOK LIKE A
MANNEQUIN, P MIGHT AS WELL FLAY
PART.
PART.
PART. LET'S HOPE FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE,
THE SNOWFALL SOON AND HEAVY THIS
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. BACK TO YOU.
>>I WAS NOT EXPECTING SEBASTIAN
TO
TO
TO DO
TO DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. THAT WAS CLASSIC.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, A LOT OF
THE SKI RESORTS HERE IN OUR AREA
OFFER FREE KID'S SKIING TILL A
SPECIFIC AGE.
SPECIFIC AGE. IF YOU CAN'T BUY USED, I WENT TO
GOODWILL.
GOODWILL.
GOODWILL. I PICKED UP ALL MY KID'S SKI
GEAR.
GEAR.
GEAR. I
GEAR. I SPENT LESS THAN $50 FOR
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. THEN, I WAS ABLE TO GET HAND ME
DOWN SKIS FROM A FRIEND.
YOU CAN FIND DEALS ON
CRAIGSLIST.
CRAIGSLIST. YOU LEFT WITH GEKT UP GETTING UP
THERE
THERE
THERE AND
THERE AND THE PRICE FOR YOU.
THE REALITY SOCCER CAN BE HOW
EXPENSIVE?
EXPENSIVE? >> FROM -- FOR EXAMPLE DEPENDING
WHAT LEVEL OF SOCCER YOU ARE
DOING IT CAN BE FROM $1,000 A
YEAR TO ALMOST $3,000 A YEAR AND
SOFTBALL CAN GET UP TO $4,000.
IT IS CRAZY.
>> THAT IS CRAZY.
>> DEPENDING ON WHAT --
>> WHAT YOU ARE INTO IT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS STICKER
SHOCK.
SHOCK.
SHOCK. >>
SHOCK. >> IT IS A LITTLE -- YEAH, YEAH.
>> ONE MORE TIP IF YOU ARE
THINKING ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED.
I THOUGH SOMETIMES TAKING THE
CLASSES Q.B.
CLASSES Q.B. MORE AFFORDABLE.
MORE AFFORDABLE. THEY WILL USUALLY PROVIDE YOU
WITH THE GEAR SOMETIMES AND THEN
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY IT AND IT
IS PART OF THE CLASS.
>> IF