It’s hard to predict when that first snowfall will arrive. For many, winter is the best season with an abundance of winter sports. Don’t worry about digging out those mittens, gloves and puffy coats or trying to repair those bindings, get new ones (or new to you)! The Skyliners Ski Swap is right around the corner on Saturday, Oct. 11. Put on by the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation (MBSEF), the annual event is the best time to get new and used skis, snowboards, boots, apparel and other winter accessories for a bargain. If you want to clean out your closets, the deadline to register gear for sale is Saturday, Oct. 6. MBSEF gets a 25% commission on all items sold.
Outside the sale area at the Pavilion, MBSEF will host a Winter Expo with Crux Fermentation Project, Mountain Burger, Morsel Maven and other local businesses and organizations. Live music will also begin after 1pm with Awkward Silence, a youth ensemble followed by Almost, a Bend cover band.
A pre-sale event and party will also be held the night of Friday, Oct. 10, offering an early-bird opportunity to gobble up killer deals. Crux will also offer a complimentary beverage for the first 300 attendees that night. While the main sale on Saturday is free, tickets are needed to attend the Friday night pre-sale event.
The ski swap is MBSEF’s largest fundraiser each year with proceeds supporting local youth athletes in alpine, Nordic, freestyle and cycling programs. The nonprofit started in Bend in 1986. It’s root organization, for which the ski swap is named, Skyliners Ski Club, originated in Central Oregon in 1927 with three Norwegians and one Swede.
This article appears in the Source October 2, 2025.
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