Boots are the most important investment, so make sure that’s covered first. If you are only going to ski about 7-10 days a year, consider trying demo skis (like a high end version of renting) at the resort you’re skiing at since you won’t have to worry about traveling with them, and you can try a variety of different ones for different conditions, feel, etc.
Contributors: Kirsten Texler from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine