Its snow season soon, and even if it was spring, there is always something for us outdoor achievers to do. No matter what the weather we find ways to get outdoors and enjoy - it sure beats sitting at your computer writing articles. So this is an article about how to stop writing articles and get outdoors and enjoy the Alpine ski conditions around the country. Only one snag.

Money. Yes outdoor adventures can cost a pocket full of cash. So I want to describe a simple technique I have found for finding bargains in all sorts of out-door stuff. I will use the example here of Alpine ski equipment, but you can apply everything you learn to all sorts of outdoors equipment. The best place to find a valuation for new and used equipment is on eBay. Very few people know how to search for completed listings on eBay. Completed listings tells you how much something sold for and you are able to obtain a two week history. Let me lead you through an example.

Visit eBay.com or use the handy links in this article to jump directly to the information. Notice on the eBay site in a few prominent places is a search box. Type in 'K2 Apache Outlaw' in the search box, but leave it on all categories. Now you will get returned a lot of K2 ski's. Try set your search order to sort by the highest price, by clicking on he Price heading. That will filter a lot of accessory pieces out.

So how do you establish what was paid previously for Apache Outlaw K2 ski is?

Take a look at the left yellow section and find the check box completed listings , check it and click on the Show Items button. Now you will be asked to log in with your eBay user id, or to register as a new eBay user. After all eBay is about to give you some very handy information so it wants something in return. Registering a basic user on eBay is not difficult, here is a handy link to get you started http://ebay.bargainsfoundby.us , and here is a bookmarked link that will take you directly into completed listing for Alpine ski's, then you can easily change the search word, http://outdoor.bargainsfoundby.us . Remember to get registered first!

So once registered input your user id and password. Now you will get returned what K2 ski's sold in the last fortnight. Take a look at the Price column and notice it has been reset to show the lowest to highest prices. Again click on this to change the sort order. Now notice how the Prices are listed in red and green. Red means it never sold and green means it sold.

You can also find some useful information on the latest outdoor equipment bargains at the site http://outdoor.bargainsby.us which has the same sort of information plus many other bargains and comparison pricing from other major sites all in one place. The purpose of this article was to show you how to establish the current value of ski's, whether you are planning to make a purchase or for insurance purpose, this will come in handy.