Ski Area Rental and
Accessories Buying Program -
for 2012. The power of working together for better equipment, service and pricing through our regional and state associations.
Ski Area Members - click here to log into the Special Member Offers from these great suppliers, test reports and more ... |
Buy from these great supplier companies that support member ski areas and the grow-the-sports programs of our regional and state associations. They participate in the program that rewards member areas with great products, great pricing, great service, and association support.
News: Nordica has joined SARA-BP as a supplier company and will offer both hardgoods and accessories to our members.
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SARA-BP is a cooperative regional associations' program with these participating associations:
- the Midwest Ski Areas Association,
- the Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association,
- the Idaho Ski Areas Association
- the Southeast Ski Areas Association,
- the Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association,
- Ski Areas of New York,
- the Ski Maine Association,
- the Ski New Hampshire Association
- and our combined 245 member ski areas across the USA
Your ski area's state or regional association benefits, just as your ski area does, when you participate in this program. The associations use part of their funding to support the January Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month Promotion!
Individual ski areas (not part of one of the above associations) may also participate, please contact us for details at: sara-program@usa.net.
Plan to attend a rep show in your area. See the schedule below, or go to www.usra.info for details:
RENTAL AND ACCESSORY SUPPLIERS: we value your assistance and participation. Please read the information in the section links shown at the left. Thank you.
The Ski Area Rental and Accessories Buying Program (SARA-BP) was formed to help member ski areas:
- Obtain rental ski and snowboard equipment that is much more durable under rental conditions than the rental skis that began to be offered when shaped skis first came to market.
- Offer pricing to all buyers that is consistently as good a price as the biggest group rental buyers receive when they place fleet orders.
- Support our regional and state associations efforts to grow the sport with additional funding and better rental products that help new skiers and riders ahve better experiences.
... and to help make working with ski area rental and accessory buyers easier for our suppliers!
Working with our suppliers, SARA-BP has successfully reduced the rental equipment durability issues significantly. The rental ski and snowboard equipment market offers much more durable equipment that has far fewer issues than when cap ski construction was first introduced along with shaped skis.
The Ski Area Rentals and Accessories Buying Program continues to monitor the durability of skis, snowboards, bindings, boots and ski poles through its Equipment Test Program. The equipment is placed in their rental shops and they try to rent it as frequently as possible. The rental equipment is tracked and monitored by the test rental shops in order to determine: Durability, Rental Efficiencies, and Customer Satisfaction.
If your ski area is a member of one of the regional ski area associations listed above, you need a password to log in to view offers from our suppliers. Please E-mail or call your regional association office, or E-mail sara-program@usa.net and ask for your user name and password.
Rep Show Calendar - go to www.usra.info for more details
2011-2012 US Reps Association Show Calendar
D E C E M B E R Dec. 4 EWSRA Rep Move-in Parsippany, NJ Dec. 5 - 7 EWSRA December Market Parsippany, NJ Dec. 5 - 7 EORA December Market Parsippany, NJ Dec. 5 - 7 EORA December Market Ashville, NC Dec. 5 - 7 MRA December Market Lansing, MI Dec. 5 - 8 EORA/NEWSR Winter Market Boxborough, MA Dec. 13 - 14 EORA Lake Placid Market Lake Placid, NY J A N U A R Y Jan. 4 - 6 MWSRA 2012 Early Show Madison, WI Jan. 4 - 6 WWSRA Rocky Mountain Preview Denver, CO Jan. 7 EWSRA/NEWSR Rep Move-in Atlantic City, NJ Jan. 8 - 11 EWSRA/NEWSR Winter Sports Mart Atlantic City, NJ Jan. 9 - 12 NEWSR January Show Manchester, NH Jan. 9 - 12 WWSRA North California Preview Sacramento, CA Jan. 9 - 12 WWSRA Northwest Preview Portland, OR Jan. 10 - 12 WWSRA Intermountain Preview Salt Lake City, UT Jan. 12 - 14 Surf Expo Board Sports & Resort Wear Orlando, FL Jan. 13 - 16 NBS Winter Specialty Denver, CO Jan. 16 - 18 WWSRA Southern California Preview Costa Mesa, CA Jan. 19 - 22 OR Outdoor Retailer Winter SLC, UT Jan. 24 - 25 SSL/SMC Buying Groups Denver, CO Jan. 26 - 29 SIA Snow Show Denver, CO Jan. 30 - 31 SIA/WWSRA On Snow Demo Winter Park, CO Jan. 30 - 31 WWSRA WWSRA/SIA National Demo Winter Park, CO F E B R U A R Y Feb. 3 - 6 NBS Spring Market Ft. Worth, TX Feb. 5 - 7 EORA SE Regional Market Greenville, SC Feb. 6 EWSRA Rep Move-in Stratton Mtn., VT. Feb. 6 - 7 WWSRA Northern California Demo Tahoe City, CA Feb. 6 - 9 MRA On Hill Demo and Winter Market Boyne Mountain, MI Feb. 7 - 8 WWSRA Northwest Demo Wenatchee, WA Feb. 7 - 9 EWSRA On Snow Demo Stratton Mtn., VT. Feb. 7 - 9 NEWSR On Snow Demo Stratton, VT Feb. 8 - 9 WWSRA Southern California Demo Mammoth Lakes, CA Feb. 13 - 15 MAGIC Fashion Las Vegas, NV Feb. 13 - 16 NEWSR Winter Sports Show Providence, RI Feb. 14 - 16 MWSRA Show Madison, WI Feb. 15 - 16 WWSRA Intermountain Demo Huntsville, UT Feb. 15 - 18 Sports Inc Outdoor Sporting Goods Phoenix, AZ Feb. 22 - 23 WWSRA Intermountain Winter Market Salt Lake City, UT Feb. 22 - 23 WWSRA Northweat Winter Market Seattle, WA Feb. 22 - 23 WWSRA Southern California Winter Market Costa Mesa, CA Feb. 27 EWSRA Rep Move-in Edison, NJ Feb. 28 - Mar. 1 EWSRA Winter Sports Expo Edison, NJ M A R C H Mar. 1 EWSRA Winter Sports Expo Edison, NJ Mar. 5 - 6 SWRA On Snow Demo Snowshoe, WV Mar. 6 - 8 WWSRA Rocky Mountain Winter Market Denver, CO Mar. 6 - 8 WWSRA Northern California Active Sports Market Reno, NV Mar. 12 - 15 NEWSR Winter Sports Expo Manchester, NH Each USRA rep association produces its own regional trade shows. USRA speaks with one voice on national and regional industry issues directly affecting the sales rep.