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Annual Ski Swap a Hit

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UAS student Chelsie Harris and her friends camped outside Centennial Hall from midnight to morning to be first in line for Juneau’s annual Ski Swap held on Nov 4.

The cost to get in and potentially leave with a good deal was only two dollars. Everyone who purchased ticket was automatically entered in a drawing sponsored by Eaglecrest for a season’s pass to the mountain. Money raised in the fundraiser went to the Juneau Ski Patrol and the Juneau Ski Club.

The line wrapped around a taped area marked to designate where people were to sit or stand. A main concern of the staff was to pack bodies inside the hall as tight as possible so that less people would have to stand outside in the cold. By 8 a.m., the line was almost past where the tickets were sold at the entrance to the hall. When the doors opened at 10 a.m., Harris was one of the first through.

There were skis and snowboards for sale at varying prices and an assortment of accessories, including boots and bindings. Items sold at the swap were gathered from local residents and companies around the area and brought from Anchorage to be sold.

Harris said she lined up for the swap hoping to get a hat, but she came out with a snowboard.

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