{"id":45356,"date":"2024-07-23T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.de\/magazin\/?p=45356"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:35:50","slug":"what-to-do-with-old-skis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/equipment\/what-to-do-with-old-skis\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I do with old skis and snowboards?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Every winter sports enthusiast dreams of having their own equipment that is optimally suited to their own body and level and that makes it easy to spontaneously explore the nearest ski slopes for a weekend. Unfortunately, skis, snowboards, the appropriate boots and poles all get old at some point and need to be replaced with new equipment. But what should one do with the old equipment that might even still be good? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SnowTrex<\/a> knows four ways to prevent throwing away ski and snowboard equipment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"tt-post-image-wrapper tt-post-image-wrapper-full\">\n            <div class=\"tt-image-copyright-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wrapped=\"true\" class=\"wp-image-47132 size-Artikelbild_gro\u00df\" title=\"What do I do with old skis and snowboards?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-729x486.jpg\" alt=\"What do I do with old skis and snowboards?\" width=\"729\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-729x486.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-468x312.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-552x368.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-276x184.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-234x156.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-192x128.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS15804_shutterstock_763308613-hsc.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1009px) 729px, (min-width: 819px) 594px, (min-width: 569px) 729px, (min-width: 449px) 468px, 348px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tt-image-copyright\" data-image-id=\"47132\">\u00a9 Aleksandra Suzi\/shutterstock.de<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"tt-post-caption\">What do I do with old skis and snowboards?<\/div>\n         <\/div > \n<div class=\"tt-table-of-content\">\n                <span class=\"tt-icon-circle-up tt-table-of-content-button\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tt-table-of-content-caption\">\n                    Index\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"tt-table-of-content-body\">\n                    <a href=\"#selling:-finding-new-owners-for-those-old-piste-favourites\"><span class=\"layer-0\">Selling: Finding new owners for those old piste favourites<\/span><\/a><a href=\"#giving-away:-making-others-happy\"><span class=\"layer-0\">Giving away: Making others happy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"#recycling:-turning-old-into-new\"><span class=\"layer-0\">Recycling: Turning old into new<\/span><\/a><a href=\"#decorating:-embellishing-your-own-home\"><span class=\"layer-0\">Decorating: Embellishing your own home<\/span><\/a><a href=\"#faq's-about-old-skis-and-snowboards\"><span class=\"layer-0\">FAQ&#8217;s about old skis and snowboards<\/span><\/a>\n                 <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"selling:-finding-new-owners-for-those-old-piste-favourites\">Selling: Finding new owners for those old piste favourites<\/h2>\n<p>The option that probably pops into most people&#8217;s heads first is to find a new owner for their old favourites. Nowadays, you don&#8217;t have to visit flea markets or ski bazaars to do this. Although these are still very good options, you can also simply use the internet and put your equipment on Ebay and the like and wait for someone to get in touch for whom your junk is their treasure. It&#8217;s the best way to get rid of your old equipment while earning some money at the same time, which you can invest in your next pair of skis or snowboard.<\/p>\n<p>Some ski shops even offer to take old equipment upon purchase of new equipment and either recycle it or dispose of it for their customers. This way, you don&#8217;t have to take care of it yourself and can get straight to work on your new sporty purchase.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"giving-away:-making-others-happy\">Giving away: Making others happy<\/h2>\n<p>What should you do if your old equipment is still good, but you have already fallen in love with new skis or a new snowboard? Throw them away and then have a guilty conscience? Or would you rather make someone else happy?<\/p>\n<div class=\"tt-post-image-wrapper tt-post-image-wrapper-full\">\n            <div class=\"tt-image-copyright-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wrapped=\"true\" class=\"wp-image-47133 size-Artikelbild_gro\u00df\" title=\"There is always a place for a pair of skis under the Christmas tree.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-729x486.jpg\" alt=\"There is always a place for a pair of skis under the Christmas tree.\" width=\"729\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-729x486.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-468x312.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-552x368.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-276x184.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-234x156.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-192x128.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2022\/06\/RS14768_bruno-martins-433880-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1009px) 729px, (min-width: 819px) 594px, (min-width: 569px) 729px, (min-width: 449px) 468px, 348px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tt-image-copyright\" data-image-id=\"47133\">\u00a9 Bruno Martins | Unsplash<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"tt-post-caption\">There is always a special place for a pair of skis under the Christmas tree.<\/div>\n         <\/div > \n<p>Many opt for the latter and take advantage of the favourable situation to give away their equipment at Christmas, for example. Whether within the family, like from one sibling to another, from mother to daughter, from uncle to nephew, or within the circle of friends &#8211; the winter gift usually brings a lot of joy. In addition, by giving ski or snowboard equipment as a gift, you can also pass on your own fascination for winter sports to friends, creating a new shared hobby.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"recycling:-turning-old-into-new\">Recycling: Turning old into new<\/h2>\n<p>A very sustainable, style-conscious and also modern method that winter sports fans opt for is to repurpose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/equipment\/gift-ideas\/\">old equipment into furniture or other everyday objects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you can turn individual skis or snowboards into any kind of furnishing item such as picture frames, wine racks or ceiling lamps. If you have accumulated more ski equipment over the past decades, you can also upcycle it into large pieces of furniture such as benches, chairs, tables, stools or shelves.<\/p>\n<p>And if friends and family also have old skis and snowboards to spare, the material can even be enough for a colourful fence, where every single slat can tell at least one exciting ski story.<\/p>\n<p>With innovative ideas and a little craftsmanship, you can repurpose and reinvent everything you once used on the pistes. Together with old skis, bindings become coat hooks and stylish bottle openers, short fun carvers become firewood racks and helmets become new lampshades.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, the processed pieces don&#8217;t necessarily have to have a wintry style in the end. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/equipment\/ski-poles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ski poles<\/a>, for example, can be turned into lamp stands that, sprayed with a little paint, often give no hint at all of their unusual origins.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"decorating:-embellishing-your-own-home\">Decorating: Embellishing your own home<\/h2>\n<p>Those who found their last skis, snowboard or even poles particularly beautiful can also use them to decorate their home.<\/p>\n<p>Unprocessed wooden skis from grandparents, for example, look good when mounted decoratively on walls. The same works with colourful and more modern ski boards, which can add a little more colour to your walls at home.<\/p>\n<p>And outdoors as well, for example in the garden, the alpine ski slope companions make for decorative eye-catchers. Fortunately, you don&#8217;t have to worry about the weather resistance of your decoration in this case. You can repurpose them and use them as you wish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tt-post-image-wrapper tt-post-image-wrapper-full\">\n            <div class=\"tt-image-copyright-container\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-wrapped=\"true\" class=\"wp-image-6943 size-Artikelbild_gro\u00df\" title=\"Ski decorations are particularly suitable for houses with wooden elements.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-729x486.jpg\" alt=\"Ski decorations are particularly suitable for houses with wooden elements.\" width=\"729\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-729x487.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-468x312.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-999x666.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-645x430.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-552x368.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-276x184.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-234x156.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-192x128.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/files\/2020\/05\/RS4129_shutterstock_130204013-scr.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1009px) 729px, (min-width: 819px) 594px, (min-width: 569px) 729px, (min-width: 449px) 468px, 348px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tt-image-copyright\" data-image-id=\"6943\">\u00a9 CHRISTIAN DE ARAUJO\/shutterstock.de<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"tt-post-caption\">Ski decorations are particularly suitable for houses with wooden elements.<\/div>\n         <\/div > \n<p>One way to make them blend in with nature and look less harsh, for example, is to make flower pots or cut sticks out of your old ski boots. Attached to a wooden board or a ski, this creates a wind chime into which the air current blows, creating pleasant sounds.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq's-about-old-skis-and-snowboards\">FAQ&#8217;s about old skis and snowboards<\/h2>\n<h3>What can I do with old skis and snowboards?<\/h3>\n<p>Old ski equipment can be used in many ways if it is no longer suitable for you. For example, it can be sold or given away to others as a gift. Or it can be repurposed as a piece of furniture or decoration.<\/p>\n<h3>When can I still sell or give away my old ski equipment?<\/h3>\n<p>The condition of skis and snowboards depends on many different factors. Therefore, there are no fixed standards that say whether the equipment is still piste-worthy or not. However, in order to get information about the condition of the equipment, it can help to have it checked in a sports shop. This usually tells you whether the equipment can be sold or given away with a clear conscience.<\/p>\n<h3>Where can I find inspiration for upcycling my ski equipment?<\/h3>\n<p>If you need inspiration to decide what to make out of the old ski materials or need even more pictorial input, you can type in terms like \u201cski decor\u201d or \u201cski furniture\u201d into any search engine and be motivated by lots of good ideas as a result.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to find old skis?<\/h3>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have any skis yourself or not enough to build a bench, for example, you can ask family and friends if they happen to have some old skis in the cellar. Otherwise, creative ski fans can also turn to ski hire shops and save old equipment from the trash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every winter sports enthusiast dreams of having their own equipment that is optimally suited to their own body and level and that makes it easy to spontaneously explore the nearest ski slopes for a weekend. Unfortunately, skis, snowboards, the appropriate boots and poles all get old at some point and need to be replaced with new equipment. But what to do with the old equipment that might even still be good? 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