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Is the lumber cost spike making ski prices go up?

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weastcoat
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Idk whatchall think?
May 5 2021 3:04AM
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yavone
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weastcoastIdk whatchall think?


i dont think so, at least not for big companies
May 5 2021 7:26AM
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Skiglizzy659
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Might have more to do with the us government handing out money to everyone while printing it out of their ass as fast as possible causing inflation that is about to hit us but that’s just my thoughts I’m no genius
May 5 2021 7:41AM
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switchlip2
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COVID causes prices to rise in general, we are lucky to be getting new skis in the first place. Look at the car industry rn
May 5 2021 7:52AM
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CatdickBojangles
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Julian0COVID causes prices to rise in general, we are lucky to be getting new skis in the first place. Look at the car industry rn


Just bought a new truck and it was insane how few cars are on lots right now. Its gotten to the point where dealerships are paying out the ass for trades just to have vehicles in stock. There is massive chip shortage that is hurting just about every industry right now too.
May 5 2021 7:57AM
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PsychicMigration
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Im not sure I seem to have no shortage of wood personally.
May 5 2021 8:15AM
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WoFlowz
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Wait till you hear about the bike industry
May 5 2021 9:11AM
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MaimHelp
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WoFlowzWait till you hear about the bike industry


It’s pissing me off bad. I’m stuck with an entry level hard tail cause I can’t find any nicer trail bikes for good deals like I was before covid
May 5 2021 9:12AM
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ski_salmon69
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MaimHelpIt’s pissing me off bad. I’m stuck with an entry level hard tail cause I can’t find any nicer trail bikes for good deals like I was before covid


your best bet is to buy used but even that is difficult because bikes are so in demand so people think they can jack up the price way high
May 5 2021 9:15AM
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switchlip2
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WoFlowzWait till you hear about the bike industry


Thankfully I already have a enduro and DH bike. To anyone looking for a new bike it’ll be about a year. Pink bike is ur best bet
May 5 2021 9:16AM
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MaimHelp
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ski_salmon69your best bet is to buy used but even that is difficult because bikes are so in demand so people think they can jack up the price way high


Facebook marketplace and everywhere with used is so inflated
May 5 2021 9:19AM
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WoFlowz
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MaimHelpIt’s pissing me off bad. I’m stuck with an entry level hard tail cause I can’t find any nicer trail bikes for good deals like I was before covid


Best to buy used but the polygon vander is a great budget trail bike and it’s available rn
May 5 2021 9:24AM
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switchlip2
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WoFlowzBest to buy used but the polygon vander is a great budget trail bike and it’s available rn


130 travel makes me want to kms tho
May 5 2021 9:32AM
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WoFlowz
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Julian0130 travel makes me want to kms tho


Meh IMO I’d rather have less than more. More poppy and playful. But to each their own. Atleast it’s available rn and not back ordered till next summer. I was just tryna give you an affordable available recommendation
May 5 2021 9:38AM
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switchlip2
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WoFlowzMeh IMO I’d rather have less than more. More poppy and playful. But to each their own. Atleast it’s available rn and not back ordered till next summer. I was just tryna give you an affordable available recommendation


True my friend bought a giant glory a decent amount of months and he isn’t getting it till NOVEMBER. Right when bike season ends lmfao
May 5 2021 9:43AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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That explains why every Subaru dealership I’ve ever had a service at is spamming me about trading in my car
CatdickBojanglesJust bought a new truck and it was insane how few cars are on lots right now. Its gotten to the point where dealerships are paying out the ass for trades just to have vehicles in stock. There is massive chip shortage that is hurting just about every industry right now too.
May 5 2021 9:44AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I think it depends if we’re talking American made or not. Lumber might not be as expensive in China, Japan, Austria, Sweden, etc. Idk though. No idea about it. I just know that home builders are having trouble with it!
May 5 2021 9:45AM
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r00kie
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Skiglizzy659Might have more to do with the us government handing out money to everyone while printing it out of their ass as fast as possible causing inflation that is about to hit us but that’s just my thoughts I’m no genius


Part of it for sure, but also far from the only factor. Costs of goods is certaiy increasing though and the inflationary economic policies we have seen for many years (not just covid era) will continue to screw the lower and middle class.
May 5 2021 9:52AM
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Proboscis
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We also have a chicken wing shortage last week I bought a bag of chicken wings to cook and when I opened the bag it was just fat chicken drumsticks. I was disappointed.
May 5 2021 10:21AM
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CatdickBojangles
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BradFiAusNzCoCaThat explains why every Subaru dealership I’ve ever had a service at is spamming me about trading in my car


Lmao I was getting those too. Traded my Subaru quick after seeing the actual offers. It’s insane.
May 5 2021 11:12AM
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bbw.enthusiast
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Skiglizzy659Might have more to do with the us government handing out money to everyone while printing it out of their ass as fast as possible causing inflation that is about to hit us but that’s just my thoughts I’m no genius


homie getting downvoted but hes right, fed is printing out its ass and praying that it works out in the end. when history clearly shows it wont.
May 5 2021 11:23AM
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iggyskier
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It isn't limited to lumber and materials. Consumables, PPE, freight & ground shipping - in addition to basically every material - are seeing price spikes. Most thus far have been in the about 8-15% range, but certain consumables like latex gloves are up over 150% in the past year, importing anything into the US is a fucking mess with huge price increases & massive delays due to very limited sea capacity (particular anything coming out of Asia), domestic ground shipping is all up substantially (so everyone who offers free shipping saw their costs increase significantly), and who knows when it will slow down.

We've been working on a new dust collection system and just the ducting alone had a 20% price bump around the start of the year and we were just told to expect another similar increase next week. If that sort of pacing continues...ek.

The supply chain remains drastically fucked.
May 5 2021 4:28PM
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SofaKingSick
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lilpremehomie getting downvoted but hes right, fed is printing out its ass and praying that it works out in the end. when history clearly shows it wont.


he's not right though, he said it has "more to do with" inflation and that's incorrect, it's the supply chain issues going on for the past year. you don't need to find a way to inject your political beliefs and rants into this
May 5 2021 4:50PM
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Skiglizzy659
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SofaKingSickhe's not right though, he said it has "more to do with" inflation and that's incorrect, it's the supply chain issues going on for the past year. you don't need to find a way to inject your political beliefs and rants into this


I agree it also has to do with supply chain issues but those don’t have a huge effect on ski resorts. Although resorts do have some inputs to buy, most of their expenses are salaries, advertising and snowmaking/electricity which have very little correlation with the supply chain since they are not actually buying anything. Our government is printing more money than it has ever before and for those of us who don’t understand economics when there are more dollars out there, the ones you currently have are now worth less so prices increase in the future in order to make up for the loss in value of the dollar. Supply chain issues increase costs right now but inflation increases costs in the future which is what the issue is. Don’t want to be political about this more just interested in how finance and economics ties back to the ski industry.
May 5 2021 5:14PM
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hi_vis360
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Skiglizzy659I agree it also has to do with supply chain issues but those don’t have a huge effect on ski resorts. Although resorts do have some inputs to buy, most of their expenses are salaries, advertising and snowmaking/electricity which have very little correlation with the supply chain since they are not actually buying anything. Our government is printing more money than it has ever before and for those of us who don’t understand economics when there are more dollars out there, the ones you currently have are now worth less so prices increase in the future in order to make up for the loss in value of the dollar. Supply chain issues increase costs right now but inflation increases costs in the future which is what the issue is. Don’t want to be political about this more just interested in how finance and economics ties back to the ski industry.


I'm pretty sure we are talking about ski manufacturing here, not ski resorts

I think your view of how inflation works is overly simplified, a lot of the inflation we will see isn't because of the fed printing money. That might be a part of it, but this isn't Venezuela. Most of what we are seeing is because supply chains have gotten fucked up so there isn't enough supply to meet demand. Not enough goods and lots of people have been saving money during the pandemic, so the price on goods rises. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand-pull_inflation

a lot of inflation is just caused by people expecting it to happen. businesses see their neighbor raise prices, so they do the same, so on and so on
May 5 2021 5:36PM
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Brayblade
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Skiglizzy659Might have more to do with the us government handing out money to everyone while printing it out of their ass as fast as possible causing inflation that is about to hit us but that’s just my thoughts I’m no genius


There’s a wood shortage because the US gets a lot of its lumber from Canada. Trade has been slowed because of Covid and Canada has had more lockdowns than the US so there’s less lumber to ship when they are able to trade. Doesn’t really have anything to do with stimulus checks or inflation
May 5 2021 10:18PM
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