The Sacramento State Ski and Snowboard club hosted their 44th annual Ski Swap in the University Union Ballroom today at 8 a.m.

Items like goggles, beanies, boards, boots, skis, bindings and more filled the ballroom from ski shops throughout Northern California. The shops came and sold last seasons brand new items for up to 75 percent off.

The president of the Ski and Snow board club, Lauren Brizzi, senior in child development, was the coordinator of the event.

Brizzi said the Ski Swap is the largest fundraiser for the Ski and Snowboard club. In the past the club has made up to $60,000. Last year, however, the club brought in only $30,000.

Not only does the club profit from the tickets sold at the door of the Swap, but the vendors also give a profit of their sales to the club.

The swap coordinator, Brizzi, is responsible for hundreds of phone calls to vendors, meetings with people for advertising and much more.

“It is like a second job,” Brizzi said.

Nina Delucchi, vice president of the Ski and Snowboard club and senior in recreation parks and tourisms administration, said that the hardest part is what the people do not see. Brizzi said there were 9,000 items at the Swap today and Delucchi said they wrote out a tag for each piece by hand.

“It is so much work, I do not even want to think about it,” Delucchi said while smiling as she looked at the entire ballroom crowded with ski and snowboard gear and a line of customers waiting at the door.

Seth Sternin, one of the owners of the Sacramento area shop Ground Zero said he had two of the most popular snowboards from last year at the Ski Swap. One of the boards was the K2 World Wide Weapon, at full price people paid $329 but at the Ski Swap the board was selling for $179. The RIDE DH board was originally $499 and was selling for $279.

A wide range of age groups and people gathered for the Ski Swap.

“Families are our main customers,” Brizzi said.

Sacramento resident, David Linberg was second in line waiting to get infor gear for his boys. Linberg said it was his third time coming to the swap, he likes getting to purchase discounted ski gear for this growing children.

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