Anybody thinking of traveling to bc might find this link useful.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/rfc/river_fore ... wp_map.htm
as you can see we are experiencing a normal snowfall year here in fernie.
(morrisey link)
sam

Ya the taxes i can understand but $53 for brokerage just seem a bit like robbery.
I ordered $60 worth of edges and vacuum tape from the snow board guys they billed me $24 for airmail,
no taxes duty or fees just had to sign for the package at the post office.

Seconded, Red ,Kicking horse, Revelstoke, but Fernie sucks No snow, cold,windy, people are really unfriendly, lift lines, I could go on and on
no I'm joking all are very good places to hang out for a year or two
sam

Never built a pair but i have spent a fair bit of time on them probably did 6 years of touring on my old karhu xcd-gt's.(they had metal edges). i would look at a few pairs to get an idea of camber, most waxable xc skis have a double camber. waxless would be really hard to get base material for. i sa...

Kelvin, i think usps is probably the way to go
i got edges from the snowboard guys air mail it still took close to 2 weeks but no brokerage fees.
thanks for your interest
next time i'll request usps air mail and see what happens
live and learn
sam

Well my initial question got answered today,
I got a bill from fed-ex, brokerage fees and taxes $87 $34 tax $53 brokerage
live and learn next time I'll have to get it shipped into montana and run down and pick it up.
whatever happened to free trade?
sam

building skis is not necessarily cheap but binders is easy with 3 kids theres always an old pair of kids skis kicking about. shes looking forward to picking out some silk or cotton fabric and helping with the build. Hit the ski swaps in the fall. kids skis are relatively cheap. as are "adult&qu...

old thread but... i'm about to make up my first pair of skis and i too thought i'd start with a fat ski for my 7yr old daughter. shes a hard charger! and wondering if anyone had any thoughts on core profile? as its my first attempt i'm planning a simple wood and glass creation with some fir and larc...

the guy on the baxter site is on a burton!

Great service!! Received my order today. Still no word from the snowboard guys with edges and i placed the order the same day. Thanks guys. I will definitely order from you again. Just gotta finish up my vacuum press (and wait for edges) then I'm set to press.

so i decided to order some base, glass,and topsheet and see what happens with the duty. placed my order dec 23 expecting it to be shipped in the new year. surprise!! got an email yesterday confirming it was shipped on dec 26 thanks kelvin I'm impressed. Just wish you had edges in stock. I would have...

I've been lurking here for a while. great site thanks! got most of my equipment together. now its time for materials my question is does anyone know about duty on these things glass, base, etc.? i got stung on the duty thing in the early 80s (bought a bivy sack from early winters 50% duty on fabric)...