This post covers the Canadian Ski Patrol sale, Oberson for ski deals and no-wait tune-ups, Poubelle du Ski for trade-ins or renting, and the FREE Snowpass.

Canadian Ski Patrol Sale

This is a chance for you to new quality ski and snowboard equipment (last year’s models) at greatly reduced prices.  So you can expect to buy skis, boots, snowboards, clothing and cross-country equipment. The best part is that  100% of profits of the “Ski and Board Sale” support volunteer first aid and rescue services by the Canadian Ski Patrol.

The CSPS is Canada’s largest active volunteer first aid and rescue organization. Any skier or boarder who has an accident is always hugely thankful that the Ski Patrol is there to bring them down the hill on a toboggan.

Place: Champlain College, 900 Riverside Dr.,  St. Lambert
Phone: 514-481-7495
Date: Sat & Sun, Nov 14 &15: 10-6
www.skibazar.com

Oberson

Oberson, the biggest ski store in Quebec has invested in the amazing Wintersteiger machine – there are only three in North America. You no longer have to worry if you waited for the last minute to get your skis or snowboards tuned up.  From October thru April, there are “no-wait” tune-ups ($34.95, $49.95).

While you are there, you can find snowboard packages as low as $199 95, and ski & bindings packages can be $329.95. Many brands of ski wear (Descente, Karbon, Phenix, Spyder, Bonfire, Orage) from last year’s collections and ends-of-lines are here too. The other side of the store offers this season’s goods at this season’s prices.

In the Spring there’ streetwear (Roxy, Quiksilver, Rusty) and in-line skates (Rollerblade, K2, Reebok, as low as $59.99), soccer stuff (Adidas, Lotto, Umbro, Puma) and bikes. At the end of the summer is the big sale on skis.

Location: 1355 boul. des Laurentides, Laval Daniel
Corner: boul. St-Martin
Phone: 450-669-5123
Hours: Regular plus Sun 12-5
Other location (deals mixed in with new): Brossard,  8025 boul. Taschereau o. (450-462-4040).
www.oberson.com

Poubelle du Ski

Used (and new) ski equipment for either cross-country, downhill or telemark and skating has been exchanged here for 37 years. If you want to trade old boots for new old ones, it’ll cost about $25 – $100. You can rent cross-country equipment for 3 days for $29. A really good deal is to rent your kids’ ski equipment for $79 for the entire season. Seasonal snowboard/boots rental is only $100 for a used one. Rental of a ski box for your car is $100 for the season. There are decent prices on liquidation items like new skis or clothing (Columbia, Bad Bones, Rip Zone, Lifa, Helly Hansen, Louis Garneau). Other locations: Laval, 1316 Cure Labelle Blvd. (450-978-5307 or 450-978-5641); St-Hubert, 4200 Chambly Rd. (450-445-4916); St-Hyacinthe, 5500 Laurier (450-771-2644); Chambly, 1201 Perigny (450-477-7030).

Free Skiing

In order to encourage kids to take up skiing or to ski more, most major ski centers across Canada teamed up to offer a FREE Grade 4 or 5 SnowPass to kids who are 10 years old. Sign up at snowpass.org or at Sports Experts and Intersport stores.

If you like the styling and quality workmanship of Kanuk’s made-in-Quebec line of outerwear, then this is the moment to take advantage of their in-house sale. Kanuk coats are pricey but they are guaranteed for life – what other products these days will claim that?. The coats are famous for their design of optimal insulation – sewn right through to the lining.  They are light enough for the mild days, “cool” enough for a night out and warm enough for a forest trek.

The pre-season sale of leftover coats, ends of lines, samples and imperfects for this winter are priced $195-$685  (regularly $762).  You can leave your e-mail on their website or your name with the receptionist to find out about their next sale.

Location: 485 Rachel Est
Corner: Berri
Tel: 514-527-4494
Hours: Wed – Fri, 8 am – 9 pm, Sat & Sun 8 am to 5 p.m., Monday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dates: Nov 11-Nov16
www.kanuk.com

Diesel has had it’s Surplus store on Boul. St-Laurent for a few years (it’s been in my book) and now you have two other stores to score their brands at clearance prices. Coming up soon will be a big sale too.

The Clarins Groupe has makeup, skin care, fragrances and cosmetic brands under its umbrella, so when their warehouse opens to the public, you can look for the one that you prefer: perhaps Burberry, Thierry Mugler, Escada, Azzaro, Puma, Le Couvent des Minimes, Anna Sui, Annick Goutal, Nuxe, Christina Aguilera, Quicksilver, Brumisateur Evian, Occitane, Quicksilver, and of course, Clarins.

815 Desserte (Service Rd.  Aut. 13), Laval
corner: boul. Notre Dame
Phone:  450-688-0144
Dates: Nov 13: 10-9;  Nov 14: 9-5
http://us.clarins.com

This is your opportunity to check out the first ever fall and winter warehouse sale of these high end childrens’ brands:  Cora, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Cucci bebe, Tutti Piccolo. These fashions are very designer detailed, lots of dressy things, casual too and mostly gorgeous. Prices are fabulous – even some samples at $3 to $22.50.

Dates: Nov 5-Nov 14
Hours: 9-5

Jay Li Trade Net has low priced sales for women’s clothes and home items. The clothing has prices starting at: 2 or 3 piece sets $25, sweaters, pants and skirts $10, bathrobes $30, blouses and camisoles $8 and then the sale goes into household items: curtains $11.25, bamboo blankets (any size) $15,  sheets sets (twin – queen) $15. If you spend $100, you get 10% off those already low prices.

Location: 4002 Bois Franc, Ville St-Laurent
Phone: 514-745-7578
Dates: Sept 12,13,14, Nov 19,20,21 and Nov 26,27,28
Times: Th & Fri 11-6:30, Sat 10-3:30
Also: Dec 2,3,4: 11-4:30

Diamancel products are made with diamond dust and are as hard as diamonds so they are very strong, sharp, washable and never need replacing. They make, right here in Quebec,  diamond nail files, foot buffers and rasps (and also foot cream but I doubt they have diamonds in them!).  The files come in fine, medium, coarse, extra coarse and the callous rasp comes in medium and coarse.

I use their nail file and like it so much I buy them as gifts. They are having a 3-day warehouse clearance sale this week. They have thoughtfully packaged a few items in gift bags for $15 or $40 or you can buy them individually.

Location: 4345 Poirier Blvd, Ville St-Laurent
corner: Thimens Blvd West
Phone: 514-856-9711
Dates and times : Nov 12: 11-7:30, Nov 13: 10-7:30, Nov 14: 9-5

All women’s fall and winter coats, jeans, pants, tops, jackets,sweaters, shirts by FDJ, Liz Claiborne, Betsey Johnson, laundry by Design, ESPRIT outerwear, Boca Performance  are being cleared. Sizes run from petite to XL for the tops and 2-18 in petite and regular for the pants.

Location: 225 Chabanel, suite 205
Dates and times: Thurs Nov 12 & Fri Nov 13: 12-8, Sat Nov 14: 9-4, Thurs Nov 19 & Fri Nov 20: 12-8, Sat Nov 21: 9-4, Thurs Nov 26 & Fri Nov 27: 12-8,  Sat Nov 28: 9-4

Homegrown company, MEGA Brands is having a seasonal warehouse sale in the warehouse at the headquarters (4505 Hickmore, VSL). Besides their well-known snap together Mega Bloks, they also sell arts and crafts under the RoseArt brand, and MagNext building sets, King Arthur construction sets, Mickey Mouse clubhouse construction sets, wagons, trucks, Triazzle puzzles, High School Musical and Hannah Montana crafts and Board Dudes. There will be some doorbuster liquidated items, and some liquidated stock.

If you miss the sale, you can catch similar deals at their headquarters’ Mega Blokswarehouse  store.

Location: 4505 Hickmore, VSL
Phone: 514-333-3339
Dates and Hours for sale:  Nov 11-12-13: 11-8 , Nov 14: 10-4, Dec 2-3-4: 11-8,

Hours for Store: Tues: 12-6, Thurs: 12-8, Sat 10-4 (Dec 12-19 for Christmas rush)
www.megabrands.com

Next Monday, on CJAD 800AM, you can listen to  me and my husband, Stan Posner on the Tommy Schnurmacher Show. This is a call-in show for an entire hour. For the first half hour, we will be talking about our Drive I-95:Exit by Exit Info, Maps, History and Trivia book and answering questions about driving South to Florida. In the 2nd half of the hour, those of you with those important shopping questions, this is your chance to have me answer them.  I will be on Tommy’s show at least once a month. If you miss  the show, you can always write to me here at my website.

Location: CJAD 800AM
Time: 11-12 noon
Date: Mon Nov 9th
www.drivei95.com