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  • Shining the Spotlight on Alpine Ski Bindings

    Shining the Spotlight on Alpine Ski Bindings

    What piece of gear needs to function with utmost precision to keep you safe as you progress from your first wedge stop to schussing all over the mountain with confidence?...

    Jackie Baker |

  • Announcing Store Credit For Geartrade Earnings

    Announcing Store Credit For Geartrade Earnings

    We’ve heard from a lot of you asking for a couple of things: first, if store credit could be an option for your Geartrade earnings, and second, if the payout...

    Shopify API |

  • GT: The environmental cost of new gear 

    GT: The environmental cost of new gear 

    We’re the first to admit: new outdoor gear can be dazzling to look at. The clever technology, the shiny ultra-light metals, the on-trend jacket colors, the dreams of everything you...

    Beth Lopez |

  • How to Tune your Snowboard

    How to Tune your Snowboard

    Whether you’re looking to get the highest resale value out of your snowboard or just trying to give it a nice spa day before your next shred session, a little...

    TJ Parsons |

  • 2022 Sustainability Learning Kit

    2022 Sustainability Learning Kit

    Use these resources to educate yourself about the planet at your own pace. With this background knowledge, you’ll be able to better contextualize climate news without falling into a doom...

    Emma Athena |

  • GT: New, Used, or Other?

    GT: New, Used, or Other?

    A quick reference so you know as a seller; how we assess an item's condition so we can establish a fair price.

    Beth Lopez |

  • A Year of Reflections on Living an UnNew Life

    A Year of Reflections on Living an UnNew Life

    The Challenge: go an entire year buying UnNew goods except for food and medical supplies. Could you do it? Month twelve: A year of reflections on living an UnNew life.

    Emma Athena |

  • The 2021 Consignment Trend Report 

    The 2021 Consignment Trend Report 

    Our inaugural year of consignment sales has wrapped, and it was a doozy. Y’all delivered by sending us countless items in great condition, from jackets to jerseys to ski boots,...

    Beth Lopez |

  • A Year of Unnew Month 11: November

    A Year of Unnew Month 11: November

    The Challenge: go an entire year buying UnNew goods except for food and medical supplies. Could you do it? Month eleven: Reconsider your perceptions of gift-giving this holiday season.

    Emma Athena |

  • Geartrade: The Latest Consignment Lowdown

    Geartrade: The Latest Consignment Lowdown

    It began as a bold idea, but it’s now gained momentum: our consignment gear-selling program has kicked into high gear! People really dig the convenient option to simply send their...

    Beth Lopez |

  • Geartrade explains: Goggle tech 

    Geartrade explains: Goggle tech 

    Goggles are called a mere “accessory,” but nothing ruins a ski or snowboard day faster than a goggle you can’t see out of. Here’s a very brief, summarized primer of...

    Beth Lopez |