Swap It Like It’s Hot : Ski Swap Season ’25 is Here!

  • Oct 4, 2025: 8am-2pm Granite Peak Ski Team Ski Swap, Granite Peak Ski Area The public is invited to drop off their used equipment Fri, 4-7pm and Sat, 8am-10am . The used equipment drop off will be at the large tent in the parking lot.  Checks and unsold equipment must be picked up Saturday, 3pm.  
  • Oct 20-25, 2025: Shepherd & Schaller’s Annual Dungeon Sale, 324 Scott St, Wausau New and Used Ski Gear at Prices So Low It’s Frightening! Dungeon Sale is Wausau’s favorite ski sale, featuring DEEP discounts throughout the store on New gear, New clothing and New accessories too.
  • Nov 1, 2025: Wausau Alpine & Nordic Ski Clubs Swap, Marathon Park East Gate Hall, Wausau Equipment Drop Off:  Fri, Oct 31, 5–7pm & Sat 8-10am. Shop Sat 11am-3pm, Pick-up 4-5:30pm
  • Dec 6-7, 2025: Hoofers Ski & Snowboard Resale, Varsity Hall-Union South UW Madison Sat 8am-5pm and Sunday 8am-1pm

Shopping a Ski Swap is fun, and fiscally smart if you know your goals and how to approach it. Shepherd and Schaller’s Experts are on hand at the Swaps listed above, and we’ll make sure you bring home properly fitted gear designed to help you achieve your slope goals. Want a little more advice? Visit our previous post for expert tips.

Preseason Alpine Ski & Snowboard Package Prices

All through September we get down and dirty with our ski gear. Don’t judge us, we’re doing it for you! The lowest price of the year is yours on new 2019-20 ski and snowboard equipment when you buy a complete package. How little will you pay? Scroll and peek, then hurry in. These low prices end September 20, 2019.

Disclaimer: you can build your own package from all of our gear choices. We’ll give you the lowest possible price on each item: ski+ boot+ binding+ pole or board+boot+binding.

Our sample alpine ski packages don’t include Boots. You’ll pay the lowest price of the season on any ski boot you fancy when you buy a complete package! The price you see here DOES include binding installation and adjustment. Remember – safety first! ps. Bring both boots to us if you’re using old boots with your new ski package so we can set the bindings.

Adult sample alpine ski packages are shown next. But remember! You can build your own favorite gear into your new favorite package. These are just samples including our entry level bindings and ski poles, and not including boots:

Hey snowboarders! We got you. Nidecker has a place on our display this season, alongside K2 and Nitro. Build your own package to go home with one of these:

Dungeon Sale 2018: Used & New Ski Gear

Dig up the family and head to the Dungeon for used and new ski and snowboard gear priced so low it’s frightening. Wausau’s biggest ski sale features discounted outerwear, sportswear and footwear for fall and winter too.

Dungeon Sale is Wausau’s most spirited ski event!  If you’re brave enough to head to the basement of our 120- year-old building, you’ll find frighteningly good deals on used and new ski and snowboard equipment.  Shop for the entire family: novice and expert skiers and snowboarders, young and old, plus clothes and shoes for those who love snow as those who don’t.

Shep’s accepts used, healthy ski gear through October 10th for consignment sale.  We help price it for you and keep only 10% consignment fee (when swaps keep 20%).  After your used items sell, you’ve got ‘Shep’s Bucks’ store credit to use toward the purchase of any of our products or services.

Used gear is set up alongside our own inventory of new gear (left over from last season) to make it east to shop for the best value and best equipment for your needs.  We adjust the ski bindings to your unique setting criteria, for only $10.

Kids gear goes fast, as do freestyle (twin tip) skis, so most year’s there is a line at the door before our Wednesday morning opening at 9:00am.  Have no fear, there is usually enough selection to satisfy shoppers all through the five-day event.  The basement is stocked with Alpine Ski, X-C Ski and Snowboard equipment.  (No advance sales and no holding equipment.  First come, first shop!)

You’ll want to shop upstairs too, where the latest 2018-19 gear is also on sale along with outerwear, sportswear and accessories like helmets, goggles, wax, tuning supplies and more.  You can even combine the great used gear you find in the Dungeon with new equipment from upstairs at Shep’s low “package price.”  All clothing and accessories are at least 20% off during Dungeon Sale and we’ve got lots of other great specials going on.

If you’re planning to hit the slopes of Granite Peak or mountains farther away, the trails at Nine Mile Forest or points north, or just want to stay warm in trend setting fashions and footwear, we’ll see you at Dungeon Sale in Downtown Wausau.

ps  You may have heard we are haunted.  Have no fear, our spirits are friendly.

  • Wednesday 9am-8pm
  • Thursday 9am-8pm
  • Friday 9am-8pm
  • Saturday 9am-5pm
  • Sunday 11am-5pm

Shep’s Annual PreSeason Snow Sports Sale

We’re ready for winter! PreSeason Sale is your first shot at all the new merchandise at DISCOUNTED prices! Stop in for the latest and greatest skis and snowboards, boots, bindings, poles, accessories, and more. It’s all here and it’s all ready for you.

For the entire month of September, you’ll get:

  • Lowest Prices of the Season on brand new ski & snowboard gear
  • Up to 20% off brand new sportswear, outerwear, footwear and winter accessories when you spin our discount wheel at the register 
  • Up to 50% off spring & summer merchandise in our clearance center upstairs

PreSeason sale is the kickoff to the snow season at Shep’s. You don’t want to miss it! If you’re itching for snow, if you like to be the first to know, or if you’re in the mood to get your ducks in a row for the winter, we’ll see you in September.

2016/17 Ski & Snowboard Packages

Build it, bundle it, package it up.  For more than 30 years we’ve been encouraging you to build your perfect ski package and reap the benefit of our low, low packing pricing.

Yep.  You’ll pay less for each item in a package.  Less than our single item sale price!  Choose your ski, binding, pole, and/or board then shop our huge selection of ski and snowboard boots, also at our low package price.  You’ll be on the slopes with money left over for apres celebrations in your favorite chalet.

So what does that ad up to?  Here are a few sample packages to whet your appetite for the 2016-17 ski and snowboard season.  Notice that you can choose from several items to arrive at a price that is right for you!  Not seeing the hot new ski or board you’ve got your eye on?  Visit or call us to learn how much you’ll save and how little you’ll pay.

Wonder over to the accessories and clothing departments with all the money you saved on your equipment.  The perfect helmet with must-have MIPS technology, goggles and outerwear are waiting for you just around the corner.

Happy ski season!

Adult Alpine Package 1 copy Adult Alpine Package 2 copyAdult Alpine Package 3 copy Adult Alpine Package 4 copy Youth Alpine Package 1 - $360 (1) copy Youth Alpine Package 2 - $410 copy Youth Alpine Package 3 MSRP 435 copyAdult Snowboard Package 1 (1) copyAdult Snowboard Package 2 copyYouth Snowboard Package 1 copyYouth Snowboard Package 2 copy