I live in the SLC area and I would suggest visiting a shop called Canyon Sports for all of your ski ticket and rental needs. I would never buy your lift tickets at the resort as Canyon Sports usually has discounted tickets available at their shops. Here is a link to their discounts:
canyonsports.com - Lift Ticket Pricing
Another great place to rent skis and also find discounted lift tickets is called Ski N' See. They have locations all across the Salt Lake Valley. Here is a link to their site:
Ski N' See || About Us || Professional service*and affordable ski and snowboard rentals
Both of these places don't usually have good deals on new skis. As for new skis I would recommend the following places:
Sports Authority
REI - tend to be a little expensive though
I hope this information helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Brandon
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