If you're a gear hound and you've got credit cards just a melting in your wallet then you've gotta get out and take advantage of the two big gear sales going on this weekend:

Maine Ski & Snowboard Expo

You wanna upgrade your skis? Try on some new boots? Check out the latest in snowboards? Talk to reps from the ski areas? Enter to win free ski lift tickets?

Then you've got to make it to the big sale at the Portland Expo! It's going on right now, noon today until 8 tonight. Then Saturday from 9-8 and Sunday from 10-5. Admission is free.

I was just over there at lunchtime and there's some great deals to be had and money to be saved (spent?).

Chuck from Joe Jones shows off a fine pair of K2 Apache XTRs, which just happen to come with Marker bindings for an awesome price. Yep, I bought 'em.
Carey Kish photo

EMS 20% Off Everything Sale

Stop into Eastern Mountain Sports this weekend and get 20% off everything in the store (with a few exceptions). Spend $100 or more and get a $25 Gear Bucks card good on a future purchase.

Not bad. So tromp on in and lay down that cabbage. Hey, you can't take it with you!

EMS has 2 Maine stores: Portland and Augusta.