Equipment - Seasonal Rentals

Please clearly label your child's equipment with their name whether it is owned or rented.  Blizzard stickers, duct tape and a permanent marker on poles, skis and boards will ensure that each child has the correct equipment when they leave the bus and avoid confusion later.  Please send me the serial number of your Viking-rented equipment as that ensures I can identify any swapped equipment easily. In addition, there will be a Corral for stowing your skis/boards during the day to avoid any misplacement or swapping that frequently occurs since there are so many rentals.  

Order Mabel’s Labels
Blizzard has a fundraiser account with Mabel’s Labels. They produce  labels that stick on anything. We highly recommend purchasing a sheet of these labels to apply to every article of clothing and equipment that you bring to Blizzard or just to label your everyday clothing and personal belongings. Enter “Blizzard” in the box for our club. The Mabel’s link is: http://campaigns.mabelslabels.com . Order the Logo Label Pack to get Blizzard logoed labels.

 “My child has their own ski or snowboard equipment.”

Bring it with you to the bus. There is room on the bus for everyone’s skis, snowboards, boots, and other clothing and equipment. Everything is brought to and from the ski area each week—there is no long term storage at the ski area.  Please ensure that personal equipment is clearly marked with the member's name and that they are members of Blizzard.

“My child needs to rent equipment.”

We prefer that you rent your equipment for the entire season. All participants must have their skis, boots, and snowboards before they board the bus.

Seasonal Rental

We recommend the following ski shops for seasonal rental:

  • Viking Ski Shop
    3422 W. Fullerton, Chicago, IL or
    131 West NW Hwy, Barrington, IL
    www.vikingskishop.com
    (773) 276-1222 or (847) 381-1188 (call and ask for Bob at the Fullerton Store)
  • Les Moise – Brookfield, WI  (262) 879-0800
  • Beverly Bike & Ski – Beverly neighborhood in Chicago  (773) 238-5704
  • Erik’s – Bike Board Ski – 3801 Oakton St.,Skokie  (847) 324-5134
  • Erik's 636 Deerfield Rd., Deerfield (847) 572-5544
  • Erik's – 1600 16th St., Oak Brook (630) 822-7447
  • Goskand Sports Ski Shop – Southside of Chicago  (773) 586-2577
  • Play it Again Sports – Forest Park (owned by a Blizzard parent) does not rent, but has good prices on new and used equipment  (708)-657-4230
    Any other Play It Again Sports - but make certain the equipment is recent, not more than 5 years old.

We no longer facilitate daily rentals from any destination.


Please clearly label your child's equipment with their name whether it is owned or rented.  We will be providing weather-proof Blizzard stickers for your skis and poles, or duct tape and a permanent marker on poles, skis and boards will ensure that each child has the correct equipment when they leave the bus and avoid confusion later.

Please send me the serial number (not the rental agreement number) of your Viking-rented equipment as that ensures we can identify any swapped equipment easily.