Accessories were 31 percent of all snow sports products sold through February. The SIA Retail Audit tracks and reports sales in all snow sports product categories for the period. This is the first time SIA has issued a Retail Audit report for February, so there are no comparisons to sales for last year. All shops did well. The economy is great, and this year people spent money.
Gloves come in and they're gone.
No matter what. We also sold a lot of ratchet tools and stomp pads. We were able to buy into some close-outs and that helped a lot. Helmets were very strong for us, but we do cater to the racers. But snowshoe and helmet inventories are low.