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How to set up a sale alert for skis, boots or a jacket

Updated October 26, 2026 · 5 min read

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A good alert tells you about the few deals you'd actually buy and stays quiet the rest of the time. Most of that comes down to two choices: which page you watch, and how big a discount is worth hearing about.

1. Start from the store's sale page

Watch the store's sale or outlet page for the category you want, not the whole category. A sale page only lists marked-down products, so everything on it is a candidate, and it's shorter, so one page of results covers more of what's on sale.

• evo has sale pages for each category, like all-mountain skis or women's skis, plus a Last Chance sale for final markdowns.
• REI shows sale, clearance and outlet items together on each category's deals view.
• Backcountry has an "on sale" page for most categories, like skis or ski boots.

2. Narrow it with the store's own filters

Use the filters on the store's page for the things that rule a product out: ski length, boot size, jacket size, gender, brand or price. On most stores, picking a filter changes the link in your browser's address bar, and that changed link is what you copy. To check it, open the link in a private window and make sure you see the filtered list.

If the link doesn't change when you filter, the tracker will watch the unfiltered page. That still works, but you'll hear about more products, so raise your minimum discount to keep the alerts useful.

3. Pick a minimum discount

This is how far below the original price something has to be before you hear about it. A few starting points:

• 20% catches routine markdowns. Good for a specific boot or jacket you already know you want.
• 30% is a sensible default for skis and outerwear for most of the year.
• 40% or more fits the end of the season in March and April, when deep discounts are common and you only want the best ones.

Once a product has been sent to you, you'll only hear about it again if its price drops at least another 5%.

4. Choose how often to check

Each check of a page uses one credit, and a page that hasn't changed since the last check uses just 0.1. On the Free plan a tracker can check every 12 hours, on Basic every 4 hours, and on Pro every hour.

Twelve hours is plenty for most of the year. Check more often during a big holiday sale or the last weeks of the season, when the best sizes go quickly, and pause the tracker in the off-season so it doesn't use credits.

5. Decide where alerts go

Alerts go to the email you signed up with. In Settings you can turn on push notifications for your phone or connect Telegram, then choose them for each tracker. Each alert lists the product, its price and discount, and a link straight to it.

Tips that make a difference

• One tracker per store. The same ski often goes on sale at different times at different stores, so watch each store's page separately.
• Watch more than page one. On Basic and Pro you can check several pages of results. Paste the link to page 2 as well so the tracker can find the rest.
• Sold out in your size? A sale tracker won't help if the product isn't for sale. Use a back-in-stock alert on that product instead.
• Know the calendar. Discounts follow the season. Our month-by-month guide shows when to expect them.

Sale pages to try it with