To give some background information, my younger brother outgrew his old skis and with winter on its way, needed some new ones. Wanting to get into telemark, my mom bought him a pair of K2 Baker AT Touring skis from Evo.
I arrived home today to find the box had come in the mail. My mom was gone for a few hours and my brother (who got the skis) is camping for the weekend, leaving me home alone. With nothing else to do, i opened the box to check out my brother's skis and found a surprise. By sheer accident, Evo had packaged with my brother's skis, a pair of 10/11 Line Chronics in 176 (my size) initially i reacted like any 17-year old would. I was pumped. Free skis? Come on, who would pass that up? About 20 minutes later, it set in. I began asking myself "is this right?" After about an hour of battling with my conscience, i called up Evo and told them the situation.
For those that dont believe me...
I remembered the feelings of disgust i get when a pair of skis gets stolen at my home mountain, and by keeping the skis that i did not pay for, i was on the same level as the people that steal off the racks. I realized that were all in this together, and ultimately i would be hurting fellow skiers. Say what you may, but I'm going to rest easy tonight knowing i made the right call.
