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OGDEN — From boots to lift tickets and everything in between, skiing and snowboarding are expensive sports to get into and to maintain. Some people can be priced out before even getting on the mountain.

Dale Roberts has been on a mission to change that for 14 years. The founder and CEO of Ogden-based Rocky Mountain Ski Swaps wants to make skiing and snowboarding more accessible for families.

"There's a lot of people out there who love to ski that just can't drop a couple grand at the ski stores," he sai

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