As a college student I used to live 30 mins from a resort and skied frequently but never took lessons (had a friend teach me the basics). Stuck to nice groomed Blue runs, can survive an ungroomed one but doesn't look pretty. Moved away, and now I'm thinking about getting back into skiing. I have a pair of 2013 Rossignol Temptations 82, and I know I need new bindings at least. I also bought boots around 2022 but I think they ended up too big after the padding compressed a little. I'm now 4ish hours away from the resorts, and thinking of getting back into it the next year. I'm probably going to buy one of the local season passes, but can't figure out if I should just buy brand new gear now (presumably it's cheaper at the end of a previous season?) or wait and rent. If buying, what's the difference between a brand new ski vs the old one I have? If I just replace the binding, how do I know what bindings to buy? Can I just buy them online and go to a ski shop to install them later?…