Do I have to pay for Skis and boots because it is over my luggage allowance?

I have paid for Ski carriage but I have no idea if that include my boots. If it doesnt then do I have to take the weight of the boots from my luggage allowance?

It states this in my confirmation in Inghams but bearing in mind you need lots of heavy stuff in your luggage when skiing what actually happens? will I have to pay extra for my boots at £15 per kilo?

Sorry to say this but:



Oh no, here we go again!!!

This has been done to death on a number of threads.

Ok, general rule of thumb is that you are allowed an allowance for your 1 hold bag. This includes your boots, which you are probably besty advised to pack in your suitcase and putting in the hold. You are also allowed ski carraige for which the rules can be very "woolly". It depends who you are flying with, but I tend to pack my ski bag with some clothing so that I can not just get more in, but so that the skis actually have some padding to prevent damage.

Make sure you use plenty of bubble wrap as well.

Some airlines might check and be anal about what you have got in your bag. Again, this depends who you fly with and from what airport. In the past I have never had the contents of my very large and heavy ski bag checked (touch wood this continues) but I know others who have had to unpack and repack!!!

Who are you flying with and from where?

sorry Tony, I am new to this forum. Flying with monarch from LGW

Tony,

I am also booked with Inghams.

With ski boots in my rucsac, and carrying some extra gear for painting, I am always under 15kgm. I will be taking gear for two weeks of skiing. Inghams usually allow 20 kgms. You can also get some weight into your hand baggage.

Hi Dave when and where are you going?

Oh no, here we go again!!!

This has been done to death on a number of threads.

Gently, Tony, several thousand people have joined since last season, many of them new to skiing. Somebody had to help us when we first started skiing.

Even if everyone skiied in Black & White, then (in my case, I hasten to say!)

sorry dave, I am not new to skiing, however, just brought skiis for the first time. Last year at LGW the put my boots through "oversized baggae" and didn't charge even though I was upto my allowance. This year I am adding skis so the question is will they take my boots too like they did last year.

I didn't pay extra last year!

Hi Tonyp, I wasn;t suggesting that you were a beginner, but a newbie to J2ski, so you wouldn't have seen the previous postings. There are a good number of beginners, as well though.

I will be in the Arlberg from mid-Jan, then a day or so somewhere near Innsbruck, then transferring to Niederau for a week or so. Then first two weeks of March, will be based in Niederau, but also covering the Skiwelt and Kitsbuhle.

I suggest that what you got away with before, is no guide to the future. Also, you may get away with something at the UK end, but be caught out on the return journey.

I suggest that you look at your travel docs when they arrive, and read the baggage allowance. Then get email Inghams, and ask for clarification of the ski boots issue.

However, I go back to my earlier point, you ought to be able to get your boots into your baggage, and still get your baggage weight at well under 20kgms.

Suggest you do 2 things:
Make out a packing list, save it onto your PC.
Have a practise packing, and weigh it. AS TonyH says, you can pack some lightweight stuff around your skis. Sallos, for instance.