buy skis online vs in resort

Ian Wickham wrote:

Volf wrote:More like £1,500 with slalom skis (Rossignol 9s), Atomic GS skis and powder skis all available for euro90 a week and interchangeable. I make that 15-odd weeks.

What idiot would pay £1500 for a pair of skis :shock:

1% of people might :wink:

Volf wrote:More like £1,500 with slalom skis (Rossignol 9s), Atomic GS skis and powder skis all available for euro90 a week and interchangeable. I make that 15-odd weeks.

Pardon? £1500 for a pair of skis? Youre shopping in the wrong place pal

I think what Volf is trying to suggest, is that if you rent your skis, you could have something like "slalom skis (Rossignol 9s), Atomic GS skis and powder skis" all for a single charge within the week.

Whereas if you wanted to purchase the same set of skis it would set you back £1500.

Hope that is what you meant Volf.

Er, pretty sure Volf is pointing out what you'd need to spend on a quiver of skis (slalom, GS and fatties) equivalent to what you can access in a decent rental shop.

A good number of people (self included) appreciate the option of swapping skis during the week as conditions change.

Owning your own skis is nice (I love mine, although they're getting on a bit and don't get out much) but by hiring you can pay €100 and get to ski on £1500 worth of skis in a week (3 pairs of current, decent skis will cover that) without buying them.

Horses for courses, as always - but, unless you drive (or are lucky enough to have an Alpine bolthole...), the financial case for owning your own is pretty hard to make.

ETA - FarQ beat me to it... darn!

Far Queue wrote:I think what Volf is trying to suggest, is that if you rent your skis, you could have something like "slalom skis (Rossignol 9s), Atomic GS skis and powder skis" all for a single charge within the week.

Whereas if you wanted to purchase the same set of skis it would set you back £1500.

Hope that is what you meant Volf.

Mmmm I went back re read it and Im not convinced .....but hey ho he must be doing pretty well in Montgenevre 8)

I will be retiring my Rossi B2s at the end of this season. They certainly don't owe me anything, I've had at least £1500 worth of hire value out of them.
What to buy to replace them is the question.

I have received enlightenment .........
:mrgreen:
What this thread is really all about is permission to have the skis we all want!
:thumbup:
For the "owners" - obviously £1500 has become the reasonable budget for skis - enjoy !!
:lol:
For the renters - it is completely clear that we renters are saving a fortune - and should always go for the top of the range, this seasons, ski and swap several times during the week as we are so frugal compared to owners!
Job done.
Everyone happy.
Now - where's the white stuff?

My apologies if I was unclear. I was indeed suggesting a 'quiver' of skis at £500 each. All top of the range.