Dave Mac wrote:After 10 years out, suggest you discount buying at this stage.
Skis change, year on year, but that is only part of the consideration.
After 10 years, you will have changed. Reading between the lines, you are experienced, but do not consider yourself expert. You have aged by 10 years. Are you as fit, strong, mobile as before?
The benefit of renting is that you can start the holiday on a softer ski, then as you regain your previous capabilities, move on to a faster ski.
You can trial skis that you might potentially buy.
I own about 11 pairs of skis, (I had a clear out a few years back), but I still take an occasional hire. It is a good way to keep up to date.
Are you coming out of the closet as a hoarder?