On line ski rental

Different booking agents ie. Skiset, Snowbrainer, Snow-rental etc. may use different shops, but equally you may find that you can book skis from one particular shop through different agents. I've skied in St. Gervais 3 times, & each time have hired my skis from a shop called Skiloc at Le Bettex.

We've always had excellent equipment & service from them so have been happy to go back there. On my first visit, I booked directly with the shop, the secomd time through Skiset (using the J2Ski discount code) & this year through Snowbrainer. The choice & quality of the equipment was exactly the same - only the price was different. I was hiring 3 pairs of skis for 9 days & 1 pair junior boots, so the price difference between the different agents was significant.

Just as an example, if you were to hire top of the range skis & boots for 6 days the online prices are:-

Direct with Skiloc £150.00
Skiset (inc dicount) £135.00
Snowrental £117.21
Snowbrainer £91.22

Snowrental offer a price match option - if you find a lower price they will try to match it. Skiset did send me an additional discount code as I've used them before, but the Snowbrainer price still came out best.

Like most of these things, you've got to do a bit of homework to find the best price for your needs. Some shops have heated locker rooms & you can rent a locker to save lugging skis & boots around. On my first visit to Skiloc I negotiated a free locker as we had paid the more expensive shop price. They weren't so generous on subsequent visits, stating that I had already got a good deal through the booking agent. Some shops will offer this service for free - it's always worth asking.

Good look with your research!