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Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:38:59 GMT

Ordered my ski hire with skiset last night.
I really fancy trying the fischer progressor 700 or the rossignol zenith z76 aramid basalt TPI2(why the long name?!!)for my week in niederau.
Are they going to have these paticular ski's in stock or will they offer me the equivilant HEAD,K2,atomic ski?..i dont want them...i want the fischer or rossignol ski's :evil:

All the skiset hire pages for all resorts seem to show these ski's and am thinking they are just a representative type of skis that might be available in any given resort. ????? feeling anxious now :?

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:12:38 GMT

Hi Moogy, it might be worth your time contacting them direct in the shop. I notice that in some of the Skiset online shops (try booking for Kitzbuhel as an example) it actually allows you to select a particular model for booking, not just the generic type.

Good luck.

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:16:16 GMT

Get in touch directly by phone or e mail right now!!!Check what they have to offer.
If not suitable and there are other shops that offer what you want at a sensible price then cancel the skiset order - I'm sure this should be possible under the normal cooling off period for online purchases.

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:22:56 GMT

Cheers guys...gonna get onto the case right now. send them an email and see what the options are.

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:49:00 GMT

Intersport all the way ;)

Booked mine when there was no snow and they were doing obscene discounts over and above the usual online discounts....risky, thats me ;)

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:52:17 GMT

I get intersport offers which come in good and skiset offers likewise.
A conundrum this year as I don't know which to choose :roll:
I'm going to interogate the two shops before deciding based on what skis they have I am interested in and how many free swaps per week :thumbup:

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:55:47 GMT

Tbh Andy, I find them much of a muchness. I stumbled across the "Flash Sale" they had in November when they were probably taking a lot of orders for roller blades...I decided that as we had the Snow Dance booked in that I would get the skis knowing that the snow would arrive...

It hasnt stopped arriving since :)

Oooooo I am excited.

weeeeeeee!!!! <<< should that be my strap line?

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:25:24 GMT

I use Skiset every year, even in Niederau where I keep several pairs. Skiset operate at several shops in the Wildschonau, and they are owned by Stephan Margreiter. Eric runs the Niederau shop and Walter the main technician.

Margreiter does a good range of skis. I can't comment about particular skis. My method is to pay the lowest price, helped by the J2ski discount, but I always get a decent pair of skis! And then if I want to change them during the week, that never seems to be a problem!

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:44:27 GMT

I used margreiter in oberau last year.....despite asking and paying for the gold ski and boot package when i returned them at the end of the week i found out that i had been given the silver package! The guy asked who had served me, he didnt seem surprised! i think it was a technician covering for somebody who hadnt showed up that morning,though i must add the guy did refund me the extra cost above the bronze ski package. good customer service for sure.

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 00:44:35 GMT

did you book online because I thought you could choose your skis online and reserve them

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 00:50:45 GMT

I just looked on the booking page and there was no option to pick your skis unlike many other resorts.

I dont think there is an actual skiset shop there as you will be hiring them from Ski & Board Margreiter. So my advice would be to ring up and ask

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:18:37 GMT

Just had an email from stefan at the margreiter shop in niederau. He said they have the fischers that I fancied. I just need to let him know what length I want. :)

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:38:58 GMT

Dave Mac wrote: My method is to pay the lowest price, helped by the J2ski discount

What is this j2ski discount one speaks of?

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:51:47 GMT

boo_yay wrote:

Dave Mac wrote: My method is to pay the lowest price, helped by the J2ski discount

What is this j2ski discount one speaks of?

see left !!
Book now and save below the picture of a ski

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:58:43 GMT

I don't need to hire skis and am struggling to hire just boots on the website, but i can get them through the hotel Austria for around 28EUR for the 6 days....is that cheaper?

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 18:40:33 GMT

Just beware, even with the discount the Skiset skis are not always the cheapest ;)

Sorry adders :oops:

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:43:26 GMT

Iceman wrote:Just beware, even with the discount the Skiset skis are not always the cheapest ;)

Sorry adders :oops:

I agree - I've used Snowbrainer for the last 2 years & found them to be much cheaper.

Sorry too adders :oops:

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:53:11 GMT

That's a snowbrainer then :thumbup:

Maybe Adders needs to conjure up another discount ;)

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:12:51 GMT

Not sure if Snowbrainer operate there. There are 3 hire shops in Niederau:
Thaler, I would not recommend, poor service.

Sport Blachfelder, I have arranged a group package before and got a good deal. Katrin and Christoph are champion racers, both have raced at world levels in their respective specialisms. The shop website is http://www.sportblachfelder.at/
You can also book them through Snowell at http://www.snowell.com/2/en/30/6314-WildschoenauNiederau-Austria-ski-hire-skirental?gclid=CML7oLrxua0CFaEhtAodADXrBA

Skiset, through J2ski
My experience is that there isn't a great deal to choose between the two of them, the J2ski discount generally just shades it for Skiset.

All three are within 50m of the slopes.

Moogy, your contract was with Skiset, and you should have taken up the problem with them on your return. Even now, I would register a complaint, they have a good response service.

Re:Skiset, Performance ski hire choice?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 22:25:38 GMT

I contacted skiset by email, my reply was short, call margreiter direct to see what they have in the shop and a number. Literally just that.
I sent email to margreiter and had a quick response from the owner saying that they had the ski's i wanted (fischer) and better ski's. I just need to contact him with the length of ski i require. now that is a whole new decision...170 or 175...decisions, decisions!
I am more than happy with my dealings with margreiter :)