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On line ski rental

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:20:29 GMT

Hi
I have always booked ski rental through the travel company but this year decided to do it differently. i have looked at the online service at a number of shops StMartindebelville and all similar pricing but have found a comany called 'snowrental.net' and they are about 12% cheaper than anyone else i have found. does anyone have any experience of using them - any other rental company tips would be appreciated.
thanks

Re:On line ski rental

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 12:10:55 GMT

Hi - I've used snowrental before without any problems. This year I found Snowbrainer to be a bit cheaper, but I did have a discount code which helped.

Re:On line ski rental

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:28:06 GMT

We use Snowbrainer no problems :D Good value

Re:On line ski rental

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:33:40 GMT

I've used Intersport the last two years, with a lovely -20% discount voucher this year as a repeat customer.

Re:On line ski rental

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 17:37:09 GMT

I have been a regular user of Skiset for several years. They are a partner of J2ski, and you should find an ad panel on this page. Look carefully when inputting your info on to skiset, and you might see a discount code, just under the DC panel.
Because I organise hire for small groups, we have hired dozens of skis between us, and never had any kind of equipment problem.

Re:On line ski rental

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 18:04:56 GMT

Paul

Snowrental will be Jean Sports not Twinner where you said they had the skis you wanted. We have use them in the past with no problems and saved up to 20%.
PSC

Re:On line ski rental

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 08:27:42 GMT

SkiSet are brilliant, here's the link which gets you 20% off the list price: http://www.skiset.com/partner/j2ski/

Also when you book independently the shops are always much more professional and you don't get the insane scrum on a Saturday morning when everyone is trying on boots at the same time.
Steve

Re:On line ski rental

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 15:18:19 GMT

I used Skiset for the first time this year. Found them great, and the price was good. Having used a different shop previously I have now only just discovered the benefits of well prepared ski bases :oops:

Re:On line ski rental

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 16:51:24 GMT

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 GBP150.00
Skiset (inc dicount) GBP135.00
Snowrental GBP117.21
Snowbrainer GBP91.22

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!