 Poster: A snowHead
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Hopefuly I can tap into some local knowledge...
The last two trips we've taken, the ski rental has been part of a package and I've been distinctly underwhelmed by the attitude of the ski hire aspect. In Saalbach, we got an excellent deal on lessons + skis, but when I asked for an advanced piste ski, I got handed a pair of Fischer Pro Mountain 86s @170. I'm 190 and not exactly skinny. After a fair bit of wrangling I got something more suitable but with fairly bad grace. In Champoluc with Ski2, the only part of the holiday that wasn't excellent was the ski hire again. When I asked for piste skis (Volkl Code UVOs), I was told they were "all out right now" despite racks of them visible in the back. Now it may be that these weren't available for some other reason but that is not what was said. And again we were given short all mountain skis. This time I took them, but longer, because I'd heard good things about RTM81s and wanted to try them; I had to swap my sons skis and boots for something more suitable to his size and ability though. And on the last day our Ski2 instructor pointed out that our skis weren't particularly suited to what we were trying to do, cue exasperated shrug.
So moving on to next Feb, I've got to firm up details with Brenta Ski for a holiday in Folgarida, skis are optionally included in the package. I think they use Taller by the Folgarida lift as that's 100yds from our hotel but I can't work out why I think that now.
The question is: can you get a good fun premium rental piste ski from Taller/Brenta Ski? And if not, is there a convenient alternative?
That's two questions. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi @Penry....on the whole, I'd be inclined to seek reassurances from Brenta Ski - they're reputable, IMO.
There are 2 ski-hire shops by the lift station/gondola (or there certainly were) and, when I stayed at Folgarida, I had no problem securing premium rental skis. On both occasions I stayed there.
Good luck
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Many thanks @Cacciatore, I'm struggling to find the time to get in contact with them so I thought I'd find out what the options were.
It's been a pretty unpopular topic, maybe i should have tried to work an unlikely story about Brexit into the title...
Brexit will make it impossible to rent skis in Folgarida next February!
Oh well, live and learn.
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