Poster: A snowHead
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Go easy on me, you never venture far fom Après!
I am looking for advice and guidance on ski/board gear for my boys, twins aged 14. They have both skied since age 4 and are a good intermediate standard, ESF Gold.
That said as we only manage a week a year now, we tend to just cruise pistes as family and mess around on little cut throughs just off piste. One boy has recently switched to boarding and is getting to reasonable standard.
Now they re not growing as much, I'm tempted to get some ski stuff of eBay for them. I've seen various skis and boards online which are same as ones we have hired before, so that's reasonably straightforward. Main concern is boots, fit are still growing but not as fast now. Is the advice to hire still or is there a chance of trading them in each year?
Fwiw, we drive and rent apartment each year so is slightly easier than traipsing down to hire shop. They would like own gear and as well get few years use may save cash.
Thoughts please
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Can always sell on eBay, quite often make a profit if you time it right
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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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@Boris, For me its a bit easier: 3 boys aged 13, 10 and near 6. Whatever we get is handed down as long unless it is beyond busted. A loft full of skis and a cupboard full of boots. Various pedigrees, some skis previously used by my wife but now for the 13 yr old, others ex-hire, some ebay and some S&R buy back. It is fairly simple to size ski boots for kids but the main issue is binding compatibility. There are 2 types of ski boot-binding interface for kids and size won't necessarily let you know what's what. Mind you for 14 yr olds not an issue. Then there's telemark gear for kids…..
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hmm - ok thanks all
I may just stick with hiring for now as it is the least hassle option - can revisit in a few years when feet have hopefully stopped growing
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@Boris, And by then they may be able to buy their own!
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