Poster: A snowHead
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Hi everyone.
Really hoping for some recommendations for buying snowboard gear in Val D'Isere as currently struggling to find places whilst wandering around the village and everyone I seem to talk to is a skier and has no idea and everywhere just seems to sell skis. And google keeps just sending me to rental places.
Wanting to get boots/bindings/board. Keen to find a place that'll let me try before I buy as haven't tried a lot of the different camber types so keen to test a few whilst I'm here for two weeks.
Heading to Val Thorens next so also happy for suggestions there too.
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd suggest Black Cats or Snowpark in Tignes.
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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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Renting is going to be your only option.
No shop lets you take out a board, boots and bindings 'to try', before you buy.
Would you pay full price for kit that other people had 'tried'? Of course not.
Tignes has more choice for boards than Val but you will probably get the best deals down the hill in BSM.
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there's places in Chamonix that let you test boards out before purchasing. i'd be surprised if no one in tignes or vt do the same
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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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@doc.jill, Try getting in contact with Tignes Spirit They may be ok with a try before you buy, and they'll certainly deliver over to Val.D for you. If you are interested, you might want to get signed up over at SCUK - members get a 10% off purchase and 15% off hire there.
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This was my point, exactly. You will be able to rent something if your choice and size is very mainstream.
If looking for something rare/niche and/or outside of 156-161, then you aren't going to be able to try it before you buy it.
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Tignes Spirit for sure. Otherwise, are Misty Fly still going in central Val?
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I went to Val for my first proper snowboarding trip back in 2000/2001 season (I'd only ridden Dendex before then). Back then the resort was packed with Boarding shops or multi sport shops that sold boarding gear.
I've been back in the 14/15 & 15/16 seasons and I can say I only found two or three shops that sold boarding gear and they didn't have a wide selection.
You'd get more choice going to a snow dome, Castleford and Tamworth let you try the TSA range and if you buy, you get the price of the lift ticket off the board price.
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Thu 26-01-17 11:37; edited 2 times in total
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@stevomcd, *think* Misty have gone.
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