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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You need to know what you are doing and buying particularly with bindings rather than the skis. Frankly any skis themselves from the last 10 years are likely to be fine in terms of design, newer more likely being the more refined shapes, profile etc, but the bindings might no longer be indemnified. Plus of course are the bindings mounted to your BSL.
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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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@joskin, Jersey may not be the best place for it, but have you thought of hiring in the UK before you go and carrying them with you? You also get a better class of ski, rather than arriving in the US with skis which then turn out to be a poor choice or where the bindings break, leaving you no option but to walk in and pay what they ask, or buying a pair.
Take a look at e.g. http://www.snowlab.co.uk/ski-hire-snowboard-rental/ski-hire-uk/all-mountain-ski-hire.html or to hire in resort try booking through agencies like https://www.skiset.co.uk/ who are offering Beaver Creek at around half of what you've found.
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@joskin need to avoid ex-rentals and have a bit of nouse but yeah perfectly doable.
I've never quite understood the binding indemnity issue.
Bear in mind the cost of servicing and transportation in the long run - plus hassle. If you are one or two week a year skier it may still not be justifiable.
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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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@Dave of the Marmottes, why would you worry about indemnification if you aren't in the U.S.?
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@joskin, X-Wing Furys have a foam core, which looses it's spring really rather quickly -- so not a great secondhand buy.
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@joskin,
Alternatively buy a pair of new skis from one of the online discount specialists and then sell them on Ebay when you get back.
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@joskin, if on a rail binding you will be able to make the bindings fit your boots, but if not then what are they set for and what is your sole length?
@ousekjarr seems to have the right answer
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I bought some Volkl Kendo's from eBay, great condition, <£200. Totally worth it.
So many rich folk on eBay selling skis that have been used only for few weeks as they an afford the latest model. Easy pickings if you ask me.
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@ski, they're rubbish anyway, probs cos of foam core...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@joskin, Better buying on ebay also for buyer protection etc (incase they turn up wrecked) I'd avoid ex demo salomons/ K2s which have probably been skied into the ground. In the past I have bought skis there, used for a week and sold for similar price when I'm back. As the others have said, make sure you're boots will fit the current binding set-up. Or get them posted to the piste office to be remounted and services etc.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@joskin, posting skis to jersey will be very expensive as too long. Think about £50 ish.
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@Zorrac, good spot!
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You know it makes sense.
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| Timc wrote: |
@joskin,
Alternatively buy a pair of new skis from one of the online discount specialists and then sell them on Ebay when you get back. |
This ^
Online sales are already in full swing and you can expect 25-50% discount depending on model. Then either keep them for a few seasons or sell on eBay while still almost new and get a fair bit of your money back. The trick is not to pay anywhere near full retail in the first place.
Used skis are a lot more of a lottery, but there are some bargains if you know what you are looking at and can inspect them before handing over the cash. I wouldn't go near ex-rentals though or anything older than about 5 years.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| under a new name wrote: |
| @Dave of the Marmottes, why would you worry about indemnification if you aren't in the U.S.? |
Well if you don't know enough to fettle them yourself (& if you've never owned skis I suggest you might not) you might struggle to find a tech who will touch them. I know you know some who will but it's not guaranteed I'd have thought.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Buying second hand skis is a good idea, but I'd go a bit more than £100. I got some excellent Head Titans with only a couple of weeks use on them for £300. So far I've used them for 10 weeks and they've got plenty of life left in them yet.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@under a new name,
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@ski, they're rubbish anyway, probs cos of foam core...
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I know. I had a pair.....secondhand 
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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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Long story but my Mrs ended up with a pair of unwanted skis with 2 days use on them, at effectively zero cost.
We stuck them on eBay mid season with great photos showing them in superb condition (50cm powder for those 2 days!) and got a fraction of retail for them, so there are some killer deals if you are lucky.
Knowing what you are buying and binding mounting, as stated, are what you need to be sure of.
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you pays your money, you gets your skis ....... 
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