 Poster: A snowHead
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off for a long weekend in Les Gets (Les Folliets to be precise) - need to hire skis and boots for one person (intermediate+) - I suppose this is more of a general question for France, but is it better (cheaper) to book in advance or wait till you get there ?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 5-02-19 12:25; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We have our own skis but on one occasion in Les Gets I tried to do a "deal" direct with a couple of shops for a group of 4 adults and 5 children and they didn't want to know, just referred me to their published prices which get discounted online so I wouldn't have thought that they would be interested in discounting for 1 person for a couple of days.
Links to most ski hire shops in Les Gets here
https://en.lesgets.com/organize-book/directory/ski-snowboard.html
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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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Used Vermont a couple of weeks ago - booked online paid in store - easy to deal with. The shop in town has a better choice than the one up the hill. Just be aware that their insurance doesn't cover theft, only damage - I found out after somebody borrowed my skis one day - luckily we found them outside the next restaurant we passed on our way home and the ones they had switched mine out for fit my boots.
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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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Thanks @Timc @ol_smokey
Sounds like it is cheaper to book online, just need to chose one, problem is whilst I'd certainly rather pay €70 rather than €100, how do I know if, say, Ski Republic's "Sensation" skis are of similar standard to Vermont's "Gold" ones 
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The Vermont skis we hired - wife's pair were brand new Dynastar Legends and mine were Atomic something or other but looked like they had a season on them. Bases and edges were in good nick though. These were the middle standard.
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tbh budget is more like €70 so I'll probably opt for Ski Republic or Contat (Sport 2000)
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