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Buying ski wear in Innsbruck area

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Looking for any advice or info.

Our niece is going to be working the season in St Christophe (Arlberg) and we'll be in Austria motorhome/skiing. At some point we'll be meeting up with her for a social/shopping trip (She's never skied but I've given her a "starter kit" of clothing - base layers, gloves, pants, jacket, helmet, goggles, - we're happy to add to the collection if she finds she really loves skiing).

Innsbruck seems a logical place to meet (an hour on the train for her and we are going to be based in the SuperSkiCard region but not looking to be "west" this year).

My question is..... small resorts versus bigger city versus online? ..... I'm not expecting Niece L to be able to afford anything in the shops at Lech snowHead but we've found the very occasional bargain in other villages. Are the prices in Innsbruck shops, especially the big retail park, better value for money?
Cheers, in advance, for any insights.

Elaine

Edit: not totally altruistic - I'm after another jacket too rolling eyes
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@Scamper, you can sometimes get a bit of a discount in the big stores, and there are some cheaper stores like TK Maxx, though I’m not sure what they have in stock. I get most of mine online though, often from UK sites because of the exchange rate, or from German discounters like Sport Conrad or Bergzeit. It’s also worth noting that Blue Tomato have a huge online stock which is often discounted, but the shop carries hardly any of it Confused
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Scarlet wrote:
@Scamper, you can sometimes get a bit of a discount in the big stores, and there are some cheaper stores like TK Maxx, though I’m not sure what they have in stock. I get most of mine online though, often from UK sites because of the exchange rate, or from German discounters like Sport Conrad or Bergzeit. It’s also worth noting that Blue Tomato have a huge online stock which is often discounted, but the shop carries hardly any of it Confused


Thanks Scarlet.

For myself, I've scoured every TK Maxx in my area and they have virtually nothing in store (bad timing, possibly, as I've found more in previous years?)
Spent a bit of time today umming and ahhing over a jacket on Conrad - off to look on the other two you mention after here...

I'm jumping the gun to a certain extent re provisioning Niece - she may well prefer to ski in what she has and we'll top up in the areas she chooses. Smile Smile
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I think TK Maxx can be a bit variable, but as far as I can tell, this one gets its stock from the same warehouse as in the UK, so you probably wouldn’t see anything different. Giga Sport have a big store here that you can check out online, as do XXL Sport (I’ve not been in that one, but I went in to another branch and it was a bit like a combination of Sports Direct and the maze at Hampton Court. I think all the staff had got lost in the maze, too). If she’s a snowboarder, there’s a big Burton store as well.

Yes, it might be that she finds something she has is not quite right (not warm enough/too warm etc) and needs a specific replacement.
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@Scarlet, thanks again Very Happy
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Scarlet wrote:
If she’s a snowboarder, there’s a big Burton store as well.


Ah hah @modernnerd can take her on one of his weekly visits to buy "essential" snowboard shizzle.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, hush, he doesn’t need the encouragement Toofy Grin
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Dave of the Marmottes wrote:
Scarlet wrote:
If she’s a snowboarder, there’s a big Burton store as well.


Ah hah @modernnerd can take her on one of his weekly visits to buy "essential" snowboard shizzle.


Ah, my fault, I forget it's not just about skis - no, she's not a snowboarder either.
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