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Ski hire in advance or not?
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hello
We are off to Kaprun for Christmas week and I know that our hotel has a discount agreement with a couple of the local ski hire shops. I’ve always reserved skis online in advance before, but when I asked the hotel for an online discount code, they recommended just going into the shop on arrival. This makes me nervous, so after some reassurance this will be perfectly fine and we won’t arrive to discover there are no skis in town rolling eyes

I’ll only be hiring boots for a 13 year old, and skis for me and him (they don’t need to be flashy, just for on piste blues & reds).

Thanks
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

One of the largest sports retailers in Austria, Brundl Sport, is based in Kaprun where they have several shops and a huge distribution warehouse. They will not run out of skis Cool - and nor will any of the other shops in town. Christmas is not the busiest week of the season so there will be racks of new skis ready for the New Year rush.
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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?

Brundl sometimes offer discount if you book in advance - worth checking online. You can pick up/return at bottom of Maiskogelbahn in village or at Alpincenter on Kitzsteinhorn.
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Thanks, the rational part of me knows that, the control freak side is telling me to reserve like I always do. I will resist the urge!!
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

I wouldn't worry at all about running out, more about getting the best deal. Have the hotel told you what their discount level is? Then you can find out how much it's going to cost you with that. I'd be comparing that with any prices you get independently. Hotel discounts are not necessarily always enough to get you the best price. I'd also be thinking about where you're going to store overnight - if you need to do that, I'd be going for a shop as close as possible to the lift (assuming they offer storage).
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