 Poster: A snowHead
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Every year, hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of pairs of skis are hauled aboard aircraft, stuffed into taxis, dragged through airport terminals and the rest.
Back in the late 50s / early 60s, when I began skiing, Alpine ski shops made it a standard part of their service to store skis for their clients who might (if the the customer didn't return to ski in the same place the next winter) receive instructions to forward the skis to another ski resort. I believe it worked well.
Does it happen now? Have any snowHeads worked out solutions to avoid lumbering skis, paying airline surcharges, and burning all that unnecessary fuel? Not to mention the hassle of storing skis at home and worrying if they'd be left at Gatwick airport in the wake of an overloaded jet.
What does it cost to have a ski shop store skis from one winter to the next, and send them - say - from France to Austria? Or from one French resort to another? I think we should be told. Does the service even exist any more?
If skis were stored by ski shops, rather than in suburban garages and lofts, it would also provide an opportunity for off-season servicing by the shops as part of the service.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Interesting thought, and it probably has some validiy, if you ski in the same continent year in year out.
From the shops point of view, having worked in one, between September and January, you don't want anything cluttering up the store, or around the servicing area, and so will do whatever you can to keep that space available for sales stock, and for servicing.
Now, if you have a shop that has excessive storage capacity, that may be an idea, but how much would you be prepared to pay a shop to hold your skis, and cover the insurance for them being on their property?
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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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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| Have any snowHeads worked out solutions to avoid lumbering skis, paying airline surcharges, and burning all that unnecessary fuel? Not to mention the hassle of storing skis at home and worrying if they'd be left at Gatwick airport in the wake of an overloaded jet. |
I believe it is possible to rent skis in many resorts.
Why buy it when you can rent it? (guardian 27/6/2004)
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Very good point!
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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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We bought an apartment out there - perhaps not very cost effective, but it does mean no more transporting skis back and fore 
Regards
Rob
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Some years ago I came across a guesthouse in St Anton which kept skis and boots during the year for its regular clientel.
These days I hire skis because I ski 2 weeks per year only  , I can stay up to date with design changes, and it saves an awful ot of transport hassle. I do miss the delight of just going straight to the slopes when I arrive, though.
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