Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All,
I know the great outdoors in dublin hold a stock of ski boots but i was wondering if i would be better travelling uo the north to get them. Will it work out cheaper and will i get more of a selection? I tried to do a search but came up with nothing. also if anyone has any links for shops in Northern Ireland it would be a great help.
Thanks in advance
John
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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johnfitz, welcome to
In the north there is MacSki and Topping Leisure. Not sure about prices, but the last time I was in TGO (just off Grafton Street?), I would have said they had more than Topping, but probably slightly less than MacSki.
Give Des or John a call... 028 9066 5525
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Macski have a good range of gear and its a lovely shop, but its a tad pricey. Although given the price of everything in dublin at the minute You might get a bargain or two:)
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johnfitz,
Although a fan of Great outdoors in Dublin for many things I don't think that their range of skiing boots cut the mustard, although there was a czech gut working there last winter who was a bootfitter
I think that you would be better off waiting till you arrive in resort and but your boots there - Thats what I did and I was able to tr 4 different types of boots at no charge before buying (I would have had to pay a rental charge if I hadn't bought
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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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I think your better off getting in resort than at Great Outdoors as well as they just don't have the same range available. You'd probably save a fair few euros that way as well as getting a better choice.
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Johnfitz, which resort(s) will you be in this season?
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johnfitz wrote: |
Hi All,
I know the great outdoors in dublin hold a stock of ski boots but i was wondering if i would be better travelling uo the north to get them.
John |
Possibly - but they only sell the Orange ones.
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johnfitz, go see the boys at Mac ski, they will look after you well
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Hi,
Thanks a million for all the replies. I will be up notrth so i will take a trip to Mac Ski anyway to have a look. Any recommendation on boots for a 4 week skier (able to ski black slopes but not very stylishly)
John
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johnfitz, the ones that fit best, and that you can flex.
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johnfitz, Welcome to snowheads, it's good to see the Irish numbers growing. What size are you looking for, A freind of mine has a pair of Solomons that they bought in March and used for one day but were just a little too big, if they fitted would sell for a good price.
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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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Peter Ross, ....Irish numbers?......don't worry there's a lot about...!
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BernardC, Super, now all we need is a snowdome so we can organise Irish events (my thumb won't let me go to a dry slope again!)
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You know it makes sense.
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Hey peter,
size 11 in normal runners, can feel you pain about the dry slope. I brought my girlfriend up and showing off broke 3 fingers. what we do to impresss!!!!!
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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BernardC,
There is also that route on Errigal that we scouted in the Summer - Good for skiing for one morning every 5 years or so
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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johnfitz, Your feet are too big for the boots I was talking about as they are about size 8 or 9, you'd probably fit into my Technica boots but I'm not selling them!
If the dryslope in Kiltiernan had that astro turf type surface the whole way down the slope it would be ok but those grids that fingers and thumbs get stuck in are nasty!
Buying the right boots is very important as a tight fit is essential as they pack out after a while, unless you know alot about boot fitting you really want someone good in the shop to help you, otherwise you can make a costly mistake with the wrong size boot (normally a boot too big). I think there are discussions elsewhere on the forum about bootfitting.
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