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SKI CLOTHING HIRE
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Hi All
My family and I will be headed to the snow fields for the first time. Will be travelling from Australia to Avioraz and prefer not to have to carry all our ski clothing all the way from oz.....is it possible to hire clothing?? Maybe Geneva??
Snowdad
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I've never heard of clothing hire in France (there may be I've just never seen it). You might be better buying cheap kit in Morzine on route, as it has a wide range of ski clothing shops.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
snowdad
,
http://www.skiwear4less.com/skiwear4less/home.htm
has an outlet in Morzine too.
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snowdad
, don't think I've ever heard a sH talking about clothing hire in France . . . it is possible in the uk. But to be brutal, you're going to need some free time and access to local knowledge to find clothing at what most of us would call a 'reasonable' cost in resort. I'm not saying sHs are cheap . . . but the non-medical members
seem to have a preference for wax-on-snow time rather than the latest labels. I'm not sure what to recommend but why are you so against carrying what you'll spend most of your time wearing? You can reduce the load by wearing modern wicking fibre clothing that's light, easily hand-washed and quick drying. Also to reduce the bulk by using thinner layered clothing and a shell rather than heavy jackets and salopettes. Things like gloves can be reduced to a pair of good quality fleece gloves and a wind/waterproof overglove/mitt. It is possible to travel light . . . but I've yet to achieve it
I wish you all the best luck.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
No, I've not seen any clothing hire in France either though we have an excellent local shop in Hampshire which hires out clothing. Not like New Zealand; I arrived in Ruapehu in sandals and summer stuff and was on the slopes fully kitted out in no time.
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seem to have a preference for wax-on-snow time rather than the latest labels. I'm not sure what to recommend but why are you so against carrying what you'll spend most of your time wearing? You can reduce the load by wearing modern wicking fibre clothing that's light, easily hand-washed and quick drying. Also to reduce the bulk by using thinner layered clothing and a shell rather than heavy jackets and salopettes. Things like gloves can be reduced to a pair of good quality fleece gloves and a wind/waterproof overglove/mitt. It is possible to travel light . . . but I've yet to achieve it 
I wish you all the best luck.