 Poster: A snowHead
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How much should i expect tp pay to equip me with skis poles and boots. It'll be my first skis and im an advanced skier and have heard it is cheaper to buy skis in america???? also i live in Northern ireland so limited number of ski shops
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Average pair of boots with fitting, footbed etc, is 549€. Skis and bindings and poles around 600€. Our equipment is found in the higher ranges.
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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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montylad,
Boots, I'd say £250-£350 plus budjet another £50-£100 for footbeds.
Skis, best to try before you buy but failing that some good deals in shops as sales about to start, Mail order S&R, EB, internet or there is always Fleabay. £250 - £500
Poles £20ish
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Google for Ski Bilek and ski conrad both offering rock bottom prices for this seasons gear and reccomended by snowHeads that have bought from them. 
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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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Also Google for Lockwoods or Filarinski both have sales on at the mo.
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Hey, I think you ought to buy a pair of second hand Salomon Crossmax V12s!
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montylad, buying skis from the US looks a bargain at first sight but there are pitfalls,
In the US unless the ski has an integrated binding system they tend to advertise ski only i.e. no binding. You have to add this in separately and of course there's import duty and VAT and I'm afraid getting them to put a bow round it doesn't help either.
If you go to the US and can pick up yourself or have someone carry them back for you and avoid duty then its probably a good option otherwise I'd stick to Europe.
Good time to buy wherever, happy shopping
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And here's the kicker: I found skis in Austria to be cheaper than buying them here in the States!
Example: 2007 Atomic SL:12 with Neox 6:14 was €449 back in mid-February (approx. $560 incl. VAT). The same package at clearance sales here in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. cost $679. If I were to claim the VAT refund and pay import duty, the cost would still have been under €450, so I would've saved money.
And I was very tempted to buy a pair of new, old-stock 2006 Atomic GS:11m boards with Neox 6:14 for €259. I came very, very close to buying 'em and bringing 'em home.
And the prices at Ski-Bilek are really, really great on top-end equipment. I'd shop around your area, but would look to places like Ski-Bilek for pricing when push comes to shove.
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i cant really shop around cause i live in Northern Ireland which isnt best known for its record amounts of snow each winter  im also 17 and have no car and im the only one in the family interested in skiing so i may go to inverness some time next season and have a wee look around
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Hmmm- how long a piece of string. Boots- I'd say £200-£240 for a decent pair of boots not requiring substanial adjustment.
Skis- try ski bilek and ski conrad. Ski bilek cheaper to bid on ebay ratehr than use their shop. I picked up my fischer AMC 79s for £120 plus p&p from ski bilek's ebay business.this was v cheap but others have got similar bargains. My friend who I went skiing with picked up this years Rossi 9S for £260 plus p&p from ski conrad and was very happy with them. obviously its going to depend on what skis you want.
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montylad, is it really worth buying skis if you don't get the opportunity to ski regularly? Boots seem like a recommended first step (I will be doing this soon though at only 3 weeks on the slopes am far from "advanced"!) Most - if not all - resorts will rent you a set of skis and poles for a little less than plus boots...
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