 Poster: A snowHead
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Just got a few prices and it looks to me like it has. I normally budget 100 euros for boot and ski hire - looks more like 150 for coming season? Any cost saving suggestions - my trips are St anton and probably Grand Massif.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kewhoward,
Really not being flippant, but if you make 2 trips (St Anton and GM) you could buy a not too bad set for the same cost.
€150 does seem to a crazy price. Though must admit to having never rented any ski gear since the 1980's so not too sure on that, but from what I've heard, you should be able to get some cheaper than that.
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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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kewhoward, St Anton and Lech wher 150-175 for Premium skis last year so no real increase there from what I can see.
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kewhoward, buy. Should be no choice about that for boots, BTW. Then travel by train or car. Simples.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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kewhoward, it's one of these things that seems to vary greatly from resort to resort. I'm going to La Thuile in March and that's looking like €70 for six days for premium skis only (I have my own boots). That's no different to what I paid in Courmayeur (neighbouring resort) last season, although I wouldn't have described the skis as 'premium'. I'd love to have my own skis but with the extra £30 it costs to take them by air (not to mention carrying everything myself) it's not really worth it.
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Rates we are getting quoted by ski hire firms are frozen at last year's levels. Be very surprised if anyone is trying to push through a 50% hike....
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it seems (and from previous threads too) that ski hire may be one of the items that are generally more expensive in Austria than in France.
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try snowrental.net
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kewhoward,Lech, Zurs adn Anton are probably the 3 most expensive plaes in Austria to rent skis. Try contacting the shops directly by mail and mention where you are staying to try and get a better rate
pam w, Ski Hire for Premium skis in Mayrhofen €90 for a week, Ski Hire in Lech €175 for a week both Austrian Resorts but with huge price diffrence! a rule its about €90 for Premium skis only Rental in Austra but the allberg resorts are very expensive for higher but the rental kit tends to be very good.
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| Fattes13 wrote: |
| kewhoward,Lech, Zurs adn Anton are probably the 3 most expensive plaes in Austria to rent skis. |
Depends who you know. I can manage €120 for around 4 weeks 
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In Andorra, our suppliers have held their prices. We're giving 30% off resort prices on all rentals in the resorts we cover, which means we have ski and boot hire for six days starting at €48.30!!
Steve
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thanks everybody for the feedback - I do own my own boots but the rest of the family don't. Perhaps I over-reacted at seeing the price in St Anton - looks like it's right at the top of the range.
I haven't bought skis because I've never worked out what I really like, but I am rethinking that at the moment having seen the St Anton prices!
pam w, Thanks for pointing that out - I'd missed that when reading all the threads on Austrian superiority!
boardiac, thanks - but that was where the quote of 157 euros came from - suggesting that was a 13% discount.
stanton, there are at least 16 in my group coming to St Anton during uk 1/2 term - 14th to 21st Feb - any of those "who you know" interested or will they all be rented out at full retail price anyway?
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kewhoward, I paid €150 last season in St Anton, so hate to think what they are now. You could hire in the UK try Edge2Edge 
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You know it makes sense.
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due to the high cost of rental in Wengen last year some friends rented in the UK ( http://www.ctski.co.uk/Hire/skis.htm ) - despite the hassle of lugging them around and paying 2 x ski carriage they saved a considerable amount. Maybe worthy of consideration, esp if you are renting for a whole family ??
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