 Poster: A snowHead
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Any cheap places to buy skis online, shipped form Europe?
I've never bought skis in the UK and probably don't intend to as the shops seem to charge twice the price for them that they do in Europe (out of resort).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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sport conrad
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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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GordonFreeman, You got 744 posts and have never looked at Ebay????????????????????????
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Hmm, I've bought 3 pairs of skis this year, 2 from the UK and they weren't expensive at all in fact good deals and a pair of the giveway Coreupts from Sport Conrad.
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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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http://www.sport-bittl.de
I got some skis from them earlier this year, great service. Their website isn't in English but I managed to get by to find what I wanted and then a very helpful guy on the phone talked me through the order process. All arrived a few days later. Very impressed.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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Or www.evo.com in the US.
If you send them an e-mail they'll give you a price which includes all the shipping and import taxes to the UK.
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As discussed in another post SportPursuit has plenty of offers on. K2 skis are on offer at the moment and had Elan skis on offer a couple of weeks ago. Worth keeping an eye on
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Tue 30-10-12 11:29; edited 1 time in total
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I bought from Ekosport in France, great service plenty of offers on last seasons kit too.
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Best bet for buying in UK is to wait until after this years season and buy the stuff in the sale....you'd be amazed at how cheap you can get things with a little bit of careful negotiation. That is if you are wanting the skis new and can wait till the end of the season. There are plenty of good deals on ebay if you keep an eye out for second hand skis and also in the ski classifieds section of this forum.
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Might be worth trying your local ski shop for a price match. I bought some blackeye TI's last week in snow and rock (Dublin store) and while they quite didn't price match, they came close enough to make it an easy decision to buy local. They came within €45 of sport conrad and included a set of poles and my first service free, which more than made up for the difference.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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http://www.glisshop.co.uk
French company, got some skis from them earlier this year in their sales, might be a bit late to get a bargain from them now, of course. Jolly cheap, and they have at least one member of staff who speaks excellent English. Most places sell last year's stock pretty cheaply... just a matter of catching them at the right time. Ski Bartlett, Lockwoods (both in the UK) and Telemark Pyrenees all spring to mind as places that have had cheap stock that caught my eye in the past.
Down Skis had some startlingly cheap and rather nice looking skis in their presale this year, but that's long past now. Start shopping in April, May next year, is my recommendation!
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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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| Andy06 wrote: |
| Best bet for buying in UK is to wait until after this years season and buy the stuff in the sale....you'd be amazed at how cheap you can get things with a little bit of careful negotiation. That is if you are wanting the skis new and can wait till the end of the season. There are plenty of good deals on ebay if you keep an eye out for second hand skis and also in the ski classifieds section of this forum. |
And depending when you need them if this year is anything to go by the end of season sales seemed to start around the end of Feb half term so perfect for our Easter trip to the alps.
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You know it makes sense.
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May I just add SnowHeads - I'm buying all my ski's here at the moment (and some coreUPT from Sport Conrad). If you have to go mainstream and are not too fussy about choice or year then +1 for SportPursuit but also Ski Bartlett and Edge&Wax have good deals from time to time. Cheapness being a relative concept, if you want a top notch service as well as a custom set up SpyderJon's yer man. TBH tho, some of the best deals are here.
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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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