 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
We are going to Val Thorens in January and I am starting to get very excited (haven't been for a couple of years and can't wait!  ). There is a group of us going and I think about 8 of us will need to hire ski stuff. Has anyone had any success trying to get a group discount - or will the ski shops just laugh at me?
On a side note - does anyone have any recommendations for places to hire skis/boards?
If anyone has any general tips (or can give me the link to thread - I have had a look for a general resort thread but couldn't find one - If there is one then apologies from a newbie!)
Thanks a lot
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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pcj2000, If you can be bothered for all 8 of you to go to a few different places waving a few hundred € in cash then I should think a good price will be acheived...
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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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pcj2000,
Welcome to 
Check where you're staying as whilst it's not massive, you do want to find a shop in roughly the same bit of resort as you're staying..there are different quarters e.g. peclet, plan soleil etc. This map shows it in more detail (click to expand)
My BiL and niece rented from ski republic in peclet which was fine for them. Also have a look at http://www.alpinresorts.com/en/ski-rental/france/rhone-alpes/val-thorens which does some decent deals (basically a reseller for intersport & others) - I've used them myself 3x without any issues in different resorts
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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| pcj2000, If you can be bothered for all 8 of you to go to a few different places waving a few hundred € in cash then I should think a good price will be acheived... |
Val Thorens and common sense don't necesarily go hand in hand - http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=1932143
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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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Cheers for the tips - will give it a go! Loved the restaurant stories!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Try Twinners, they give a discount on-line, then a group discount. I notice the VT discount is quite low.
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Just send a few of them an e-mail and see what they come back with. Otherwise Ski Republic and Intersport tend to have the cheapest deals online in France.
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