 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Guys
Basically I don't travel light, or rather have too many seperate bags -
Suit case
Boot bag
Ski bag
Laptop bag
So I like the idea of replacing it with 1 big ski bag / kart - I'm looking for something to hold 180cm ski's and boot, and some clothing. Would ideally like to have a couple of compartments or pockets. Budget is between £60 and £120. I've looked at a few options, but none of them show the insides of the bags.
I love the idea of the SnoKart, but it seemed a little out of my budget. Some previous posts suggested Head bags, but the posts were 1-2 years old and the products have changed.
1 last thing, will airlines accept this as my "baggage" allowance even though its "Out of gauge" or will they charge extra. (I usually fly with BA, Swiss air or Easyjet).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There's a maximum bag weight of around 32KGish on any one bag. So you'd need to pack carefully if your boots, skis, poles and kit are all going in there.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Nice find, I'll keep a watch on that 
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hmm thanks for the heads, think I need to be careful on the weight then.
Perhaps just go for a ski / boot bag, then bigger "hand" luggage for clothing etc (Curiously, I've never had my hand luggage weighed).
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Kelv1n, GVA is a law unto itself . . . most flights I go on just accept the ski carriage fee I've paid in advance but once they hit 23Kg it gets a big warning sticker for the fat numpties that throw yer kit across the tarmac.
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BA want £80.00 for taking skis from Gatwick to Turin and back , can hire top range skis for £75.00 , spoke to BA and they say I can take a ski bag up to 23 kilo with skis and most of my kit .
I can then take the same weight as hand baggage, 23 kilos. My ski kit , skis , poles , shovel and probe only weighs 6 kilo , ski bag 3 kilo , ski boots 5 kilo total 14 , leaves 9 kilo plus 23 as hand baggage , should work in theory until you get to check in !! perhaps the boots will go in the hand luggage if need be.
So now I have bought a big ski bag on wheels from e bay , new for £ 38.00 inc carriage .
Has anyone had airport experience with these big wheeled ski bags ? will this also work on the charters?
ian.
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Unless they have changed your ski bag can be your one checked bag on BA, Easyjet allow upto 32kgs in your ski bag if you only have a ski bag but still 32kg combined if you book a checked bag and ski bag. Had no problems at the airport with my 182cm skis and all my other kit in a huge wheeled bag
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I have that very bag and BA took it MCR to TOR last March with no problems, Monarch, on the other hand kicked up a right fuss about it and told me that I had provision for one suitcase + skis, and that what I had done (packed EVERYTHING) into the one big bag was the wrong thing to do. Anyway, after a long and potentially expensive conversation, the check in staff came 'round and I didn't get charged any extra, but I do get the feeling that they were itching to charge me for it - suffice to say I don't think I'll risk it this year...
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Have had the Dakine fall-line double roller in 190cm for the last 5 years. In that time I've flown BA, Swiss, Jet2 and Monarch and not had any issues.
I generally have it a few kilo's over the 23 allowance and have charmed it through a couple of times but others don't even bother weighing it.
I did get a distinctly conspiratorial wink from the check-in bloke at Geneva on Saturday when the digital screen was screaming 28kilo's but he had the look of a fellow skier
Worth saying as well that in that time I've done a season in which I was taking the trains and buses between resorts a couple of times a month and generally using and abusing the bag and its still not split torn and barely worn which probably makes it the strongest bit of kit I owned that year.
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