Ski Vacation header image
     
 

Ski Vacations – What To Pack

If you will be traveling for a ski vacation, it is often difficult to know what to pack. You may not even have a problem knowing what to pack, but instead have a problem figuring how to get everything that you need from your home to your destination. Skis do not easily fit into suitcases, and if you are flying, this presents a huge problem.

 

Start by knowing what is available at your destination. Is there a rental shop? How much are the rental fees for skis, boots, and poles. If it is reasonable, and you don’t mind skiing with rented equipment, this is a viable option – and it makes packing and traveling much easier.

If you don’t care for rented equipment, there is another option. Find out if there are any ski shops in the area. There usually are. Get prices on skis, poles, and boots, and then ask if they buy used equipment. If they don’t, ask if there is anyone near by that does purchase used equipment. Call that place to get an estimate on how much you could get for barely used ski equipment. Figure the difference in the money you will spend on the ski equipment, and the money you will get for the used equipment when you are finished with it. If it isn’t much more than what it would cost you to rent the equipment, go for it!

Ski suits, ski jackets, and sweaters can be very bulky, and hard to pack. These items will take up a lot of room in your suitcase, and leave less room for other clothing and essentials. If you are trying to pack for a two week ski vacation, it will be impossible to fit everything you need into one suitcase.

There is a way to solve this. Call the lodge or resort where you will be staying. Tell them that you need to ship a package, for yourself, to them, and that you need that package to be there when you arrive. Ask them if they will hold it for you at the desk. In most cases, they will. Next, get a box, put all of your ski suits, your ski jacket, and any other bulky items in the box, and ship it to yourself, in care of the lodge or resort. Shipping can be overnight, two day, or three day depending on how far it must travel. Depending on how much the box weighs, you will usually pay less than fifty dollars to ship a package in the continental United States….which is a lot less than you would pay an airline for extra baggage!

(word count 439)

PPPPP

Ski Vacation Guide Recommended Products
Ski Vacation Guide Videos

 

Click a thumbnail to watch a video
Loading...

Visitors Traveling to Aspen Cycling Criterium at Aspen/Snowmass are Booking ... - PR Web (press release)


Visitors Traveling to Aspen Cycling Criterium at Aspen/Snowmass are Booking ...
PR Web (press release)
The Aspen Cycling Criterium, is scheduled to be held in the heart of downtown Aspen May 20. Visitors heading for the festivities are taking a pass on traditional hotel rooms and booking private vacation rental homes in Aspen for their visit.

and more »

Read more...


Visitors to the Summer Teva Mountain Games in Vail Book Accommodations ... - PR Web (press release)


Visitors to the Summer Teva Mountain Games in Vail Book Accommodations ...
PR Web (press release)
Visitors heading to Vail for the Teva Mountain Games are booking private vacation home rentals in Vail through Colorado Vacation Rentals. New vacation home rental listings are added daily, with plenty of availabilities through spring and summer.

and more »

Read more...


How to Financially Survive Wedding Season - Fox Business


How to Financially Survive Wedding Season
Fox Business
Schaller adds that for guests who want to combine the wedding with a vacation, hotels will oftentimes extend the discounted rate for several days before or after the wedding if you ask. Guests may also be able to pay with hotel points, airline miles or ...

and more »

Read more...


John Edwards' mistress led a tabloid-grade life - Boston.com


Boston.com

John Edwards' mistress led a tabloid-grade life
Boston.com
Edwards' campaign finance chairman let them stay at his vacation mansion in Aspen, Colo., and paid for them to live in a $20000-a-month manor in Santa Barbara, Calif. Hunter chose the location because it was close to her New Age spiritual adviser, ...

and more »

Read more...


Getting Away—but Not Too Far - Wall Street Journal


Getting Away—but Not Too Far
Wall Street Journal
By ROBBIE WHELAN Vacation-home sales are perking up as low prices pull more buyers off the fence. Yet many are looking for properties close to home instead of in far-off destinations. Robbie Whelan explains on The News Hub. Photo: Matthew Healey for ...

and more »

Read more...


 
 
 
bottom bar