Buying vs Demo'ing

[AdironRider]

Noones mentioned the complete pain in the ass it would be to demo a set of skis every time one goes to the hill? Might have missed it somewhere.

Maybe some midweek days it would be quick and easy, but I wouldnt want to add upwards of an hour to my day every time I went to the hill just to pick up and drop off demos.

 

[abc]

Noones mentioned the complete pain in the ass it would be to demo a set of skis every time one goes to the hill? Might have missed it somewhere. .

Yes, you missed it big time. It was on the previous page, by several others. :evil:

 

[steamboat1]

Also, the hassle factor cannot be under estimated. You need to stop at a ski shop every time you go skiing to pickup your skis. That is a huge PITA.

I pic my ski's up from the shop just about every time I go skiing.

Then drop them off again after skiing a few days, no big deal.

Don't have to be fitted, they're my ski's, walk in walk out.

The shop is 5 minutes from the parking lot of the ski area or about 275 miles from my home, ski's are there now, I'm not.

I do have another pair if I decide to ski somewhere else first or just bring my #1 quiver home if I know I won't be stopping at the shop first.

I've even left them there all summer a few times

Actually works out better for me.

 

[deadheadskier]

I pic my ski's up from the shop just about every time I go skiing.

Do you get them tuned every time you use them? Is that why they are at the shop?

 

[steamboat1]

Do you get them tuned every time you use them? Is that why they are at the shop?

Not always but I do have a season tune deal. I've skied 9 days or 2 separate trips without a tune & told them not to touch them when I dropped them off last week. After 4-5 days skiing next week I think I'll have them tuned. So far I've only had them tuned twice this season. For $120 it's cheaper than a season locker plus I get the ski's tuned when needed.

 

[riverc0il]

Equating drop off and picking up skis on a season long tune deal to going through the rental process is not entirely a fair treatment. I'm assume once your setup on a season long tune deal, the exchange of skis is very quick and probably quicker picking up than dropping off? With rent/demo, it takes a little while to get setup. You have to fill out a long form every time and then they have to fit the skis to your boots. If there are people in front of you, you need to wait for a line. And if you're skiing different areas, you have to figure out where to rent, who has what skis, etc. and there is a little less routine.

 

[drjeff]

Equating drop off and picking up skis on a season long tune deal to going through the rental process is not entirely a fair treatment. I'm assume once your setup on a season long tune deal, the exchange of skis is very quick and probably quicker picking up than dropping off? With rent/demo, it takes a little while to get setup. You have to fill out a long form every time and then they have to fit the skis to your boots. If there are people in front of you, you need to wait for a line. And if you're skiing different areas, you have to figure out where to rent, who has what skis, etc. and there is a little less routine.

Chances are though that this type of skier, who skis a few times a year, isn't as eager to get 1st chair, as some of us AZ addicts are. So 10 to 15 minutes to fill out the paperwork and get a demo pair likely won't be a big deal to them. Just look at when the bulk of skier's/boarders arrive at a ski area on a weekend day. Most places have their most significant influx of folks not at 8AM 1st chair, but more in the 9:30-10 time frame of things, and then have their day end before last chair. A few extra minutes for most of this type of skier more than likely won't be a big deal

 

[abc]

Chances are though that this type of skier, who skis a few times a year, isn't as eager to get 1st chair, as some of us AZ addicts are. So 10 to 15 minutes to fill out the paperwork and get a demo pair likely won't be a big deal to them. Just look at when the bulk of skier's/boarders arrive at a ski area on a weekend day. Most places have their most significant influx of folks not at 8AM 1st chair, but more in the 9:30-10 time frame of things, and then have their day end before last chair. A few extra minutes for most of this type of skier more than likely won't be a big deal

No, that's not true. I rented for years before buying (lack of fund being the reason at the time). It was a hassle, sometimes a pretty annoying one. Especially so for weekend skier, that being the busiest time for rental shops. There's almost always some wait.

Renting just skis is a lot better than renting boots since there's no need to find one that fits. But the binding still needs to be adjusted to the boot. So the need to wait in line. And if the people in front had to rent boots, it took a while before the shop guys is free to do the next customer.

At least for me, I found it annoying enough that I bought skis as soon as I could. A big relieve was how I felt the first few time after.

 

[riverc0il]

A line is a line and filling out forms is filling out forms no matter if you are a 50 day expert or 2 day per year rank beginner. If anything, that none serious skier not chasing pow showing up at 9:30am is probably going to face the shop at its busiest most chaotic time of the day. That is a hassle no matter where you are coming from.