| So, you're planning a skiing or snowboarding trip. You | | | | arrive an hour before you plan to ski or snowboard. |
| have your travel and lodging plans all set up, but have | | | | This will give you time to get your equipment and |
| you gotten your equipment yet? While buying your | | | | get fitted. If you rent elsewhere, it's best to get the |
| own equipment may be more convenient, it's also a | | | | equipment the day before you go out. This way, |
| lot more expensive. If you have never been skiing | | | | you'll be able to find other accommodations if they |
| before, you may want to consider renting in case | | | | do not have the appropriate equipment. When you |
| you find you don't like it. You can always buy | | | | get there, you should be ready ahead of time with |
| equipment the next time you go. Renting also makes | | | | everyone's shoe sizes, heights, and weights. While |
| it affordable for people who can't spend hundreds of | | | | some people may want to fudge on their weight, |
| dollars to buy equipment. Plus, you won't have to lug | | | | you should be honest. The type of equipment you |
| all the extra baggage on the plane or in the car. If | | | | need depends on your weight. If you give the wrong |
| you have children, you know how quickly kids can | | | | weight, you may be risking your own safety. If you |
| grow out of their clothes. When you rent, you don't | | | | have a very large shoe size, you should make sure |
| have to buy your kids new equipment every year or | | | | the shop you rent from has the right size boots. If |
| two when they grow out of the old stuff. | | | | not, you should buy equipment online before you |
| Once you've decided to rent equipment, you should | | | | show up. You should ask the shop before you do |
| make sure to reserve it well before you take your | | | | this; you may be able to buy boots that fit their |
| trip. This is especially important if you're going during | | | | equipment. |
| peak season. If you wait until you get there, you | | | | When you get ready to sign the contract for your |
| may have to do a lot of searching to find appropriate | | | | equipment, they will offer you insurance on the |
| sizes and equipment. You definitely want to make | | | | equipment. SAY YES! While your chance damaging |
| reservations if you're renting snowboarding | | | | the equipment is probably fairly low, it's still a great |
| equipment. Snowboarding has greatly increased in | | | | idea. Cost for insurance is generally about a dollar a |
| popularity and many stores haven't caught up with | | | | day. That's 3 or 4 dollars per trip. Compare this to |
| demand. | | | | the hundreds of dollars you could pay to fix damage |
| You will probably have a choice of renting equipment | | | | to skis or a snowboard. And that's nothing compared |
| at the mountain, or from other stores in the area. At | | | | to the cost if you completely ruin the equipment. You |
| certain resorts where there's not much of a town | | | | should also remember that it doesn't take that much |
| you should probably rent at the mountain. At other | | | | to damage equipment. A mountain is covered in |
| resorts, you may have many other rental options. | | | | snow when you ski on it, but under that snow are |
| The benefit of renting elsewhere is that you'll | | | | rocks and branches. If the snow cover is thin on a |
| probably get a better price. If you're only renting for | | | | mountain, you risk hitting these objects and you |
| one day, the mountain will probably be more | | | | generally can't see them to avoid them. |
| convenient because you won't have to carry | | | | Hopefully these tips will help you get the right |
| equipment as far. | | | | equipment and get you to the mountain. Have a |
| If you decide to rent at the mountain, you should | | | | great trip! |