Any ideas? Ski Transportation!

[laracroft]

I have been conned! Ryan Air and their "low" cost flights, I have booked travel for me, my missus and my mate with them, and now they want £50 each way to get mine and her skis on the plane.
I am sure there must be a cheaper alternative but I'm stuck. I've looked at DHL and Royal Mail, they are in excess of £100 each way unfortunately.
Anyone got experience with this? I did want to drive, and I did want to camp, but the ball and chain, along with low cost flights sent me the other way. And apparently you can't chuck skis in the hold as luggage... so I turn here for any help anyone can offer... This is for late January for a week, so I have some time on my side to play with.

 

[Datatek]

£50 for two sets of ski's seems reasonable to me. Obviously didn't read Ryanairs T&C's.

 

[laracroft]

It's based on weight and as luck would have it, our skis plus boots and poles equate to 19.something kilos as the weight limit is 20kg before the price goes up.
I swear when I was younger it was about £30 though, just wondering where this random price increase seems to have come from. Nope, missed that section!

 

[Datatek]

It's based on weight and as luck would have it, our skis plus boots and poles equate to 19.something kilos as the weight limit is 20kg before the price goes up.
I swear when I was younger it was about £30 though, just wondering where this random price increase seems to have come from. Nope, missed that section!

When I was younger, you could buy a new house for £6500, nothing stays the same, it's called economic growth

 

[boguing]

Wear them.

 

[laracroft]

Personally I think it's RyanAir taking the ****.
Yes, wearing them was my back up!

 

[Trewey]

leave them at home?

 

[Datatek]

Personally I think it's RyanAir taking the ****.
Yes, wearing them was my back up!

When I was younger, it cost over £200 to fly to Paris, a lot more to the ski slopes, I think it's you taking the ****

 

[easye1]

do as trewey sez but go somewhere warm - no need for skis



or rent them...

 

[laracroft]

when i was younger, it cost over £200 to fly to paris, a lot more to the ski slopes, i think it's you taking the ****

 

[laracroft]

do as trewey sez but go somewhere warm - no need for skis



or rent them...

Oh no, the colder the better! That would defeat the object of owning a set! Also hire are just bleurgh

 

[livers]

Join the ARMY, they will send you orf to Norway with skis for weeks at a time (special training for the middle east)

 

[laracroft]

I'm in the ARMY, but I want to ski with the other half & a civvy mate.

 

[biggeeeee]

Could you not do the old sword swallowing trick but use the skis instead of the swords.

Sword Swallowers Association Intl Sword Swallowing World Records

As you say plenty of time to practice, beware the gag reflex!

 

[the_wolf]

Could you not do the old sword swallowing trick but use the skis instead of the swords.

Sword Swallowers Association Intl Sword Swallowing World Records

As you say plenty of time to practice, beware the gag reflex!

My gag reflex is terrible.

Don't ask how I know that...

 

[laracroft]

Could you not do the old sword swallowing trick but use the skis instead of the swords.

Sword Swallowers Association Intl Sword Swallowing World Records

As you say plenty of time to practice, beware the gag reflex!

I do have plenty of time to practise!

 

[Trewey]

stop being a cheapskate and fly with a propper airline

 

[the_wolf]

stop being a cheapskate and fly with a propper airline

He's got a point. Ryanair is depressing

 

[Thor1950]

It's based on weight and as luck would have it, our skis plus boots and poles equate to 19.something kilos as the weight limit is 20kg before the price goes up.
I swear when I was younger it was about £30 though, just wondering where this random price increase seems to have come from. Nope, missed that section!

when I was younger my first pickup was $3017.20 now they are $32,000. Where the hell did the random prices increase come from.

 

[laracroft]

depressing, but until the govt start paying popstar wages to soldiers, it will be cheapskate from me! Though this debacle may convince the other half driving doesn't seem all that bad or expensive after all...