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Plane travel with skis
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newboots
Angel Diva
While I appreciate my continued notoriety for being a light packer -- and I am still a pretty light packer! -- I feel obligated to mention
HAHthat I am not sure I can ever attain the heights I did while packing for ski trips as a 20-something living in NYC. So, you know, maybe take those threads with the appropriate grain of salt if they're from ~2011 or earlier.
Hah! 2008!
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Do you remember my bags vs yours when we were driving to Taos from the airport?
Abbi
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Good call on the sport tube. It is also helpful that it has wheels. Mine is black but it has an Okemo and Vermont stickers on it so that helps a little bit. I used to use a padded bag from High Sierra. And stuffed absolutely everything in it around the skis and poles but it was a major pain dragging it from the airport to the car rental station at Salt Lake City. With a boot bag and a suitcase as well!
newboots
Angel Diva
Sticker queen!
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
newboots
Angel Diva
My boot bag is definitely not up to this. If I stuff it, it will hold gloves, socks, skullcap, and gaiter along with boots, helmet, and goggles. But no ski pants or much clothing at all, unless I really stuff them in there. I've been unhappy with how little it will carry since I got it. I didn't know anything about what's needed in a boot bag when I was buying.
newboots
Angel Diva
Yes, I think that pulling that thing along with its wheels will be fairly tolerable. It's pretty tight after you get the skis in it, so I'll have other luggage as well. I'm going to try a "just the necessities" packing plan . . . ! That'll be a first!
marzNC
Angel Diva
Before I got the rolling boot suitcase, I would take out the boots from the Transpack Sidekick and put them up in the overhead. But it was heavy to carry when the walk between gates on layovers was long. Or when the arrival gate was a long way from Baggage Claim.
I thought about rolling boot bags, but I like having the Transpack as a regular pack that fits under the seat during the flight.
newboots
Angel Diva
BReeves215
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Another vote for the Sporttube. That’s where I pack pretty much everything including my yoga mat
Après Skier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
How fun! I’ve always wanted to go to Breckinridge. I am a bit late to the party but I’ve travelled on several flights with an inexpensive Element Equipment deluxe padded ski bag (single). No wheels... it’s just a basic bag with padding to protect against the rigors of airport baggage handling.
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santacruz skier
Angel Diva
I’ve been to Breckinridge a couple times. Fun area. Drink lots of water as high elevation. What made you pick Breck?
nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
when you see how many sport tubes come off the plane you'll be stickering up. do put a tie from the locking pin to the handle- @marzNC tip- Yes I've had the pin left out in transit! Your orange one will be welcomed- don't see too many of them
HAVE FUN At BRECK!! You'll love it. LOTS Of huge groomers and not too steep unless you want to go to the tippy top or into some steep side glades. Town is fun too!
scandium
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I have a snowboard bag (Dakine low roller) with wheels - skis, poles and other miscellany (insulator jacket, choices of base and mid layers, spare pants, casual clothes, etc) in there. Boot bag comes with me - with boots, helmet, mittens and mid layers packed. Ski jacket + base layers worn on the plane. That way if the bag disappears I rent skis for a couple of days, no drama, and I have everything else.
I once packed for a week of skiing at Val Thorens + a couple days in Geneva in a carry on backpack (hiring boots, skis and poles, and skiing without a helmet) when I was a 20something in the UK...without laundry facilities! No idea how I did that now.
I once packed for a week of skiing at Val Thorens + a couple days in Geneva in a carry on backpack (hiring boots, skis and poles, and skiing without a helmet) when I was a 20something in the UK...without laundry facilities! No idea how I did that now.
marzNC
Angel Diva
I've never had the pin get lost, but lost the pull strap early on when I forgot to take it off when I checked my bags. When I was buying a replacement, I went ahead and bought an extra pin. Carry that in the rolling boot bag.
newboots
Angel Diva
It was @Lmk92 's question about spring skiing, on another thread. When Breckenridge was mentioned, it sounded great. Then I looked at the trail map! WHOA! I'll have to practice a lot, HAH!
Thanks for the tip about elevation. I've never experienced anything higher than Mt. Washington, and certainly I wasn't skiing up there. I plan to fly in a day or two before I start skiing.
