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Flying with skis

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ALLmountainskier
Posts: 30 - Karma: 10
Do I need to put extra padding in my ski bag, or will my skis be ok as they are? I have last years PEs and im getting new skis next year, so I dont care if they get banged up, I just dont want any thing to go wrong with them so they are usable on my trip
Mar 22 2007 2:20PM
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colin13
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 216
dude if i were u i would just wrap them up, that way theres less chance of ur skis getting fucked up.
just wrap a blanket around them
Mar 22 2007 2:24PM
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ALLmountainskier
Posts: 30 - Karma: 10
yea, I only have a soft case with no real padding, my dad says that the airlines wouldnt let me pad it, but im sure that thats not true
Mar 22 2007 2:25PM
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Sharko
Posts: 2274 - Karma: 4,100
You can pad. I have a similar bag, so I take all my t-shirts that I want on the trip and I wrap them around the skis.
Mar 22 2007 3:24PM
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skogenjake
Posts: 6685 - Karma: 511
agreed, they dont give a fuck. my bag had little holes in it...both times. so duct tape and towels
Mar 22 2007 3:26PM
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grapesoda
Posts: 999 - Karma: 31
the SLC airport lost my skis...but yes just put clothes and shit around them and youll be fine.
Mar 22 2007 3:42PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
yea i just put my outerwear and shit all around my skis.
Mar 22 2007 3:46PM
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MacMahoooon
Posts: 9009 - Karma: 3,305
carefull what you use to pad your skis...my ski pants have a half dozen cuts in them from the edges the last time I traveled
Mar 22 2007 4:27PM
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pocket-rocket
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1- get ski straps, might sounds like racers, but why would you want your skis moving?
2- Pack your ski bag with socks and underwear. It will save you space anyways.
Mar 22 2007 4:35PM
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=KillaKyle=
Posts: 336 - Karma: 10
pack all your shit around your skis
Mar 22 2007 6:48PM
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Verno
Posts: 542 - Karma: 23
Word, packing stuff around them leaves less for you to shlogg around.

I once put my toothbrush in my ski bag, and when the bag came out in oversize luggage, the only thing hangin' outta the bag was my toothbrush....bristles out! I'm almost certain somebody searched my bag and set it up that way, cuz a) the odds on their own would be astronomical, and b) I would do it.

And, yes, I got a new t-brush.
Mar 22 2007 6:58PM
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scratch1260
Posts: 34 - Karma: 10
all i did when i flew was use a ski strap and put my coat and pants wrapped aroune my skis
Mar 22 2007 8:00PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
their Public Enemies. their thick as fuck so no probably not.
Mar 22 2007 8:05PM
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Melvs
Posts: 15174 - Karma: 480
Best advice I can give... I am not sure of every airlines policy, but I know southwest (my perefered airline for ski related trips) is not responsible for broken skis, btu they ARE for lost luggage... So.... check you skis at the airport and if thye're broken, be sneaky and claim you never got that luggage... you most likely are gonna ahve to be pretty sneaky and careful, but I am pretty sure you could pull it off.
Mar 22 2007 8:17PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
ive never had probs, 7 overseas ski trips.

now i live here.
Mar 22 2007 8:46PM
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TurkeyHunter
Posts: 88 - Karma: 10
skis are durable. They will be fine in the ski bag
Mar 22 2007 11:02PM
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