Easyjet ski/snowboard carriage - what would you do?

Apologies if this has already been discussed.

We always take a snowboard and pay the carriage (£50 this year when we booed with Easyjet - now £54 on line). In the past we've also packed boots and boarding pants in the same bag. Now it seems the bag has to be for one snowboard only and no clothing. So to take the kids snowboards it'll be another £54 x 2 - it's a lot cheaper to hire a board in resort for them but they want their own boards naturally.

Anybody any advice on this - is it a hard and fast rule? Have you had a problem being charged for excess baggage at checkin for having more than just one board in the bag irrespective of being within the specified weight limit?

My husbands view is to do as we always do and pack them in! Mine is more skeptical as I don't want to be stung at checkin and start the holiday off badly.

Thanks all.

Basically asking will we get away with it -)

IMO no one will be able to tell you if you will or not because if they have or haven't, it would have no bearing on your flights as all are individual.My view is not to take risks with airlines as they are always looking to take more money, so don't give them the chance.I wish you luck however you decide.

I've never yet had to prove what is in the bag as that goes to outsize baggage manned by airport employees not EJ.
Seems more that you won't be able to claim on insurance should there be any damage as they only accept responsibility for the board.
When it stipulates ski/snowboard equipment in the t/c's then I choose to assume that means equipment neccessary to ski/board which surely extends to thermals/trousers/jacket/goggles/gloves/boots. (which in any case are covered my travel insurance)
Packing this way means I don't need a case as my apres clothes/toiletries (travel size) and helmet fit in my carry on.
But if ever there was a jobs worth who demanded to check the contents and refused to allow sports clothes in with it I would have to buy a bag in a hurry or wear everything on the plane!
(so far 8 trips like this without issue)

Unfortunately jobs worths overrun airports :(

It's easyjet we are talking about. They do what they want. Do they have a max size and weight for ski bags like the other airlines seem to have introduced recently? If so, stick to that and put what you want in it I'd have thought.

It just seems unfair - £50 to £54 for a snowboard bag.

Gone are the cheap 'flights' now - hey ho bring on the snow!

Thanks everyone :-)

Swiss don't charge for carriage of snowsports equipment. Their flights are initially more expensive than EasyJet, but possibly not if you need to take skis/snowboards.

Did the airlines learn this ripoffery from the banks, or is it the other way round ?