BA and ski carriage

Hi,
I am new to the forum but hoping someone has some advice for me, booked flights to Colorado hoping for lots of Spring powder. When I asked BA about ski carriage they've said book it on as an extra bag or pack them in with your clothes, obviously packing my clothes seems great.
So:
1. Double ski bag going to fit in my skis, boots and enough clothes for 12days?
2.Wheels or no wheels?
3. Why the f*&k are they so expensive - £100ish?

Wheels make life easier. Pack for 6 days and use the laundry. I keep boots seperate to skis so I can fit loads in the boot bag too.

eohare wrote:Hi,
I am new to the forum but hoping someone has some advice for me, booked flights to Colorado hoping for lots of Spring powder. When I asked BA about ski carriage they've said book it on as an extra bag or pack them in with your clothes, obviously packing my clothes seems great.
So:
1. Double ski bag going to fit in my skis, boots and enough clothes for 12days?
2.Wheels or no wheels?
3. Why the f*&k are they so expensive - £100ish?

Can't see a problem unless you are a car walk model :lol:

Tut Tut Ian. Did you mean cat????? :roll:

Brucie wrote:Tut Tut Ian. Did you mean cat????? :roll:

Brucie I accept the Tut Tut ... I am a plonker :oops:

Someone has to ensure standards are upheld!! Dont let it happen again!

Brucie wrote:Someone has to ensure standards are upheld!! Dont let it happen again!

Thank goodness! I've been sitting on my hands all day, fighting the urge :mrgreen:

Hi EOHARE,

YES, you should get only one double ski bag as your check-in luggage. That is the most convenient and cost-effective method!!!

However, here are my answers to your 3 questions:

1: Double ski bag going to fit in my skis, boots and enough clothes for 12days?
--- No, I strongly doubt you will be able to fit all that! And that's not necessarily because of volume, but because of weight!

My solution was:
___ a) Pack skis, poles, (helmet), and clothing in the double ski bag. Make sure you get a good quality bag made of strong, thick but light, ripstop fabric. When I was looking to buy one two years ago I found great reviews about the "High Sierra" brand which seems to be a bit less expensive than other good brands. (I personally ended up buying a Roxy brand just because I liked its looks more ).

___ b) Get a nice, roomy, light and strong boot bag/backpack to bring along as your carry-on. It that you pack your boots, goggles, sunglasses, gloves, ski locks and whatever else you can manage to stuff in there. The ski boots are heavy, but now nowadays the airlines do not restrict the carry-on weight as long as its size is OK.

___ c) You can also get a smaller backpack also as carry-on (in case you like to have a backpack on you when skiing). I know the airlines rules are "only one" carry-on, but on the other hand they allow one laptop (or iPad) with its carrying case and a camera. So I claimed that my extra backpack was the carrying case for my laptop and camera. (I flew like this from Boston to Austria with BA and Swiss and had no problems).

This solution has also has one other advantage: If it was for my check-in luggage to be lost, I'd rather lose my skis and some clothing, than my boots. So I always make sure to place in the carry-on some items that I would not want to be forced to replace.

2: Wheels or no wheels?
--- Definitely wheels!!!

3. Why the f*&k are they so expensive - £100ish?
--- Huh? This was a rhetorical question, right? If not, then errrrr… ???…. maybe because of the supply and demand law?

Anyway, have fun in Colorado and welcome to the forum!