Ski Boot Bags

Tony_H wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Boots in rucsac. Total rucsac weight last year, under 13kgs.

Are you saying you carried this on as hand luggage? 13kg is a BIT heavy for a carry on.....
If not you're agreeing in a roundabout way with most of us to pack them in your checked in baggage allowance.

Nope, that was my checked in baggage. Just had my laptop,camera, book in the hand baggage.
Having said that, unless they have changed, EJ do NOT have a max weight limit on hand baggage.

Dave Mac wrote:... unless they have changed, EJ do NOT have a max weight limit on hand baggage...

Indeed they do not; you just have to be able to lift it into the overhead rack unaided. EJ have in the past allowed me to carry skiboots as hand luggage, but Thomson have refused, and made me put them in the hold, but did not charge extra for this.

So if you own a double ski bag you could put 1 pair of skis and your boots in it + 1 hold bag with a combined weight of 32Kg. Thats it in a nutshell. Otherwise its boots in your hold bag with a crusty change of clothes!!! If anyone is interested in the boot bag rucksack option this one meets the hand baggage size allowance - http://www.ldmountaincentre.com/ski-c26/luggage-c46/ski-bags-c183/go-to-ski-gear-bag-p3438.
Its a bit pricey but will do the job.

Many airlines stipulate that there must be no luggage other than the sports item.

ski boots are classed as sports equipment, there lies the problem. I'm with you though on the ski boots in hand luggage, there's no way they're fitting in my hold bag along with my vast wardrobe of fashionable clothing.

Here we go again.....


Right. Some airlines allow you to carry sports equipment free as long as it doesn't exceed the max baggage allowance. For example, British airways, Lufthansa and Swiss.

Others charge extra for sports baggage on top of the regular 15, 20 or 23kg, subject to a max limit on weight. For example Thomson who now set a 15kg limit on ski bags in addition to the 15/20kg checked baggage limit.

Easy jet and Ryanair are a different kettle of fish and seemingly will only let you take a single pair of skis as sports equipment and i do know stories of bags being opened and items being refused.

You really need to check with each individual airline. However as many of travel on chartered flights for ski trips, the simple rule is ski bags are extra and you can pretty much put what you want inside them provided it does not exceed the stated weight limit ie 15kg which is in addition to the checked baggage allowance. In addition you are allowed carry on luggage subject often to a 5 or 10kg limit. Ski carriage on charter flights is normally £35 or so. Therefore for £35 extra you can take a total of 35kg checked in plus hand luggage.

Please someone tell me that's not enough for a weeks skiing ........?????

I'm with Tony H on this. I have a large ski holdall from Snow + Rock which has separate compartments for boots, so no room for other kit is lost. In the hold they go and no worries over hand luggage etc. Last year, this large bag including boots plus skis was well inside the EasyJet allowance of 32kg.

If it were to be delayed or go missing in transit, I'm up the shute anyway and hiring or buying some new boots would go alongside begging, stealing or borrowing a complete set of kit.

LOTA wrote:I'm with Tony H on this. I have a large ski holdall from Snow + Rock which has separate compartments for boots, so no room for other kit is lost. In the hold they go and no worries over hand luggage etc. Last year, this large bag including boots plus skis was well inside the EasyJet allowance of 32kg.

If it were to be delayed or go missing in transit, I'm up the shute anyway and hiring or buying some new boots would go alongside begging, stealing or borrowing a complete set of kit.

there you go, confirmation that easyet have a weight limit of 20kg checked in baggage plus 12kg ski bag or 32kg combined as LOTA states.

Your 2nd comment is right on the mark. Its pointless suggesting you're making a mistake packing your boots as your bag may go missing. Whilst mine did, it wasn't just boots, it was literally everything. I was actually more upset about not having clean underpants