Season worker...to buy or not to buy

Thank you all for your input and views! I agree that having the choice of ski's would be good, and i'm sure as a worker they would sort me out a decent pair of ski's! And I'm going to be honest I really know very little about buying ski's so it would involve a lot of research whereas leaving it up to the rental shop would be a hell of lot easier and the choice I would have is really appealing!

Thanks for the comments!

Your last post tells me you should first all sorts of skis. That is all sorts of types; on piste groomers, the "all round type", ( most ski companies now have a chart which indicates target skiing context,,,ie 75% off piste 25 % on piste). Do not believe all marketing, but at least use such chart as a guide.

Then ask yourself what you like to ski in for the next 3-5 years.

Rate each ski. It will make you a better skiers since you will have to look for ski's performance range.

Be patient and wait till great deal comes by ( and it will ).

Enjoy your work.

Agree with Steve and Young Andy ~ Rent. The hire shops will have new gear in. The social aspect mentioned by Steve is important, good relationships = good skis and service.

If the deal includes the possibility of changing skis, you will be able to keep trying until you find a pair you really like.

Then watch for these skis in the sales. (From mid-March)

In your season meet-ups, you will meet a local with a discount card. I bought skis at two thirds off in Worgl, and obtained an extra 10% off with a Tennis Club discount card!

At the end of the season, you will have new skis, that you have fully researched,know you like, at a great price.

Is that a plan?

Dave,

Yeah I think this is the best course of action, I also agree that the social side is very important for building up contacts and friends! The deal will include the option to change ski's so I can have the best of both worlds with regards to the type of ski's I use!

I'm not sure if I will purchase ski's when I'm out there purely because I don't know how much money I will have spare, and the next time I'll be able to ski because of university :(

Thanks for your help! :)

I'd use the free hire to try out different ski's - as you improve you may find your preference change and the sort of skiing you prefer may change to an extent.
The flip side is that the hire skis may not be great but, you'd hope as a seasonnaire, you should get to chat up the guys at the hire shop to get the better stuff.

At the end of the season you might bag a bargain if you still want to buy.

Yeah that's a good thought! I don't know about chatting them up?, but I'll try and make sure I get a higher end pair of ski's haha!

Charlie_95 wrote:Yeah that's a good thought! I don't know about chatting them up?, but I'll try and make sure I get a higher end pair of ski's haha!

No, it isn't chatting up. Youwill be there for a season, and the hire people either are the same, or they live there.
I was in a similar season position, and although I did buy skis, I also got to know the locals well. So much so, that many years later, I hosted one of the ski hire shop owners children, when he reached student age. We looked after him for a summer, found him some local farm work, and introduced him to all our friends. It is a two way relationship thing. That student now has an architectural practice in Innsbruck.
Another that we hosted in Scotland is now a writer in Colorado.
So, not chatting up, but having a genuine interest in people.

Dave Mac wrote:

Charlie_95 wrote:Yeah that's a good thought! I don't know about chatting them up?, but I'll try and make sure I get a higher end pair of ski's haha!

No, it isn't chatting up. Youwill be there for a season, and the hire people either are the same, or they live there.
I was in a similar season position, and although I did buy skis, I also got to know the locals well. So much so, that many years later, I hosted one of the ski hire shop owners children, when he reached student age. We looked after him for a summer, found him some local farm work, and introduced him to all our friends. It is a two way relationship thing. That student now has an architectural practice in Innsbruck.
Another that we hosted in Scotland is now a writer in Colorado.
So, not chatting up, but having a genuine interest in people.

I was only joking! I understand what you mean, get to know people on a more friednly level and build a rapport! I just thought your term 'chat up the guys' was funny!