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CATEGORIESLugging skis through airports can be a major bummer. Not only is wielding a pair of 188s through throngs of exasperated travelers tough on the body, but it’s tough on the mind as well. Even when those wheels leave the tarmac, you’re wondering if your skis made it on board, if the luggage handlers somehow banged up your bindings, if the bag ripped and all of your beloved gear is getting crushed under a wayward 747. Alas, there’s nothing you can do at 35,000 feet, so you sip a $12 Jack and Coke in seat 32B, wrestle for the armrests and try to block it all out…
Obviously, we have these anxieties as much as the next skier. Traveling is stressful enough as it is without worrying about having to rent subpar skis when you reach your destination.
Enter Ship Skis—your (lift) ticket to stress-free travel.
Ship Skis specializes in the shipping of, you guessed it, skis. Fill out a quick form on their website, print out a shipping label and a courier will come pick up your ski bag (or box) and ship it to your destination.
Sounds expensive, right? It’s not, at least relative to the inflated airline fees or shipping through UPS. One-way ground shipping runs around $50 (depending on the destination), and one- or two-day shipping is available for just over twice that. They also ship internationally. How, you ask? Well, by working closely with shipping companies, Ship Skis gets competitive pricing and passes on the savings to traveling shredders.
If you’re still skeptical, we don’t blame you. We sent a pair of skis from Colorado to Utah to test out the process, and we were skeptical, too, thinking it was too good to be true—that is, until our skis arrived safe and sound.
The process was simple. After initially filling out the form, we had to make a change to our order (different address, as well as quantity of skis). Customer service was friendly and helpful. We got off the phone with a representative and printed out our new shipping label. The next day, we blew our skis a kiss, said a prayer and sent them off with a FedEx courier. Two days later, we checked in to our hotel in Salt Lake City, and, low and behold, our skis were waiting at the front desk, completely unscathed.
Check out ShipSkis.com to get a free quote. And keep them in mind next time you’re swinging a battering ram of a ski bag through the airport—you won’t regret it.
