After months of planning, the big day has finally arrived. It’s time for your long-anticipated ski trip. You want to make sure that you maximize your hours on the slopes from day one. That’s why you should rent gear instead of bringing your own. When you book with Epic Mountain Rentals, it’s easier and more efficient than ever. Here are six reasons gear rental is the way to go for your next ski trip.
1. Gear-Free Travel
The shape and size of ski and snowboard gear can make it a bit challenging for travel. The oversized bags usually rack up additional baggage fees and figuring out how to pack everything into your rental car can be a brain teaser in and of itself. When you rent gear at the resort you’re planning to ski or ride at, all you have to be concerned with is getting yourself and your family from Point A to Point B. Epic Mountain Rentals and their rental shops will take care of the rest. With locations at your favorite resorts all across North America, they almost certainly have a shop just steps from your lodging or the resort base area.
2. Convenient Booking and Returns
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Epic Mountain Rentals makes it unbelievably simple to book your rentals online well in advance. There’s no need to call, and you don’t need to know a bunch of obscure information about the person who will be using the gear. All you have to do is enter where you are going and when, the type of package you want, height and weight range, and your shoe size (US/European numbers necessary), and you’re done. If you know what you want, you can add in preferred equipment length and your skier type as well. The gear most appropriate for you will be ready for you to pick up when you reach your destination. Epic Mountain Rentals has locations all over the country—often several locations in a single resort—they’ll almost certainly have the equipment you need, even if you’ve left booking until the last minute.
3. High-quality Gear
Gone are the days of skiing or riding on outdated gear when you rent. Epic Mountain Rentals carries top-of-the-line equipment. The thing that’s especially nice about rentals is freshly tuned and waxed gear without having to set foot in a tune shop. You’ll be handed a tuned and waxed setup at delivery or pick-up. This means you’re skiing or boarding on the very best gear available, and you won’t have to do any of the work. Many of Epic Mountain Rentals’ shops offer heated boots as well, so toasty toes all day.
4. Top-notch Customer Service
Knowledgeable techs at Epic Mountain Rentals shops will get you set up and ready to hit the slopes.Epic Mountain Rentals shops all have knowledgeable techs who will help get your gear fitted and answer any questions you may have about your equipment, where you should go, and what you should do. The rental company’s service philosophy means you’ll never be made to feel silly if you have a question, and they’re serious about making sure you have a memorable ski vacation. If something changes with your reservation, you want to upgrade, or you simply want a recommendation about the best runs (or the best watering hole) in town, look no further than the shop team helping you out with your bookings.
5. Easy Pick-up and Hassle-free Delivery
There can be a lot to cover when you first arrive at your vacation destination. You need to check into your lodging, maybe grab some groceries, and unload the car. Let Epic Mountain Rentals help you eliminate the worry of having to pick up your gear too. At many of the resorts where you can get Epic Mountain Rentals gear, you can have your rentals delivered to wherever you’re staying at no extra charge. That means you can settle into your room or condo and a team member from the rental shop will show up with the gear you’ve reserved; they’ll even do a boot fitting in the comfort of your lodging to be sure you’ve got the perfect boots for long days on the slopes. If delivery to your door is not an option, you may be able to get slopeside delivery or a quick and easy pick up at a shop close to the lifts. If you pick up at the shop, do it the day before—anytime after 3 PM and it’s free. That way you’re ready to grab first chair in the morning.
6. Slopeside Storage
Make your vacation hassle-free by having your gear ready and waiting for you when you arrive at your destination.If you’re renting skis, you’ve already discovered the beauty of not hauling your gear around with you from place to place. Epic Mountain Rentals takes that luxury one step further by eliminating the need to drag your skis, boots, and poles from the slopes to your accommodations and back. Instead, many locations offer slopeside storage, meaning you can simply drop your skis off at or near the base at the end of the day, and pick them up the following morning. Some locations even offer day storage, so instead of snagging a locker or going back to your car or condo during the day, you can simply leave your street shoes at the shop and exchange them for your gear when you’re ready to hit the town.
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