Skis
Your skis are ten years old. What can new ones do?
Ride a Redster in the morning and another carver in the afternoon. After a few turns you know which one carries you.
Test & Buy
Ride it. Test it. Then decide.
Rent the skis, boots or board you’re curious about. Take them out on the slopes and swap until they’re right. If you buy, we deduct the rental fee for your test days from the purchase price.
Sound familiar?
In the shop the boot fits like a glove. Two hours on the slopes and it starts to pinch.
Whether a boot fits or a ski suits you, you don’t find out on the shelf but in the turn. That’s why you test with us where it counts – and only buy once you’re sure.
How it works
Four steps. No commitment.
Choose
Tell us how you ski and what you’re after. If you’re already thinking about buying or have a budget in mind, say so when you rent. Then we pick the right kit from the rack from the start.
Ride
One day or a few more. You pay the normal rental price – nothing extra for testing.
Swap
Not right after two runs? Swap it – even in the middle of the day. Within your category, as often as you like.
Decide
Keep itWe deduct the rental fee for your test days from the purchase price.
Bring it backThen it was simply a good day on the slopes.
Good to know
- We count up to 6 test days. Test days and purchase fall in the same season, spread out if you like.
- You buy one of the models you tested – new off the shelf or broken in from our rental fleet, well looked after.
- We deduct the rental fee for what you buy.
What you can test
From kids’ skis to Stöckli.
Skis in every class, including Freestyle & Freeski, plus ski boots and snowboards. You’ll find the prices on the rental page – here it’s about what suits you.
Ski boots
It fits in the shop. And after two hours?
You get to know a ski boot on the slopes. Wear it for a day. If it pinches, swap it for the next one.
Snowboard
Step in, click, go.
No sitting down in the snow, no fiddling with bindings. Test a Burton Step On® set with board, bindings and boots.
Only at Valley station #1 – Gondola.
Applies to
- Kids & Junior Ski
- Junior Race Carver
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
- Freestyle & Freeski
- Ski boots
- Step On® sets
- Snowboards with strap bindings
Sessions
Stories to test.
A story for every season and every occasion. And with each one, something you can try out on the slopes straight away. Pick the one that interests you.
A tribute to red
Redster. Faster. Always.For more than ten winters a red ski has been part of the family. A story about the Atomic Redster – and which one you can test.
Open the SessionTribute
Warren Miller
The pioneer of the ski film – and his line about freedom.
Prowinter Bolzano
The next Prowinter is just around the corner
A day at the trade fair.
Behind the scenes
When the pallets arrive
Boxes, bindings, stickers: what happens before your skis are in the rack.
More Sessions are coming over the winter.
Questions & answers
Quick questions. Tested at length. Bought well.
What you want to know before your first test day – answered briefly.
What does testing cost?
Just the normal rental price for the days you ski. There’s no extra charge for testing, except for brand-new ski boots straight from the box.
You’ll find our rental prices on the “Prices & offers” page.
How much do I get deducted?
The rental fee for up to 6 test days. If you ride three different pairs of skis on those days and then buy one of them, all the test days count – even if you only skied the ones you buy on two of them.
We deduct the rental fee for what you buy. If you rent skis, boots and a helmet and buy the boots, we deduct the rental fee for the boots.
Do I have to test on consecutive days?
No. Test days and purchase just need to fall in the same season. You could test for three days in January and carry on in February, for example. Just tell us at the counter that you want to continue your test later.
What can I test and buy?
- Skis in every class, from kids’ skis to Stöckli, including Freestyle & Freeski
- Ski boots
- Burton Step On® sets with board, bindings and boots, at Valley station #1 – Gondola
- Snowboards with strap bindings, with your own snowboard boots or ours
- Kids’ snowboards, with or without boots
You buy new off the shelf or broken-in, well-kept kit from our rental fleet.
Can I test a brand-new boot straight from the box?
Yes. If you don’t buy it afterwards, a test fee is added to the rental fee: €30 for Comfort ski boots and Step On® boots, €50 for Performance ski boots.
If we have the boot in your size in the rental fleet, you test that one at the normal rental price and can still buy a new one from the box afterwards.
You can get new boots straight from the box at Valley stations #1 and #2. At the Mountain station only if you let us know in advance.
Do I have to say beforehand that I might buy?
No need. If you only realise on the slopes that you want to keep a pair of skis, we still deduct the fee.
But if you already have something in mind, tell us when you rent. Then you test models that also suit you as a purchase from the start – and don’t have to rethink everything on the last day.
I have a budget in mind. Does that help?
A lot. Tell us what you’d like to spend. We’ll show you what you can ride and test for that – matched to the way you ski and as close to your wishes as possible. That way you don’t spend days testing skis that won’t fit your budget in the end.
Which locations offer Test & Buy?
All three, on the same terms. You can test Burton Step On® sets at Valley station #1 – Gondola.
Do I have to buy something in the end?
No. If you bring it back, you simply rented as usual and had a good day on the slopes.
Does it also apply to helmets and goggles?
No, Test & Buy applies to skis, ski boots and snowboards. You can try on helmets, goggles and back protectors at your leisure in the shop – we’ll advise you there just the same.
