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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op - thanks all! We have free checked bags with our airline status and credit cards so I’m not worried about the cost of checked bags. More the logistics of how to pack things and transport them there (though I did reserve a car with a “ski package”). I will look into the bags and see what I can find. My kids are 10-15 and their skis are pretty much the same size as mine. Theirs are rentals but dh and I own ours and he especially would prefer to use his own boots. You’ve all made it seem more doable than I expected. If anyone has specific bag recommendations please share![/quote]

We have a couple of Patagonia duffels for ski boots and clothes. We can fit boots, helmets, and all the layers, socks, mittens etc for 2 people in each duffel. For bigger families, I don’t think boot bags make as much sense - it’s easier to wrangle one larger bag than 2-3 smaller ones.

We usually demo skis, but if we bring our own, we have one db and one dakine roller ski bag. I would avoid ski tubes because sometimes they are opened by tsa and they can’t close them, and just leave them open. The big db bag can fit 3 pairs of skis and a whole lot more besides. I think it’s the 127 L model.

I would check to see what is included with your ski package rental car. [b]Even a standard suv will be tight with 5 people and ski gear.[/b] It’s mostly the Tetris of how to arrange long ski bags. Minivans are often better than suvs because you can lay the skis down the center, but they are usually not awd. A ski rack helps, but set aside some time and frustration tolerance for extracting your carefully wrapped skis in a cold rental lot. Consider if you need snow tires, awd, 4wd, etc. 
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Agree with this. We have 5 and in SLC had to send one person by shuttle since we couldn't all fit in the car with all the luggage, and another time had to upgrade to a 3 row mega SUV to fit everyone in with the stuff.[/quote]

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