Best Way to Ship a Ski

[ToddL]

So, dang... Shipping costs are very expensive if you are just an average person without any corp discount. What solutions/best options have people uncovered for reducing shipping costs for slalom skis? Any couriers to absolutely avoid / or ones you really trust?

 

I bough a ski a few years ago and it was "shipped" via Greyhound bus. That was a new one to me.

 

What else do you guys recommend?

[oldjeep]

USPS or UPS is fine - about $25 for the last one I shipped. Key is to make sure you make the box as small as possible so that you don't start hitting size limits and dimensional weight.

 

With UPS/USPS you always save money by creating/paying for your shipment online and then dropping off the package with the postage already on it.

[Wish]

Have shipped all over the country and always use the US Pastal Service. It's the cheapest. If its a blank ski, ive turned a rectangle/square tube box into a triangle tube box making it considerably stronger and in some cases cheaper to ship.

[ToddL]

With trick skis, is it cheaper to ship the binding separate in its own box and the ski blank? I guess the same question for slaloms, too.

[Chef23]

Any ideas on where to come up with a box? I don't have any ski shops around.

[oldjeep]

Big moving box from Home Depot for $4 and then start cutting and taping.

[gregy]

Last one I shipped I used two boxes and taped them together.

[disland]

I have found FedEx ground cheaper than UPS for a slalom box. Never tried USPS

[Jordan]

I just had two skis shipped from the US to Canada...One from Houston and one from Minnesota. Both for around $40...took about a week. Cheapest choice by far for international shipping.

[ForrestGump]

Just shipped one USPS to Canada for $45 with insurance.

[SkiJay]

Lots of skis headed for Canada now that the six weeks of summer have started!

[dbski]

I build a wood box when I ship my decorative skis. I use 1/8" plywood for the top and bottom and 1/2" pine for the sides, cost about $5 for materials. I nail the pine and the bottom and use screws to secure the top. I wrap the edges with shipping tape. It is barely heavier than cardboard and provides a lot more protection for the ski. I use USPS and the cost is around $25 in the US.