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A winter skiing holiday in the mountains is a great option for families. Kid's love snow and for parents it is a chance to have some fun with the children in a beautiful environment.
It is important that your children are well dressed and warm, they will find it fun to ski, and you should all enjoy your holiday. But kitting out the family with new skiwear from the top high street shops for the first time can be very expensive. Particularly when you bear in mind that you may only get one weeks wear in a ski season and no doubt the children will outgrow everything by next year. So what are the alternatives?
Skiwear Hire
If you or your family are new to skiing and do not want to go to the expense of buying all of your clothing, then hiring your skiwear might be the answer for you. You can hire from a specialist online Skiwear Hire firm before you go like SimplyPiste.com where you can choose from a great range of sizes and their ski wear hire clothing is brand new each season.
Borrow Ski Gear If your friends and relatives also enjoy skiing and you are going on holiday at different times then why not lend your kids skiwear to each other? This way you can all save money and get more value from each item. Likewise if you have ski clothing your kids have grown out of, offer it to friends or the school jumble sale if it's still in good useable order.
Buy Second-Hand Ski Clothing Buying second-hand is a great way to get good quality and hardly used ski gear at bargain prices. You can try car-boot sales, charity shops, local classified ads or more conveniently these days you will probably find everything you need at on ebay.
Buy Ski Clothing Online Many online skiwear shops sell high quality brand name ski clothing at prices far below the High Street outlets. Remember if you have a boy and a girl to look out for unisex clothing as items bought new for an elder child will usually make good hand-me-downs for a younger sibling meaning you get full value out of each item.
With some good planning a family skiing holiday does not have to be as expensive as you first think!
Nick L Smith is a freelance writer who writes articles relating to family skiing, ski equipment and skiing tips and resources for parents. Visit his site at http://skiingwithchildren.co.uk | 
