Edgar wrote:
Previous rec.skiing.backcountry topic on best ski bag turned to a
discussion on air travel ski baggage hassles.

is the term "one". Depending on my ski holiday, I may "need" two or
three pairs of skis, boots and poles.

Fit them into the bag.

In article XOUsf.9869$Q73.3084@trnddc03,
klh wrote:
there is a weight limit and you can only have one other piece of checked
baggage

This is an imcomplete thought, sentence.
You can have more bags; you just have to an added luggage charge.
In the past, this was not a big deal. With more people packed on fewer
planes, the weight becomes a deal. It's not a big deal.

People have no idea what you can bring onto planes (like Alaska Air
allows 50 lbs of ammo).

The other downside of multiple skis is that would become more
problematic if you need to claim damage. Of course, the other downside
....
depends on how much they weigh ... same liability as for the broken
skies from the thrift shop

Skis are generally pretty tough, but
Friends skied down Orizaba near Mexico city, and one broke her skis
on the baggage carosel in LAX. United reimbursed her. He (now ex-)
boyfriend said she should have claimed original sale price, but she got
the beaters from a thrift shop for less than $25. She was quite honest.

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