| This is a typical scenario faced by a lot of skiers and | | | | and you are adamant nothing else is going to spoil |
| snowboarders who have got the Ski Rental Blues. | | | | this potentially amazing day ... or at least you thought. |
| You awake to a skiers dream.Fresh powder has | | | | The attendant greets you and ask for your rental |
| dumped overnight and the skies have opened up to | | | | form, which you had just waited ages in line to fill |
| reveal a beautiful sunny day. You think how could | | | | out. His puzzled look offers a hint of trouble but the |
| your first day of ski holiday get any better but there | | | | meeti with the manager was dead giveaway. You |
| is small problem you haven't organized your ski rental | | | | start to think of your oversize feet and wonder. |
| yet. | | | | "Sorry" the response comes back "we just ran out |
| No problem it's still early, you have time to get your | | | | of your boot size, unfortunately for you, the couple |
| ski rental and make it up the mountain before it's all | | | | over there just took out the last pair." |
| tracked out, right. Wrong! | | | | "No not them! It's the couple you saw before queue |
| You arrive at the ski rental store greeted by what | | | | jumping. As the thought of wasting more of your |
| could only considered a ski renters nightmare - a bus | | | | going to another ski store you scream out "Hey I |
| load of beginners and they are all in the line before | | | | was here first, I should have been served before |
| you. Your visions of catching the best of the | | | | them!" |
| mornings fresh tracks is slowly fading away. | | | | "Sorry but It wouldn't have made a difference |
| At least a half hour passes and it seems like you | | | | anyway " ... comes the ski attendant's reply.... "those |
| have hardly moved, when you notice a couple | | | | boots were on hold for them when they pre-booked |
| moving quite quickly from one collection point to | | | | their ski rental online" |
| another with the assistance of a ski attendant. It | | | | Don't let ski rental blues ruin the first day of your |
| takes all you can to resist shouting out at them but | | | | snow holiday. |
| you have now, finally reached the front of the queue | | | | |