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I have this same issue with my Subaru WRX hatchback. Skis are slightly longer than the length (when measured in a straight line from the back of the cargo zone to the front seats), but if you go slightly diagonal, ie insert them from the left rear corner toward the front right seat it's no problem. I suspect you can make up the 4" "deficit" in length by going slightly diagonal.
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I’ll post a picture with my ski bag in the morning.
For what it’s worth, I’ve brought home 10ft pvc pipe for sprinkler work in the car
cmarshack
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You should demo some new skis...technology has changed the game and there is no need to ski 200+ anymore.
I know it! Plus, at my current fitness level I couldn't drive a 200 ski
Going to hit the slopes this January - first time since kids 11 years ago. And snow boarded for 2 years prior to that. I'll definitely shop around. Not going to bring the old clunkers.
But, as it turns out, 200cm is what the OP was looking for, so good thing I have them
At 180cm it might be tight, but there might still be a way to fit them without folding the seats down.Thanks for the pic!
For the record, skis are 180 cm or so...I have a giant bag that can hold my boots too.
I easily got a 165cm (IIRC, might be 163cm) snowboard in there.
My kid races, and when we can get a good chunk of time off in the winter we often try to sneak in a combination of backcountry days for us and frontside days for her, so not infrequently it's 2 pair of skis for all 3 of us; plus boots, clothes, avy gear, armor if she's actually got a race or gate training...etc.
Thank goodness skis are shorter than they used to be. My longest pair of skis are 188s. They fit on a slight diagonal so it's not strictly necessary to put the wide side of the back seat down -- though if we're on a long drive sometimes we do since it makes packing easier. We have a giant racer's bootbag that fits in the frunk, and occasionally we use the "3rd seat" space under the false trunk floor. The car just eats luggage -- I think we can get more stuff in it than the old Outback even counting the topbox we used to use.
I think unless you have SG/DH skis or jumping skis, it'll work fine. At worst you may lose 2 seats from the back instead of 1, or end up with the nose of the ski bag sitting on the front armrest.
It would have been a very different story back in the days when my bump skis were turquoise Rossi 4Ses in 207...
Thank goodness skis are shorter than they used to be. My longest pair of skis are 188s. They fit on a slight diagonal so it's not strictly necessary to put the wide side of the back seat down -- though if we're on a long drive sometimes we do since it makes packing easier. We have a giant racer's bootbag that fits in the frunk, and occasionally we use the "3rd seat" space under the false trunk floor. The car just eats luggage -- I think we can get more stuff in it than the old Outback even counting the topbox we used to use.
I think unless you have SG/DH skis or jumping skis, it'll work fine. At worst you may lose 2 seats from the back instead of 1, or end up with the nose of the ski bag sitting on the front armrest.
It would have been a very different story back in the days when my bump skis were turquoise Rossi 4Ses in 207...
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I like the SeaSucker a lot - works well on the glass roof. I've even transported a 14' kayak on the paddleboard model.
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