Ski rental software that clears the Saturday queue
Height, weight and boot size captured when the booking is made, so the fitting starts before the customer reaches the counter.
No monthly subscription to start — two plans lower your costs as you grow.
Ski rental software, in short
reservationbay handles ski and snowboard hire: customers book their kit for a date range online, give their sizing and ability level, sign the rental agreement and pay in advance. You pick the equipment before they arrive, and handover becomes a fitting rather than a form.
Ski rental has one brutal constraint: most of the week's revenue walks through the door on Saturday morning, all at once. Anything that moves work out of that window is worth more than any feature list.
Capturing sizing at booking is the single biggest lever. It turns a twenty-minute counter conversation into a pick-and-fit, and it tells you what your fleet is short of before the week starts rather than after.
What ski rental businesses use it for
- Height, weight, shoe size and ability level captured on the booking form.
- Multi-day rates for the standard Saturday-to-Saturday week, and short breaks alongside them.
- Skis, boots, poles and helmets as a bundle on one line rather than four separate hires.
- Season-long hires for locals running next to weekly tourist rental.
- Damage waivers offered at booking, so the upsell happens before the queue forms.
- Deposits held on performance and touring equipment, with nothing held on beginner kit.
- Condition records on return, which is when edge and base damage actually appears.
- Reporting on which sizes ran out, so next season's buying is based on evidence.
The parts ski rental leans on
Frequently asked questions
Can I collect sizing when the customer books?
Yes, and it is the main reason ski shops move to the platform. Height, weight, shoe size and ability come in with the booking, so kit can be picked before the customer arrives and Saturday morning stops being a bottleneck.
Can I rent skis, boots and a helmet as one package?
Yes. Bundles put a full kit on a single booking line while still tracking stock per component and per size, so you cannot oversell boots just because skis are available.
Does it handle a Saturday-to-Saturday week?
Yes. Multi-day rates are the norm rather than the exception, and you can price a standard week differently from a three-day break or a season-long hire.
What about damage waivers?
Offer them as an option at booking. Selling protection online rather than at a busy counter both raises take-up and shortens handover.
Can I see which sizes I ran out of?
Yes. Reporting shows demand against stock per size, which turns next season's buying decision into something you can point at rather than remember.
Get ready before the season starts
Create a free account and set up your fleet with sizing — it costs nothing until the first booking comes in.