Originally Posted by
ijgordon
Hmm, a pair of skis probably weighs 10 pounds. These planes must really be operating at the limits for that to make a difference, and then makes you wonder since they're not actually weighing passengers whether the averages they are using are close to reality.
True about the skis weight. I thought the same.
However, lots of folks stuff their ski bags with clothes and other stuff.
So most ski bags don't necessarily contain only skis.