Situation: after a multi-year hiatus my family is skiing. Both of our cars (a minivan and suv) have 'bare' roofs; no rails or cross bars. The SUV has a 2 inch trailer hitch for the bike rack. The SUV is our preferred mountain/snow car and putting the skis in the back will cut down on seating space for the kids.
There is a new car in the future (lease ends in Feb) but (a) we will ski before then and (b) the next one will likely be bare-roofed since that's what the dealers are stocking and I won't want to pay a hefty up-charge for rails on a lease.
My last roof rack for skis was a Yakima. Mounts and bars are long gone. $700 to get the mounts, rails and ski holders. Thats a lot for a few trips a year. The only hitch mounted one I've come across is also by Yakima but it requires a mast-style bike rack to clamp onto.
There's got to be a less costly roof option that I'm missing. Suggestions, please.
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