thule ski rack
Skip itSoft demand (-76.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great324.22avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Okay$258.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Bad7.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Bad86%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$40K$40K/yr · 26K searches
Conversion
Bad0.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$92.80–$382.60cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-76.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, thule ski rack is a $40K/yr Amazon United States market (26K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 21/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
thule ski rack market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $65K–$129K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.6%
- Avg BSR
- #1,185
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 89%
- Sponsored
- 78%
- Out of stock
- 6.0%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 195 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Thule89%
- Yakima4%
- CRINDAR3%
- LINGVUM3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -76.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.1×
Top thule ski rack products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Thule Ski & Snowboard Rack Carrier
Thule$193.184.4★446 rev
Thule SnowPack Ski/Snowboard Rack Large (6 Pr/4 Boards) Black
Thule$364.234.4★211 rev
Thule SnowPack Ski/Snowboard Rack Large (6 Pr/4 Boards) Silver
Thule$349.354.2★334 rev
Thule SnowPack Ski/Snowboard Rack Medium (4 Pr/2 Boards) Black
Thule$301.414.2★334 rev
Thule SnowPack Extender Ski/Snowboard Rack (6pr/4 Boards) Black
Thule$382.604.4★89 rev
Newest
by launch date
CRINDAR Ski & Snowboard Rack for Car Roof Fishing Rod Rack 27.5 Loading Width Fits 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Snowboards Aluminum Roof Rack with Lock & Rubber Padding
CRINDAR$127.3637 rev
LINGVUM Ski and Snowboard Roof Racks with Anti-Theft Lock 24.3 Universal Ski Roof Rack Carrier - Fits 6 Pairs Skis or 4 Snowboards Silver
LINGVUM$92.802 rev
Thule SnowPack Extender Ski/Snowboard Rack (6pr/4 Boards) Black
Thule$382.6089 rev
Thule SnowPack Ski/Snowboard Rack Large (6 Pr/4 Boards) Black
Thule$364.23211 rev
Thule SnowPack Ski/Snowboard Rack Medium (4 Pr/2 Boards) Black
Thule$301.41334 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLINGVUM Ski and Snowboard Roof Racks with Anti-Theft Lock 24.3 Universal Ski Roof Rack Carrier - Fits 6 Pairs Skis or 4 Snowboards Silver
LINGVUM$92.802.8★
Thule SnowPack Ski/Snowboard Rack Medium (4 Pr/2 Boards) Silver
Thule$311.864.2★
Thule SnowPack Ski/Snowboard Rack Large (6 Pr/4 Boards) Silver
Thule$349.354.2★
Thule Ski & Snowboard Rack Carrier
Thule$193.184.4★
CRINDAR Ski & Snowboard Rack for Car Roof Fishing Rod Rack 27.5 Loading Width Fits 6 Pairs of Skis or 4 Snowboards Aluminum Roof Rack with Lock & Rubber Padding
CRINDAR$127.363.6★
What buyers say about thule ski rack
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Assembly was fairly quick”
“Looks great, affordable”
“This is a well made as well as well engineered ski rack”
“I think this would fit”
“ease of use”
“They work great as expected”
“little wind noise”
“holds his equipment nicely”
“once it is in place its a solid item”
“seems great - I just wish there were more holes for attachment points for that little extra bit of flexibility for different-sized cars”
What buyers complain about
“cheap”
“even noisier if I have boards up there”
“the clamps don't fit right”
“is totally and completely false”
“mounts break after several uses”
“But, recently one of the racks broke completely in half”
“Arrived with one critical part damaged”
“Does not fit aero bars”
“sharper in the back”
“Lost over $2000+ worth of snowboarding”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is thule ski rack profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $40K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -76.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (21/100).
- How competitive is the thule ski rack niche?
- 4 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in thule ski rack?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Noise Level, Size-Overall. The return rate is 7.1% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for thule ski rack peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 9.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the thule ski rack niche?
- Listings span $92.80–$382.60; the average listing price is $258.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 324 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.