It's not that the stock crossbars sit too close to the roof, but that the side rails stop at the rear of the sunroof so you aren't able to mount it far enough forward to let the hatch clear. Another 6 fucking inches and it would be golden. Grr!
Anyhow I have a Thule Cascade XT 1100 (the skinny one - I'm planning on getting the wider one at some point) and it easily fits 5 pair of 190+ skis. I can probably cram 7-8 pair in there if I didn't care about stuff getting chipped/scratched/etc. I do three pair on the bottom (staggering tip directions so the bindings kind of fit inside of the pair next to it) and two pair on top pretty much every weekend in the winter.
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