COMPREHESIVE RECOMMENED SHOP LIST

**marshalolson** · 08-03-2008, 11:04 AM

ok, lets break it down by area... recommended shop list.

it will take several nominations to get on the recommended list.

it will also take several nominations to get on the DO NOT GO list. you must also explain your reason to NO GO.

i will edit this and compile as we go.

please include the shop name, actual city, and geographic region (ie. pnw, tahoe, ootard, colorado/NM, wy/mt/id, midwest, east coast, etc...) thanks.

word.

**marshalolson** · 08-03-2008, 11:06 AM

WASHINGTON
Gerk’s Alpine Hut - Redmond, WA
Sturtevant's - Bellevue, WA
Sturtevant's Ski Mart - Puyallup WA
"The Sports Creel - Spokane, Wa

OREGON
Skjersaa's - Bend
Village Bike and Ski - Sunriver
Bergs - Eugene

CALIFORNIA
P3 - Mammoth Lakes
Porter’s - Trukee
The Backcountry - Truckee, CA
The Fifth Season - Shasta City, CA
Footloose - Mammoth
Sacramento Ski and Board - Sacramento
Kirkwood Mountain Sports - Kirkwood
Norpine - San Diego
Marmot Mountain Works - Berkley, CA
Fluid Ski and Surf - LA
Sierra ski & cycle works - south lake tahoe
Granite Chief - Truckee

NEVADA
bobo’s - Reno

MONTANA
Chalet Sports - Bozeman, MT
Barrel Mountaineering - Bozeman, MT
Northern Lights - Bozeman, MT
The Whiteroom - Whitefish,MT
Big Sky Sports - big sky mtn
Gull Ski - Missoula MT.

IDAHO
Greenwood's Ski Haus - Boise, ID
Scotts- pocatello ID

WYOMING
Pepi's - Jackson, WY
Hoback Sports - Jackson, WY
Wilderness Sports - Jackson, WY
Wilson Backcountry Sports - Jackson

UTAH
level nine - SLC, UT
Peruvian, Alta, UT
Deep Powder House - Alta
Superior Ski at Snowbird
Sport Loft - SLC

COLORADO
Green Mountain Sports - Lakewood, CO
Bent Gate - Golden, CO
Loveland Sport Shop - at the mountain
Edgeworks - Denver, CO
Carver’s - Breckenridge, CO
Breck Velo - Breckenridge, CO
Larry’s bootfitting - Boulder, CO
Sawatch Backcountry - Leadville, co
Foothills - Genesee park
Alpineer - Crested butte
Alpine Quest - Edwards

NEW MEXICO
Le Ski Mastery - Taos
The Boot Doctor - Taos, NM

AK
World Cup Sports - Anchorage & Girdwood

MIDWEST
Bahnhoff Sport - Petoskey, Michigan
Ski-Hoigarrds - St. Louis Park, MN
vertical drop ski shop - cincinnati ohio!

EAST COAST
Alpine(formerly Summit) - Danvers Mass
Alpine Ski Shop - Sterling, Virginia
Northern Ski Works - Ludlow, Vermont
The Startingate - Bondville, VT
nner Bootworks / Pinnacle - Stowe, VT
Outdoor Sports - Wilton, CT
Fire on the Mountain - Seacoast NH area
Stan & Dan Sports - North Conway, NH
Joe Jones Wilderness House - boston
ski rack - Burlington, VT
The Boot Pro - Ludlow, VT
High Adventure - Latham NY
VT North Shop - Sugarbush

CANADIA, EH?
The Guides Hut - Fernie, BC
180 Sports - Golden, BC.
Wilsons mountain magic sport - Lake Louise, AB
Fresh Sports - Calgary
Swiss Sports Haus - West Vancouver, BC
Snowcovers - Vancouver
The Sign of the Skier - Toronto
crystalglide - Vancouver
North Shore Ski & Board - North Vancouver, BC

**marshalolson** · 08-03-2008, 11:08 AM

savin space #2

**nick > jesus** · 08-03-2008, 11:24 AM

loveland sport shop, Georgetown(?), CO

Green Mountain sports, Lakewood(?), CO

**Daywalker** · 08-03-2008, 11:26 AM

Marshal - is this for a particular sport or all inclusive?
Recommend:

Green Mountain Sports, Lakewood, CO (skiing, biking)
Colorado Freeride, Breckenridge, CO (skiing)
Alpine Shop, St. Louis, MO (backpacking/boot fitting, general outdoors)

Not Recommend:
Neptune Mountaineering. Others, I'm sure, have better stories about this place. I went to try some Dynafit compatible boots, they only had one in a size near my foot (still too big) and tried to convince me that it was the right boot and they would put foam pieces around the tongue and heel to make it fit right. I've been fit well before, and tried to explain why I would like to try smaller sizes/different boots. They kept with pressure to buy the one boot they had in stock and emphasized their "fit guarantee".

**StroupSkier** · 08-03-2008, 11:47 AM

What defines a "shop"?

Would a place like Porters or Start Haus in Tahoe count, or are they just primarily a discount outlet?

**bfree** · 08-03-2008, 11:56 AM

Recommended for Seattle area eastside:

Gerk's Alpine Hut - Redmond, WA - PNW
Sturtevant's - Bellevue, WA - PNW

Recommended by many others but not by me:

Pro Ski - North Bend, WA - PNW (Because I'm young, I must automatically be a park rat and an idiot. Just forgot to put in 2 binding screws on a mount, leading to having to helicoil the rest of the holes later)

**schwerty** · 08-03-2008, 02:11 PM

Jackson: (IMO)

Pepi's
Hoback Sports
Wilderness Sports

**Sirshredalot** · 08-03-2008, 02:39 PM

Bozeman recs:

Chalet Sports
Barrel Mountaineering
Northern Lights

Try to avoid:

PhD Skis. I, and various other people, have had problems dealing with the owner there. He's got a screw loose. Drilled a hole through my boots and was a grade A douchebag about it.

**Huckin eh?** · 08-03-2008, 03:20 PM

Recommend:

The Guides Hut, Fernie, BC . Canadian Rockies. (best in town for touring gear)

180 Sports, Golden, BC. Canadian Rockies

Wilsons mountain magic sports. Lake Louise, AB Canadian Rockies

**Ender** · 08-03-2008, 03:21 PM

Denver Metro

Colorado ski and golf - Aurora
Edgeworks - mounting and tuning
The Custom Foot - Boots

**spindrift** · 08-03-2008, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by bfree

Recommended for Seattle area eastside:

Gerk's Alpine Hut - Redmond, WA - PNW
Sturtevant's - Bellevue, WA - PNW

Seconded - and definitely in that order IMO.

**Conundrum** · 08-03-2008, 04:38 PM

Greenwood's Ski Haus, Boise, ID
Green Mountain Sports, Lakewood, CO
Mojo Wheels, Denver, CO
Go-Ride, SLC, UT

**Rontele** · 08-03-2008, 04:40 PM

Green Mountain Sports, LakeHOOD, Co
Bent Gate Mountaineering, Golden, Co
Golden Bike Shop, Golden, Co

**stupendous man** · 08-03-2008, 05:39 PM

Larry's Boot Fitters Boulder, CO

I think it should count as a ski shop.

- and wherever dobish works.

**AsheanMT** · 08-03-2008, 05:51 PM

The Whiteroom in Whitefish,MT

**summit** · 08-03-2008, 05:58 PM

Colorado Freeride, Breck CO (skiing, boot fitting, and biking)

**GBB** · 08-03-2008, 06:00 PM

Colorado - Breckenridge

Colorado Freeride/Racer's Edge - Kris has hooked me up on more than one occasion and they are always super helpful when I go.

**StroupSkier** · 08-03-2008, 06:07 PM

CO-Breckenridge-Carver's

Fast, quick tunes, cheap and a couple of mags used to work there.

**chadeau** · 08-03-2008, 06:26 PM

Fresh Sports, Calgary

Good prices, sound and friendly advice, and will mount bindings the next day if you ask nicely enough . Bought a new pair of boards @ 3sunday afternoon and had them out and on the hill on monday morning.

**bigairnbumps** · 08-03-2008, 06:37 PM

Seattle shops I've received great service and pricing.

Alpine Hut: http://www.alpinehut.com
Evogear: http://www.evogear.com
REI: http://www.REI.com
Seattle SKi & Snowboard: http://www.seattleski.com
SnoCon: http://www.snowboardconnection.com

**spindrift** · 08-03-2008, 06:40 PM

Oh yeah, I've never used the shop at Evo - but if Chris is still heading it up, I'd totally trust them to do any work I needed. And I'd take his suggestions...

But I'm on the other side of the lake, so I just use Gerk's Alpine Hut - per the above post.

**Jumper Bones** · 08-03-2008, 06:44 PM

Add Sturtevant's Ski Mart in Puyallup WA; ask for Keith or Kenny or Chad.

**lax** · 08-03-2008, 06:44 PM

alta - pdogg's shop. the only shop that will bend brakes and free hand mount (read: mount 110+ waist skis). all the other alta ski shops are a waste of time.

edit - they've been mounting spatties for years, so praxis, hellbent etc is no sweat

**spindrift** · 08-03-2008, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by lax

alta - pdogg's shop. the only shop that will bend brakes and free hand mount (read: mount 110+ waist skis). all the other alta ski shops are a waste of time.

The shop under the Peruvian did a rocking nice Praxis mount for us on a super rush basis - incl a little brake tweaking. Apparently they've done a bunch of Praxis & DP mounts - at least the crew that was there last winter did... . I'd use them again if I were in the neighborhood.