Links to top ski shops

 

 

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Western US

Colorado

• Harb Skier Alignment Center - I-70 west of Idaho Springs CO. With every footbed comes a complete bio mechanical assessment of your lower body by the world's acknowledged leading alignment experts.
• Kaelin Sports - in Aspen. One of the best resort retailers in the US.
• Kenny's Double Black Diamond Ski Shop - Vail CO. Contender for top shop in Vail.
• Le Ski Lab - Winter Park CO - pure boot shop.
• Gravity Jones Ski Werks - Technical guru Adam Greenier, C.Ped. performs miracles on the ground floor of the Vail Transportation Center.
• Green Mountain Orthotic Lab - Superior boot fitting expertise in Vail CO. Owner Greg Hoffman is among the most respected boot specialists in the U.S. Race boots available. Plates and sole grinding services.
• Boot Doctors - Telluride CO and Taos NM - Nationally respected boot specialist Bob Gleason. One of the best, member of Masterfit University faculty.

Utah

• Superior Ski - One of the top tune shops, located on level 3 at Snowbird Plaza, inside Christy Sports. Owner Steve Bagley is one of our lead ski testers and maintains tunes during Snowbird testing.
• The Sport Loft - Salt Lake City UT - Jeremy (featured in image above) and Earl provide world class boot fitting and ski tuning. Alignment and sole grinding services.
• Jan's Mountain Experts - Premier full service Park City shop, specializing in boot fit and World Cup-quality tuning. All major brands.
• John Feig - Salt Lake City UT (does not maintain web site). World-class corrective boot specialist. 801.944.1209

California/Nevada

• Footloose Sports - Mammoth Lakes, California. In our opinion, one of the best ski shops in the US.
• California Ski Company - Berkeley, California - Highly recommended for technical expertise by realskiers subscribers.
• Start Haus - Truckee CA. Dedicated to high level technical skiing; co-owner Jim Schaffner is one of the best boot technicians from the World Cup.
• The Village Ski Loft - Incline Village, Lake Tahoe Top specialty shop run with passion by Mike Croake, respected boot fitter with deep industry experience.
• Snowind Sports - Reno NV. Former Salomon boot specialist Bud Heischman is one of the best boot technicians around.

Washington

• World Cup Service Center - Bellevue WA - the Pacific Northwest's premier high performance ski racing shop, featuring the Northwest's only in-store "hotbox" and custom boot fitting; the official Holmenkol Race & Swix Performance Center for the Northwest region.

Eastern US, including Midwest and South

Vermont

• Green Mountain Orthotic Lab - Superior boot fitting expertise at the base of Stratton Mountain. Race boots available. Plates and sole grinding services.
• Alpine Options - Sugarbush/Waitsfield. Top technical prowess in boot fitting, customer-centric service.
• Race Stock Sports - Waterbury. Extreme technical expertise; the name says it all.
• The Starting Gate - Bondville. Great technical shop, top lines.

New York

• U.S. Orthotic Center - NYC - Jeff Rich, Technical Director of Masterfit U available to work on personal boots.

Pennsylvania

• Pinnacle Sports - Reading. Top service, great attitude, member of realskiers test team.

Michigan

• Performance Zone - Master Fit University staff instructor and certified pedorthist Brian Graham provides boot fitting expertise in Auburn Hills MI.
• Sun and Snow - America's Best Bootfitter certified member in Ann Arbor MI.
• Bill and Paul's Sporthaus - Grand Rapids. Top products, great service, technical expertise.

Illinois

• Viking Ski Shop - Chicago. One of the midwest's oldest and most respected full service ski and snowboard shops.
• Snow Crest Ski Center - Chicagoland - Crestwood. Exceptional boot fitting, full service specialty shop staffed entirely by coaches and instructors. In house deck-based ski school, skill development trips.
• Vertical Drop - St. Charles. Chief boot fitter Rick Barton is a long-time industry vet and early proponent of determining binding location through use of the Campbell Dynamic Ski Balancer. (explained in detail on subscription site) Insist on Rick!

Minnesota

• Joe's Sporting Goods - St. Paul - Don't let the name fool you; they are among the best in the midwest.

South Carolina

• SouthernSki - Columbia. Shop run by Master Fit University instructor Mike Tambling.

National

• America's Best Boot fitters - The web's most comprehensive site on ski boots. Click to get info on North America's best boot fitters and the most detailed boot reviews of any web site or publication. Great info on selecting and fitting ski boots from the staff at the MasterFit University Training Center for boot techs. Testing and site operation by the most respected and experienced boot equipment writers Steve Cohen and Jeff Rich, currently Ski Boot Test Program directors at Ski Magazine.

Canada

• Gords - Winnipeg, Manitoba. Long-time top-tier retailer in Canada. Full service, top lines. Great Canadian resort links.
• Lou's Skiing Performance Centre - Calgary - Lou is so precise and knowledgeable that we think of him as the ultimate boot geek! That's good . . .

Australia

• Check here for listing of ABB shops downunder.

 

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