I recently booked tickets to head out to Salt Lake City to ski for about four days. Since I'm heading out west, I needed to break out my fat-skis. Last summer I had them tuned but never got the wax scraped off so they wouldn't dry out this summer, so I had to bring them into a ski shop to get scraped before I ride them later this week.
Back east, my ski shop of choice is High Adventure in Latham (http://www.highadventuresbp.com/). This is one of the places my grandfather used to bring me in the fall to buy me skis and it has always been my favorite because of the nostalgia. I have been in there about five or six times so far this season for tune-ups and they already recognize me. In fact, when walking into the lodge at Gore last week, one of the ski techs even said "Hi" and gave me a fist bump, so I think it is now safe to say I am a regular.
Out in Colorado my shop of choice was The Ski Shop in Colorado Springs (http://theskishopinc.com/). Being the powder pig that I am, I hit so many rocks and had to get so many tune-ups that the ski techs told me that its actually better to ski on the mountain rather than the parking lot.
But why are ski shops so cool? Well, it's because its filled with people that all eat, sleep, and breathe the same thing you do, SKIING. There is always someone to talk to about the epic day you had last week or to brag to about how stoked you are for your first trip out to Utah. It's the best place to pick up advice on new places to check out, whether it be a hill, a bar, or cheap motel with continental breakfast.
So my advice to any ripper that hasn't done so yet, pick one place and stick with it. It's OK to shop around a little, but once you find your "home away from home" you will know it. If its good, the ski techs will make you feel like family.
-Steve
"Born On Ice, Perfected In Powder"
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