Off the beaten path ski shops

[crgildart]

Mall in Norman Oklahoma ski and surf shop ski wall.

 

[Philpug]

Pretty entry level but I have seen worse. It looks like they at least have a good selection of Superfeet.

 

[Bad Bob]

Bought a coat at "Claude's " in Faitfield, Idaho. Find that one on the map. Would happily live there by the way.

 

[Philpug]

Not off the beaten path in location but definitely in vibe and that is Strands Ski Shop in Worcester Mass.

Strand's Ski Shop - Worcester, MA

 

[crgildart]

It's definitely hit and miss, but entirely possible to occasionally have a college kid who grew up in ski country as a shop rat working there.

 

[NE1]

Not off the beaten path in location but definitely in vibe and that is Strands Ski Shop in Worcester Mass.

Strand's Ski Shop - Worcester, MA

Strand's is definitely geared toward hard core skiers. When rear entry boots were the rage, Leif and Roy refused to sell them because they were "not conducive to good skiing". They stocked only overlap boots throughout that era. I witnessed many potential customers leave without purchasing or even looking at the overlap displays, but they stuck firmly to their beliefs. Gotta hand it to them..they were proven right in the end.

 

[Uncle-A]

Mall in Norman Oklahoma ski and surf shop ski wall.

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I understand the ski part in Oklahoma but the Surf part is a bit of a surprise.

 

[Wendy]

I understand the ski part in Oklahoma but the Surf part is a bit of a surprise.

Yeah, I was wanting to see a picture of the surf gear.

I’ve always wanted to walk inside a ski shop in Florida.

 

[Tom K.]

Alpine Ski Racing in Mt. Hood, Oregon. Halfway between Hood River and Mt. Hood Meadows ski area.

Owned and staffed by a former world cup boot fitter and ski tuner. Great guy. Stock almost completely limited to racing skis, boots, wax, etc.

Hauls everything up to Government Camp on Mt. Hood in the summer, and tunes skis for the kids racing camps every day, until the wee hours of the morning.

 

[Philpug]

I always considered Salters Ski Shop in Eagleville Pa one of those off the beaten path shops. Salters was a small family owned shop in the outskirts of the Philly suburbs. George specialized in bootfitting and sold a handful of skis.

 

[Coach13]

I think you could make the case that any non-resort east coast ski shop below PA is off the beaten path.

 

[KingGrump]

I’ve always wanted to walk inside a ski shop in Florida.

Peter Glenn has several locations in FL and one in Atlanta.

They usually have some killer ski related deals in the spring & summer.

 

[my07mcx2]

I understand the ski part in Oklahoma but the Surf part is a bit of a surprise.

wake surfing. the pic in Norman is probably sun and ski. they tell a ton of wake surf boards per year especially this year when boat sales are off the charts.

 

[Eric@ict]

wake surfing. the pic in Norman is probably sun and ski. they tell a ton of wake surf boards per year especially this year when boat sales are off the charts.

Big boats make big wakes and there some nice lakes inOk.

 

[crgildart]

I understand the ski part in Oklahoma but the Surf part is a bit of a surprise.

Yeah, I was wanting to see a picture of the surf gear.

wake surfing. the pic in Norman is probably sun and ski. they tell a ton of wake surf boards per year especially this year when boat sales are off the charts.

Big boats make big wakes and there some nice lakes inOk.

They surf The Gulf of New Mexico there..

But ya, Thunderbird is right outside of Norman. We skied there when I was in college. Hefner, Draper..

 

[mikel]

Peter Glenn is over in Tampa but if you are looking for an out of the way sorta ski shop then there is Bill Jackson's in Pinellas Park, FL

– Ski deck. In our seasonal Ski Shop, we have a rotating carpeted slope, where we offer ski lessons.

 

[James]

Ski Haus in Brewster, NY on 22. Ten minutes from Thunder Ridge, the ski area formerly known as Big Birch. I can’t remember the last time I went in, but it’s been there forever.

 

[chopchop]

Ski Haus in Brewster, NY on 22. Ten minutes from Thunder Ridge, the ski area formerly known as Big Birch. I can’t remember the last time I went in, but it’s been there forever.

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Forever, indeed. Used to drive up that way all the time. Red Rooster still up there?

 

[James]

Forever, indeed. Used to drive up that way all the time. Red Rooster still up there?

Yes. They seem to have expanded some. Nothing real big.
Not far away right off 22 in Dover Plains they built a $1.6billion power plant. Cricket Valley Energy Center. Just opened.

Cricket Valley Energy Center, Dover, New York

Cricket Valley Energy Center (CVEC) is a natural gas-fired power plant in Dover, New York. It is the most efficient combined cycle power plant in the state.

www.power-technology.com

 

[coskigirl]

This one that I stumbled on in Brighton England was a surprise.