Brought my favorite skis in for full tune after doing a lot of damage to the bases and edges in a…read moreweek in dry Colorado. Folks are so friendly and knowledgeable. Picked them up the next morning. They looked great but that's not the proof. Took them out for a day and what a difference. Skied like they were brand new. Can't thank Alpine Options enough for their great work.

service is not customer focused - was told to bring skiis in and got there at 4:37pm and they close…read moreat 5:00 but was told i was to late to get skiis sharpened and waxed. They need to be more clear on when they actually close the service as it is different than the store hours.

A ski shop that is rooted in a long history of incredible skiers that work at the shop, giving real…read moreinformation and knowledge. A family owned business that continues to have each generation as employees, if you are looking for the shop that has all the feels of Vermont, Vermont North Ski Shop is the place.

Vermont North is a long-time favorite. We stop in there at least once a year to pick up gear that…read morewe've forgotten as a result of too-hurried packing, to replace lost gear, to get our skis sharpened, or to buy fairly priced new gear just because. Folks there have always been low key, nice, and competent. Great selection of Obermeyer jackets, bibs and pants at fair prices. (We really like that brand for fit, durability, and style.) There's a lovely resident black lab who runs the establishment and checks out many incoming customers. (I'm sure he/she filters out the riff raff. ;) And the location could not be more convenient -- right on the corner of VT 100 and Sugarbush Access Road.

Henderson ski shop is the very best in customer service in equipment for skiing and snowboarding…read more My family members have rented, purchased and had equipment repaired since 1998. Currently on our 3rd family generation and are so very grateful for all the staff and the Henderson Family. Thank You

Super ski & snowboard shop staffed by friendly, knoweledgable and competent folks. This place is…read morewell stocked with gear and equipment and offers great deals for those getting into snow sports by way of demos, lease and rentals. Excellent service to get your board(s) tuned and sharpened - they offer a season tune deal, too. It's been our "go to" shop for over 15 years.

Stopped in today to check out the ebikes, that I've been curious about, they have the two brands…read morethat I've been leaning towards, Aventon and Rad Bikes, which seem to offer the best bang for the buck. Shop was really clean, well-organized and personable. Helpful in trying to determine what would be best, he let me go for a test ride and suggested a steep hill across the street for a test. These bikes are really pretty amazing, could go up a really steep hill at 8-10 mph, with little effort, which normally one might have to walk up their bike it was so steep! They are getting in a new shipment, one of which I'd like to test ride/check out. Repair shop looked really organized and productive. Would recommend based on my experience with other bike shops and experiences, seems like they have a good reasonable selection of bikes for people, vs. only high-end bikes, that cost a fortune. Easy to access and plenty of parking too. Will be further investigating these e-bikes.

Thanks for the great, fast repair, and reasonable cost of my e-bike repair!!! Great place to bring…read moreyour bike.

We bought snowboard boots there about a month ago, and that experience was great. But what really…read moreset them apart was the service a month later to see if the boots could be refitted after some discomfort with their use. Randy took the time to really evaluate the needs of my daughter, the rider. He explained various reasons why her foot shape may cause pain and worked to expand the boots in certain spots. He took a lot of time to make sure the fit was just right. In this day and age of home delivery and service through bots, it was so nice to experience a company that stands behind their product, even after the sale. Highly recommend!

Once again, they batted it out of the ballpark…read more We came in with the family in tow to look at ski boots. Everything I said in my previous report is still valid. Except this time we had three members of the family bought boots. Every aspect of our experience was top notch. Max, the boot fitter, is an expert. As well as a personable individual. As well as a good salesman. The store is an emporium of anything related to skiing, boarding and cycling. They carry a huge selection of clothing and accessories too. Impressive place. Minutes away from the Skyeship Gondola. And hands down, about the best I've seen.

Awesome experience. Was quick to get our rentals, everyone was cool and down to earth. Return…read moreprocess was so easy too. We would highly recommend renting from them and would return when we're back in the area. (We rented for 2 adults and 2 kids age 5&6)

This place was great. The people were super friendly as was their dog, Destiny! My son and I…read moredecided to rent from them as they are substantially cheaper than at the mountain itself - and it's literally right next door. Great merchandise as well - on sale! Plenty to choose from and we were able to rent a pair of snow pants for the day - fresh out of the laundry! Definitely will visit them on my next trip.

Great service and high quality gear. Best rental experience near Stowe, can't recommend them more…read morehighly.

I can't recommend this place enough! Honest shop with the exceptional customer service. They…read moremounted a pair of CAST/Look bindings for me. Jared went above and beyond. This is the place to go if you need CAST bindings mounted locally!

This location recently changed hands and became Neon Wave. I have nothing bad to say about…read moreDarkside, but I'm a big fan of Neon Wave. I've been in a couple of times this week to grab necessities, and they've been fantastic. Knowledgeable, helpful, patient with my rowdy toddler. Since they're brand new, their stock is a little thin, but I was told it's all rolling in still. The stock they do have is good quality and the aesthetics are fantastic.

Went in with a broken binding 10 minutes before close. The guys working the repair counter were…read moresuper knowledgeable and friendly. They immediately understood the problem and fixed it fast! They even replaced the part with one from a nicer line. When I went to pay they said that it was quick and easy and the part they used was "spare parts" so I didn't have to. I tried to insist but they wouldn't let me and just started working on the next board. Awesome store that I would highly recommend for both their gear selection, and specifically their extremely reasonably priced repair services!

Some instructor buddies recommended Pinnacle for a base grind. My daughter has a race this weekend…read moreand a hand tune wasn't going to cut it, but we live in an area where it's tough to get a good tune. Things didn't break right and we weren't able to get them in to leave them over night so we had to come in the day we were rolling out of town. Jack was very understanding and took care to get them turned around for us quickly. Most shops would have hustled it and done a botch job but they came out super slick. Grateful to my buddies for a stellar recommendation and to Jack in the tune shop for living up to it! Thanks again!

Pinnacle is THE shop for buying, demoing, or renting ski/snowboard equipment near Stowe, VT…read more While Pinnacle offers the largest demo supply in the State of Vermont, the Shop's welcoming and knowledgeable staff truly set them apart from any other business. Special thanks to Mike @ Pinnacle, who's subject mater expertise, patienence, and genuine personality, made the visit (including the 30 min detour) all the worth the while. After discussing four different ski options with Mike, and two days of demos, I opted to purchase a pair and could not be more thrilled. Thank you Mike, & Pinnacle, for such a pleasant customer experience and successful purchase of my first pair of skis!

Sprawling. Crowded. Pricey. As a longtime skier in the northeast, I lose a little bit of ski soul…read moreevery time I encounter the reality of $249/day window rate lift ticket pricing, like what Sugarbush and its corporate overlord Alterra have unleashed on former independent gems like Sugarbush. Yes, most people will never pay $249/day because they're buying $200 online tickets, but sit with that for a second... $200/day x 2 days for a weekend + food/gas/etc means at least $500 for an average weekend of skiing before you even get to lodging. And that's absurd. Its no exaggeration to say that setting day-of pricing to over $200/day is a marketing (read: extortion) ploy to advance sales of even more expensive multi-mountain passes like Ikon, intended to lock customers into a collection of other overpriced mega-mountains, ensuring customers never know what alternatives there are out there to the over-priced, over-skied, nickel-and-dime experience that modern corporate skiing with has become. And while most customers will mindlessly one-click renew their Epic (Vail) and Ikon (Alterra) passes each year, economically the only reason these passes makes sense is when you have plans for a week away at a different exotic ski resort under the same corporate ownership that epouses equivalently over-priced day rates. In case you missed it, that's an increasingly large array of Vail and Alterra's mega resorts, as consolidation within the ski industry continues its supernova trajectory, targeting any mountain nearing triple-digit trail counts as the next pin in their corporate hats. If that sounds extreme, it's not. It's the reality many of us who've been around a while have seen play out. And it's important to understand because of the very real, far superior options available to the mainstream corporate pass skiing experience. Let me illustrate by a simple comparison: one day at a local independent mountain (Bolton Valley) vs one day at a corporate machine (Sugarbush). SUNDAY AT SUGARBUSH: riding up high-speed 5m lifts with few lines, but dumped into crowded trails laden with bumpy pockets of snow atop an icy, unpredictable base - a natural consequence of pushing hordes of skiers faster and faster up a mountain without any ticket limits that might ensure a better skiing experience. I consider myself an expert skier, who's skied some of the steepest terrain in the world, but skiing icy, unpredictable slopes like Sunday at Sugarbush force-limits anyone's ability to improve, by defaulting to minimum viable slopes stripped of any natural snowfall. It's the equivalent of the mafia offering to fix your garbage problem that it, itself, created. It's the false claim of fixing over-crowded, over-skied trails with more snow-making and faster lifts... which just put more bodies, scraping more snow, creating more of a problem than existed before. However, more bodies on mountain = more food/bev sales for corporate coffers, which ever-present signage reminding you of $1/paper cup charges won't let you forget. Heaven help anyone who just paid $249/day at the window is not also paying for double-digit drinks and $38 pizzas - the horror! SATURDAY AT BOLTON VALLEY: riding up 10m lifts with zero lift lines, skiing uncrowded glades/trails laden with soft, natural powder atop zero ice - a natural consequence of force-limiting ticket sales with smaller parking lots, less traffic, and a family-friendly, independent focus. Window pricing $49 - $109/day, but equally skiable for an entire weekend on a modest $300 season pass (Indy). TL;DR: a split-view compare of independently-owned resorts who prioritize experience over exploitation, independence over incorporation, and presence over pace. Most folks reading this review will assume it's an advert for competitors. It's not. It's a rare insight into two mountains 45m from each other who've taken entirely different paths to profitability and achieved radically different outcomes: one driven to maximize pricing and bodies on the hill, another by nearly six decades of family ownership that's driven by affordability and great experience. As with all things consumer, we all have a choice of where to spend our dollars. Having spent decades skiing the mega-mountains, traveling across the world to ski other Alterra/Ikon resorts like A-Basin, Mammoth, Stratton, and Palisades I can legitimately say the experience is the same: over-crowded, icy weekend skiing in the corporate Frankenstiens trying to solve an unsolvable problem of over-sold slopes with fake snow and higher pricing vs the still-here, uncrowded Indies indexing for reliability, affordability, and uniqueness. There's value in slowing things down, taking in stunning vistas, and paying a lot less to experience a lot more. See beyond trail counts and lift speed and you'll find an entire world of better skiing by generations of family-owned resorts beholden to a different master: your enjoyment, not corporate's bottom line.

The farmhouse rental and ski repair shop which is the sugarbush ski service shop did a great job…read morewax and tuning the edges on my skis. I felt as though I had a new pair of skis after they worked their magic (took about a half hour in the morning). The grooming of the slopes and the friendly lift operators and mountain representatives were also great when I visited the mountain yesterday. The Ted's beef chilli stew topped with cheese and Jalapenos was a great lunch.