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List of recommended Tune Shops by region

post #1 of 32
2/12/07 at 8:42am
Thread Starter 
Admins, maybe this could go up as a sticky??

With all the inquiries lately about where the best tuneups (besides ourselves) can be done, how about a handy list by region? Please add to this...(and no I do not work for anyone)


Region:
Shop name:
Location:
Speciality:
Contact:


Feel free to copy the template above....


Region: Northern NJ/ NYC/ Tri state
Shop name: Henios
Location:65 Route 23 Pequannock, NJ
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes/
Contact: Speak with Greg
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post #2 of 32
2/12/07 at 7:20pm
Region: Rocky Mtn (Vail/ Beaver Creek)
Shop name: Carl's World Class Sports
Location: Avon
Speciality: General tunes and special race tunes (Carl does the skis for most of the Legends)
Contact: Carl Richardson
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post #3 of 32
2/12/07 at 8:23pm

Breck

Region: Breckenridge/ Summit County
Shop name: Colorado Freeride (was called Racer's Edge)
Location:114 N Main St, Breckenridge, Co 80424
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes/ Good boot fitting
Contact: Greg Guras (owner)/ Jeff Carlson (awesome boot fitter)
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post #4 of 32
2/12/07 at 9:40pm
Region: PNW
Shop name: The Race Place
Location: Bend, Oregon
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes
Contact: Scott Holmer


Region: PNW
Shop name: World Cup Skier Service
Location: Bellevue, WA
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes
Contact: Brent Amsbury
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post #5 of 32
2/13/07 at 3:54am
Region: Killington
Shop name: Northern Ski works
Location: Access road
Speciality: Factory specs
Contact: Anyone in the shop
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post #6 of 32
2/13/07 at 5:02am
Region: Waitsfield, VT
Shop name: Ski Sharp
Location:65 Route 100;Waitsfield, VT
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes/
Contact: Rick McAllister - 802.496.6001
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post #7 of 32
2/13/07 at 9:56pm
Region: Stowe
Shop name: Edgewise
Location: 722 South Main Street
Speciality: Making skis go fast, WC caliber tuning
Contact: Graham Lonetto
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post #8 of 32
2/13/07 at 10:00pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Philpug View Post
Region: Killington
Shop name: Northern Ski works
Location: Access road
Speciality: Factory specs
Contact: Anyone in the shop
Probably worth mentioning, they have one of the best bang-for-the-buck stone grind/base bevel services I've seen.
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post #9 of 32
2/13/07 at 10:27pm
Region:North Lake Tahoe, CA
Shop name:StartHaus
Location:
10990 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161
530.582.5781
Speciality:Stone grinds, race tunes, Hotbox waxes, Boot balancing and fitting.
Contact:Jim Schaftner
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post #10 of 32
2/14/07 at 9:44am
Region: Eastern Mass
Shop name: Precision Tuning Center (PTC) located in Summit Ski and Snowboard shop
Location: Framingham, MA
Speciality: Precision base and edge alignment and tuning; base grinds; mail order or walk-in
Contact: Mike Desantis (Skidoc)
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post #11 of 32
2/17/07 at 9:55am
On www.holmenkol.us (http://www.holmenkol.us/tech.html?st...sstat=&ref=198) there is a downloadable .pdf file described as:
(09/15/2005) Ski Racing #2 2005-6
A complete listing of the serious high end tuning shops that specialize in true race service.

direct link: http://www.holmenkol.us/myadmin/data...ne%20shops.pdf

Maybe something for you guys?

-peace
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post #12 of 32
2/21/07 at 7:57am
Region:North Tahoe / Truckee, CA
Shop name:Start Haus
Location:
10990 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96161

(530) 582-5781

Race prep specialty Stone grinds, tunes, waxes, boot fitting, equipment retail, demos, clothing.
Contact:Jim Fowler (SierraJim), Jim Schaffner (starthaus)
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post #13 of 32
3/20/07 at 5:29pm
Region: PNW
Shop name: Greenwater Skis
Location: Greenwater, WA
Speciality: Ski tunes (grinds, repairs, edges, waxing), repairs, demos
Contact: Louie
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post #14 of 32
4/14/07 at 5:32pm
Region: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Shop name:Sign of the Skier
Location:2794 Yonge Street (http://www.skisite.com/epic/shopsDetail.cfm?id=7252)
Speciality: I Don't know, but they did a super job race tuning my Super G's.
Contact: :
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post #15 of 32
4/14/07 at 7:12pm
Toronto / S. (sort of) Ontario area

Blue Mtn. 3 high end machines, plus their old belt, plus hand,..hand,machine wax. Slopeside. How can they not be ultra good and honest?? The shop is basically on the hill..at the base..in front of the main lodge,hotel/condo's..you can ski to and from it.. where everybody walks by and can see them working through very large glass windows. Want a minor adjustment to the tune? Not happy? They fix it free. They are happy to do it their way..the reccommended way..or your way.

I have heard good things about Sign Of The Skier and across the street Sporting Life and also Skis And Bikes.

Sportchek in The Promenade mall. Ed does a great job!
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post #16 of 32
6/12/07 at 10:51am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostboy View Post
Region: PNW
Shop name: The Race Place
Location: Bend, Oregon
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes
Contact: Scott Holmer


Region: PNW
Shop name: World Cup Skier Service
Location: Bellevue, WA
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes
Contact: Brent Amsbury
Joe or Mark, Brent sold the shop a couple of years ago!
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post #17 of 32
6/12/07 at 2:15pm
You are right. They just had not updated their website when I pulled the information off of it and I failed to catch it. Brent Amsbury moved to Texas, I believe.
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post #18 of 32
6/12/07 at 2:26pm
Yup! No worries. I think he might be hanging in Park City part of the time!
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post #19 of 32
6/15/07 at 7:59pm
You can find Brent at the MSR Forums. Or at least virtually...

http://forums.modernskiracing.com/in...p?showforum=23
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post #20 of 32
6/16/07 at 3:44pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Voltron View Post
You can find Brent at the MSR Forums. Or at least virtually...

http://forums.modernskiracing.com/in...p?showforum=23

Yeah. I knew that! Not really looking for him!
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post #21 of 32
10/9/07 at 9:42am
I should have noticed this sticky before posting this: http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=59786

Anyway...

Region: PNW - Seattle east side
Shop name: Gerk's Alpine Hut
Location: Downtown Redmond
Speciality: the works.
Contact: see http://gerksalpinehut.com/ -- everyone in the shop is great & reliable

Their two new state of the art Wintersteiger machines are pretty spiffy
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post #22 of 32
11/8/07 at 8:13pm
Region: Stowe
Shop name: Pinnacle Ski & Sports
Location: 3391 Mountain Rd Stowe VT
Speciality: Factory Specs/ Custom Tunes
Contact: Patrick
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post #23 of 32
1/17/08 at 7:52pm
My mistake.......
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post #24 of 32
1/18/08 at 7:35am
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Originally Posted by Argus View Post
My mistake.......
No Worries! Not personal. Just accurate info!
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post #25 of 32
1/23/08 at 4:30pm
Region: PNW
Shop name: Race Stock Sports West
Location: Parkdale, Oregon (between Hood River and Mt Hood on Hwy 35)
Speciality: race skis, race tunes, race boots, boot fitting, footbeds, wax, some recreant skis, recreant tunes
Contact: Bob Olsen, 541 399-2382 www.racestocksports.com

This is a small shop affiliated with the Vermont shop of same name and website. Proprietor is former USST boot fitter for Lange. Very knowledgeable no BS, tried and true methods, in touch with race depts at manufacturers on latest specs, will have guvy shop this summer by the brew pub. Not unusual to run into ski teamers like Nyman in summer getting boots worked on while riding black diamond MTB behind shop.

Excellent rating

- Fossil
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post #26 of 32
11/15/08 at 10:10am

RACE SHOP

Northeast
Skiers edge
570 washington st
auburn, me 04210
207-784-2209
race tunes, race skis,race boots,race wax, winterstieger
Jim Myrick tuner/bootfitter/ coach
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post #27 of 32
11/15/08 at 4:24pm
I'm with Voltron for Stowe - Edgewise all the way, Graham is a former World Cup rece tech, so he knows his stuff

In Summit County, I'd recommend Precision Skis in Frisco, across from Wal Mart.

... for what it's worth, I've used them both on recommendations of local bears teaching in local ski schools.

CW
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post #28 of 32
11/19/08 at 4:00pm
Another vote for Gerts Ski & Cycle in Redmond.
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post #29 of 32
12/7/08 at 5:25pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arnoldtheskier View Post
Toronto / S. (sort of) Ontario area

Blue Mtn. 3 high end machines, plus their old belt, plus hand,..hand,machine wax. Slopeside. How can they not be ultra good and honest??
haha - i'll tell ya how, they pay their techs 10 bucks an hour. What kind of experience do you think they get for that amount. Go to an independant shop in that region, where you have service techs and bootfitters with decades of experience.
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post #30 of 32
12/21/08 at 11:04am
Quote:
Originally Posted by makwendo99 View Post
Admins, maybe this could go up as a sticky??


Feel free to copy the template above....


Region: Northern NJ/ NYC/ Tri state
Shop name: Henios
Location:65 Route 23 Pequannock, NJ
Speciality: Custom Tunes/ Racer tunes/
Contact: Speak with Greg
Actually, it's HEINO'S, ski and cycle, not Henios.
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