Pro Ski & Mountain Service
Address:
112 W. 2nd St
P.O. Box 856
North Bend, WA 98045
Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 10am – 7pm
- Saturday: 9am – 6pm
- Sunday: 9am – 5pm
Website: proskiservice.com
Email: info@proskiservice.com
Phone: (425) 888-6397 ext. 1
Intro
The word “authentic” is used a lot when talking about Pro Ski and Mountain Service in North Bend, Washington. And with staff that includes Masterfit certified bootfitters, professional mountain guides, and an owner, Martin Volken, who has written two books on backcountry skiing, it’s no wonder why.
With over 3000 square feet of retail and service space, you’ll find a carefully curated selection of resort and backcountry skis and snowboards as well as cross-country skis and gear. They also have a full-service shop to help you keep your gear in great shape.
From kids and never-evers to recreational skiers and riders to professional guides, Pro Ski and Mountain Service, North Bend is worth a visit no matter your experience level. Their staff is dedicated to quality customer service, and to learn more about why they are a recommended shop, continue reading.
Brands
Pro Ski and Mountain Service, North Bend carries a variety of brands and within each brand, they hand select what they consider to be the best products. All products are thoroughly tested by staff before being brought into the shop.
Their selection of skis includes products from K2, Line, Volkl, Lib Tech, Dynafit, Faction, and Blizzard. Snowboards from Jones, Weston, and Lib Tech. Ski Boots from Dynafit, Atomic, Scarpa, Salomon, Fischer, Tecnica, and Dalbello. And apparel from FlyLow, Patagonia, Outdoor Research, Dynafit, and many more.
Pro Ski and Mountain Service, North Bend is one of a handful of Dynafit Competence Centers in North America. This designation means they carry a full line-up of Dynafit products and have demos available.
Services
Pro Ski and Mountain Service, North Bend is a full-service shop. All tuning work is done in-house, in full view of customers. From Masterfit certified bootfitters with over 20 years of experience fitting boots to professional tunes, Pro Ski and Mountain Service designed their service center to be on display so staff can interact with customers while they work on their gear.
If you’re in need of a binding mount, whether it’s alpine, AT, cross-country, splitboard, snowboard, a quiver killer, or telemark binding, they have you covered. And if it’s something unique, they will work with you and the manufacturer of the bindings to mount them for you.
Tunes range from a $5 quick wax to a high-performance tune with custom base structure, edge bevel, diamond edge finishing, and multi-stage wax. Other services include skin cutting, beacon firmware updates, airbag canister refills, free(!) airbag backpack system tests, and boot crampon sharpening.
Demos
Pro Ski and Mountain Service, North Bend offers daily and seasonal rentals for kids and adults and they have a kids buyback program.
Daily rentals include alpine skis, snowboards, alpine touring, splitboards, avalanche safety gear, skate, and classic cross-country ski sets, snowshoes, and mountaineering gear like ice axes, mountaineering boots, rock climbing shoes, and crevasse rescue kits.
Seasonal rentals for kids and adults including kids snowboards and basic and high-performance ski packages.
Online Presence
About 80% of the gear you find in Pro Ski and Mountain Service, North Bend can be found and purchased via their website. Shipping is free for orders over $100 and they have a 100% satisfaction guarantee on their purchases.
On top of that, they are also the only place you can purchase TC Design’s Tech Crampon. Locally designed and built, the Tech Crampon was created with the shop owner, Martin Volken proving the R&D. Pro Ski and Mountain Service, North Bend is the only place in the world that distributes this crampon.
Bottom Line
If you’re in the area, do yourself a favor and stop by for a visit. The staff are always happy to talk and can help steer you in the right direction regarding gear for skiing, snowboarding, hiking, climbing, and more.
And if you don’t have the opportunity to visit in person, check out their shop online for a collection of carefully curated products.
