Sturtevant’s

Everyone is so friendly and helpful, and good selection of products. Definitely recommend!

I come to Sturtevants mostly for tennis equipment. I love this place. The guys that work there are awesome and knowledgeable. They were able to string my rackets with short notice and are always reliable with good stringing. They also have a huge demo selection of rackets. Definitely recommend this place.

I am a fan. I rented boots the first day of a week long ski trip from Hawaii. They didn’t fit right and I got a serious blister. The Sturtevant’s was recommended. I went to their Belleview store and met Brent, I think, who is a master fitter. He fitted me for an hour and got me into some boots that in spite of the blister, allowed me to do Alpental for the rest of the week. Too bad Crystal was too far away considering family and friends to visit during a short week.
Go see Brent.

Sturtevant’s is the best ski shop in town… by far! I have been on the market for new boots, bindings and skis for a month or so now, and I have called/​gone in to every single shop in the Seattle area. Stutevant’s staff was by far the nicest, most sincere and caring staff out there. Right away they wanted what was best for me and were very serious about helping me find the correct boot and ski. Then, after I bought the skis and boots from them, I tried out the boots and had major issues, so I called and spoke with Jenny who was extremely understanding and told me to bring them in. A great staff member named Doug worked hard to get me fitted with the right boot/​adjustments and I left with a boot that worked for me. It was an amazing customer experience and I know you will not be disappointed with the service there.

I had an unfortunate situation occur within the tune shop. I was visiting from out of town so I didn’t have the luxury of being local and letting things play out over time. Jake stepped up, followed through on his word and made it right. While I can’t claim 5 stars due to the original issue, I commend him for working hard to make it right and also not taking my frustration with the situation personal.

Visited the store to buy a tennis racquet. The guy at the shop approached me and asked about my interest and then asked will I purchase a racquet today in my visit. I said, I am looking around and would like to purchase if I like it. The guy said Ok and left. It was very rude. It feels like he would only help me if I decide to purchase the racquet!

Had a pair of new skis mounted here a couple weeks ago. The bindings are attached so that’s the good news. Lady that helped in the first place was in a rush. Never asked where or how I wanted the bindings mounted (so jibbers don’t forget if you’re wanting center-​mounted to make that demand).
Positive:
–Almost done when they said they would be done. Waited once I got there because they forgot to test them: but at least it was the correct day.
Negatives:
–Bindings are off by about .75cm from the two skis. One binding is slightly further forward than the other. In the world of pride driven ski techs with high-​tech mounting equipment, this is unacceptable. It just shouldn’t happen. Sloppy work.
–The ski waist widths are 101 mm. The bindings brakes are 95 mm with 10 mm bendable on each side. That gives the bindings’ waist width max of 115 mm. I know this because it’s what the binding manufacturer recommended. Even with a slight sidecut, the width of skis at heel piece are much slimmer than 115 mm. Sturtevants did not bend the binding brakes and instead left them stuck up in the locked position. If I stepped into the binding the metal brakes scratched across the edges of the skis. I was able to bend them into position myself once I realized it, but still– THIS IS SO SLOPPY!!!
Moral of story: Sturtevants ski shop is NOT the place I would recommend having your setup mounted or having any work done. Very poor quality work for top dollar prices.

Excellent service. Jake Cook won’t let you leave with a product that isn’t perfect for you. Got my first pair of snowboarding boots from him. Will go in for more stuff tomorrow.

We were visiting Seattle and wanted to go «tubing» with our boys. We were able to rent a tube and all the accessories for about $ 45. We called the evening before and the staff had everything ready for us the next morning when we arrived, including life jackets. Tubing was definitely a highlight of our Seattle trip.

I had a pretty fine time here. I came for snowboarding boots and was directed immediately to someone who was able to help. They were pretty patient and I tried several pairs before deciding on one. A bit of casual chit chat, and I felt like they knew what they were talking about and were themselves a snowboarding enthusiast. The variety of boots to choose from seemed respectable. Price was what I expected and services prompt and friendly, though it wasn’t crowded when I was there (~4pm on a Wednesday).

I Actually give 0 stars and will never set foot in your store again. I have never felt so disrespected going in to a store to get fitted and purchase a high quality ski boot, employee was extremely arrogant and had no interest in helping me, strutavants loss. $ 1000 bucks that day due to his arrogant attitude along with any future business with me

Great customer service.

Great store! I came in looking for a new pair of ski boots and after spending at least two hours with Andy, and trying what seemed like forty pairs of shoes, we finally found one that fit me really-​really well. These guys know their business when it comes to alpine skiing.

Went to Ski Mart and couldn’t find Snowboarding pants so stopped by Sturtavants and found some Burton Snowboarding cargo pants XXL tall that fit great! Price was $ 164 and talked to a super helpful taller slender guy early twenties. He had helped me from the time I walked through the door. I asked him if they would price match to $ 131.96 from an online site called «back​coun​try​.com», they also have two day free shipping over $ 50 orders.
He said maybe and went to check with a manager. He came back and told me they can do store to store price matching. I said «No worries and thanks» and I headed to Snowboard Connection. Shopping there I found a whole rack of the same exact pants but not in tall. One of the shop guys (Nathaniel) called over to Sturtavants and asked if they would match their store wide Burton cargo pant sale (20%off) and the same manager said no!
So alas I will be buying my pants from
and will not be spending my money locally. This was my first time shopping and dealing with Sturtavants and will not be shopping there again. It’s hard enough to find clothing and gear at a great price when you 6’8″.
Thanks to the guy who originally helped me at Sturtavants, you know who you are good sir. Great friendly attitude and super helpful and The Snowboard Connection is very personal and tried to help in every way too.

Love that place. We go every year to have my daughters ski gear checked or we have to buy new. Always professional and they know what there talking about. When it comes to skiing they know there stuff. Even got 10%off because it was so busy that day.

Andy over in skiing and snowboarding knows his stuff. I came in looking for the «magic boots» that fit me perfectly for my 100+ days a season since I am a full time instructor and pow fiend. He looked at my feet and came back with a of Salomon X Max 100’s. They are perfect, first pair!
I spent 10+ hours going to Evo, Alpine Hut, REI, 2^nd Ascent, Play It Again Sports, and 2^nd Base and never found a better pair (Full Tilts are close).
Evo needs people who don’t take 10 minutes to acknowledge you even if there is only one other person around.
Alpine Hut, don’t tell me to come back later in a month, twice!
REI, you are huge and should have a dedicated ski/​board spot…
Now I still like these stores, but the service was lacking.
Thanks Andy

This is probably the best tennis store to shop at in the Seattle and Bellevue area. Unlike Aces and Zach’s, they carry a lot of tennis apparel. Sturtevant’s also sells a lot of skiing and outdoorsy stuff, so it’s a much bigger store but with better customer service. Plus it has a better lay out and lighter, so it’s just generally a nicer store to be in.
This Sturdevant’s doesn’t have niche racket brands like Yonex and Technifibre like Avanti, or an equal amount of string selection. Plus you get a 20% discount with student card at Avanti. But I think Sturdevant’s service is a little better, and their store has more stuff to look at, even if it’s tennis unrelated. So if you don’t get the 20% discount, Sturdevant’s is easily the better store.
Most of my tennis friends, who take their tennis shopping to extremely serious levels shop here.

*you might not know it but this is an old school shop, been in bellevue forever, I used to go there as a kid across from this little shopping area called bellevue square off NE 8^th
*tons and tons! of gear here, lots of selection. they also carry stiff/​high end boots and the newest randonee gear
*easy parking and lots of helpful staff and their kids gear area has to be the biggest selection I have ever seen

My go to stop for both ski and tennis equipment. I’ve bought all my ski and tennis gear from sturtevant’s over the years. Even though the price may be pricy they are really knowledgeable about their stuff and super friendly.
For their tennis stuff they have all the pro rackets, shoes, bags, and clothes for your court game. My favorite thing they let you do is demo rackets for free, I basically played all of my tennis last summer by demoing rackets, it’s awesome. If you come in for restringing and need your racket urgently they will bump you ahead of people which is nice too.
I highly recommend this place if you’re in need of either snow gear or tennis gear. They are the best.

Let’s do some math:
$ 300 Burton AK snow pants (brand new) — 70% off + awesome staff — somewhat limited glove selection = I’ll be back, soon.
You really can’t beat some of the deals they have here. They might not have much left on the 70% off rack — being closer to the snow season and all. But you owe it to yourself to stop on by.