Avalanche Sports

When I went to return my skis there was only 1 person ahead of us, yet it took forever. They didn’t even apologize for the 30 min wait to return and instead were incredibly rude to us! I would give this place a huge thumbs down and not recommend!

This previous week I spent $ 600 on equipment rental from Avalanche sports and when someone inadvertently took the pools, the manager on duty refused to even call the rental place where they had been returned. The manager instead of trying to help me after spending a good chunk of money at Avalanche sports, refused to make a simple phone call. He was incredibly rude and had no sense of customer curtesy. I would never recommend this place to anyone traveling to Breckinridge because their lack of respect for there customers is truly one of a kind.

We have been renting at Avalanche Sports for about 8 years, and have never had a problem.
First off I would like to mention how the skis here are actually good and a decent price. The skis at our hotel were way more expensive and looked like toys, especially the kids skis.
We have never had problems with the service here, and it has never been overly crowded, the workers obviously care for their jobs, and want to help people.
Make sure to get the 1 $ a day insurance thing, as, for that price, you may as well not worry about falling or scratching your skis on rocks.
Lastly make sure to have fun on the slopes with some great skis and poles. :)

I bought a used rental bike from a PinkBike ad. AVS was very responsive to my questions, and delivered as promised.
This is second MTB purchased from AVS and will look to them again in future!

My buddy lives in Breck, and recommended this place. First of all, online reservations made everything easy. When we showed up to pick up my gear, it was all ready to go. Wide selection of skis, I went with the Icelantic, and they were fantastic in the powder. Skis, poles and boots cost $ 24/​day. Seriously? Thats so cheap!
Their location cannot be beat, and the staff is fantastic. I will definitely rent from them when I’m back in town.
I cannot post this without mentioning its adjacent to North Side Pizza with their $ 1 PBR pints. After returning my gear, we grabbed some delicious pizza and beer next door.

Top of the line brand new mountain bikes, super friendly staff and great recommendations for trails. We rented twice from them.

I am extremely dissatisfied with the service here at Avalanche. What was frustrating was when I rented my skis and took them up to Brekenridge, the bindings kept popping off. Multiple people had to come help me and it took forever because I had to scrape the bottom of my shoe with the poles. People who were experienced up there even told me that the boots they gave me were really poor quality. I’ve never had this experience before where this has been a issue and I asked the employee if it was due to the snow being very powdery and she avoided the topic. I live in San Diego so coming all the way to Colorado to ski for part of my trip was a very disheartening experience.

Wouldn’t recommend this place. The staff is extremely pretentious and unwilling to help. They mismatched me with skis and offered no apology or discount. Recommend booking in advance with Christies or trying to find a rental shop closer to a lift. Spending an hour fixing your gear is not fun. They also should place a floor mat outside their door to prevent slips and falls, the wood deck is very dangerous.

Other reviews say this place is good for ski rentals but what about MTN Biking? I called to reserve and they said to reserve online, the guy seemed bother that I called. When I got there the individual was not helpful as far as showing us the trails or giving us a map. They would also not refund us despite that it was pouring outside for the majority of time, we could only reschedule the date. Please to Mountain Wave instead, great service/​products, attentive and caring employees.

Great deal. First ski rental was fabulous — very comfortable Salomon boots (fell in love!) and good standard skis. Second rental — Nordica boots were miserable and ruined my only day in Vail.
Details: I understand that it was a busy time and they accommodated with the remaining equipment in stock, but when I said it hurt in the store, they shouldn’t have insisted they were the same boots and would fit fine without my jeans. That’s true to some extent, but there was something wrong with the boots’ tongue that was warped and hurt a ridiculous amount. I only managed to do 2 lifts.
Overall: one great day and one horrible day. 3 stars but 4 stars in the end for making it better with a full refund on the second day.

Politics do not make a good ski tech!
They have invested in a good balance between the precision of machine tuning and the care of a human touch. Instead of shoving a ski in one end and having it come out tuned, which any monkey could do, no offense. They use the Montana htt which I used when it first came out when I was a ski tech many years ago, giving them a precision base edge. These guys have always been good to me.

Thank you Rich and the best bike shop ever! I came to town for the Breck 100 and needed my cranks changed. Another shop referred me to Rich. When I showed up he quickly said, «no problem» — they were very busy and still fixed my RDO Niner up the same day! I am so grateful. They also have a lot of brake pads, nutrition and clothing. If you are a cyclist, please don’t visit Breckenridge without stopping by and seeing this shop!!! Thank you!!! –

I was in Breck for 5 days trying snowboarding for the first time. Not only did their employee Ian recommend a good board for my experience level (some longboarding), he outfitted me with a helmet and was super friendly and informative about what to expect. This place was within walking distance of where I was staying, and had very reasonable prices. I can’t recommend this place enough-​the boots and Gnu board I rented made my entire trip, and I was tackling black diamond runs by the end of my fourth day. Thanks again Avalanche and Ian!

great ski shop (x2 North & South :) in Breck!
Mark hooked us up with killer skis and boards for the weekend and gave us tips on where to party and eat.

I have enjoyed supporting this local business for a couple years including having skis mounted and renting demos. But $ 55 for a ski tune is steeper than the Lake Chutes.

First time coming here, and I gotta say, it was a short and sweet visit. I have my own snowboarding boots already so I only needed a snowboard. All I had to do was fill out a form, which took a minute at most. The worker looked at my paper real quick and got me a board within a minute. I was in and out of there within 10 minutes which was really really nice.
Definitely a good place to rent from if you’re skiing in Breck!

I’ve been coming here for my ski needs for 5 years. The staff is ALWAYS friendly and the prices are great. Nothing else needs to be said. If you need ski equipment rental, tune ups, or waxing. Come here.

I recently went to Avalanche by recommendation by my hotel concierge. She said it was her favorite place to rent ski and snowboarding equipment. She was so right! I was there for skis and my two friends were there for boards.
John, the owner, was patient and kind with myself and my friends, including one who had never been on the slopes in her life. He made us feel welcome and offered tips on how to make sure our boots fit properly and comfortably while on the slopes. Then he asked us which hotel we were staying at… we were at Great Divide Lodge… and he gave us an additional discount for the two day rental… woohoo!
The next time I’m skiing Breck, I am only renting from Avalanche!