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Core Shops in the East

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TheProfitSkier
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-Sporthouse on the way to Sundown
-Fire on the mtn.
-Fred's(is it still open)

can you think of many more?
Dec 28 2005 12:24PM
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TheProfitSkier
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Dec 28 2005 12:24PM
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TheProfitSkier
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Fred's Dead
Rest In Peace 2000 - 2005
Dec 28 2005 12:25PM
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sundownline1260
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fattys represent
Dec 28 2005 5:53PM
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TheProfitSkier
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i was just there, and the people helping me didnt know jack shit. i asked for a stick of p-tex to melt into my bases, and he came back with a sheet of clear plastice, like lexan. but i got the p-tex. 20 minutes after leaving, i realized they didnt charge me for a metal base scraper either. i'd love to work there though. first place in ct ive seen a armada shirt, they have good shit
Dec 28 2005 6:36PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN DOVER, NH
Dec 28 2005 6:45PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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that was already said but go there its sweet
Dec 28 2005 6:45PM
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TheProfitSkier
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nah that bruce guy knew what i needed, but the kids behind the counter kept saying "what the fuck", having no idea what they were doing
Dec 28 2005 9:32PM
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sundownline1260
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i work there... the new kids are idiots. I just tech (mount, tune, what ever needs to be done). you talk to bruce, jamie, or one of us that know whats going on then fattys is the shit
Dec 29 2005 1:56AM
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TheJosh
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ski tunes in simsbury
Dec 29 2005 3:09PM
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ihatemyscratches
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fattys is sick. my grandma used to live in some condos near it and i got my scratches there
Dec 29 2005 5:12PM
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yellav
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im heard alpine haus stepped it up this year and have armadas and 4frnts now havent been in there since like september so cant vouche for it myself
Dec 29 2005 11:25PM
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sundownline1260
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ski tunes sucks. dave is a royal prick
Dec 30 2005 1:01AM
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patg
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Sportworks, Duxbury MA

Ski market Pembroke is legit too. its not your typical ski market. most ppl in there know their shit
Dec 31 2005 11:55AM
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jib-unit00
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they have deffinetly stepped up with skis. I know a few of the employees and they said that they will contiune to carry armada, rossignol, dynastar, 4frnt, k2, volkl. they have tons of gear for snowboarding especially for apparel but they said they won't be carrying much ski company apparel such as orage cause of prices and lack of interest from skiers. For ski clothing they carry helly hansen, spyder, scott, predator, fate and very few obermeyer stuff.

While it is not a "core" shop it is a very good shop with decent prices and great service and selection
Dec 31 2005 3:25PM
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MitchPee
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Dude fire on the mountain is everything that is wrong with newschool skiing that place fucking sucks
Dec 31 2005 9:26PM
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AttitashSkier
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lahouts is pretty sick
Jan 1 2006 6:16PM
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dtn13
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The Garden

Fanatics
in Pittsfield, Ma
Jan 1 2006 9:28PM
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*T-Hobbs*
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I MISS HASKEL'S SHOP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 2 2006 11:34AM
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billhill
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What are you talking about?

Fire On The Mountain throws down the 3 biggest movie premiere party's every fall.

They set up and organized the first ever rail jam in southern NH -pulled it off despite no natural snow.

They helped market and distribute "Right" one of the only East Coast movies this year.

They hook up and sponsor 3 skiers at various comps all season long.

They were the first shop in southern NH to sell Armada, Orage Masters, Lib Tech skis etc,etc, etc....

Dude - get a clue!! I'm sure the other shops listed are good shops- but you are seriously wrong about FOTM
Jan 2 2006 2:56PM
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AttitashSkier
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i was at attitash for their bud light rail jam the other day. some like 50 year old guy comes up in the lodge and says 'so whats FOTM stand for?... i thought it stood for fuck old time moms'. he had two kids with him too, it was so funny
Jan 2 2006 6:12PM
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MitchPee
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Dude don't tell me to get a clue. I have the clue. I was basing that comment off of the owner. He is a greedy money hungry guy who cares nothing about the future of skiing. Some of the guys at the shop are great. Your tech paul is a fucking meathead who doesn't even know how to center mount skis. Yeah man FOTM throws some events it's cool. I'm talking about the roots of the company sorry if i messed up my comment.
Jan 3 2006 11:02PM
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billhill
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^
You really are clueless. If the owner was a greedy money hungry bastard as you say he is - he wouldn't be in the ski business as everyone knows that there is no big money to be made. He also wouldn't be out chopping up frozen snow and setting up giant tents in the freezing cold or taking nice skis off the wall for prizes for the rail jam.

The techs at FOTM ask every skier who buys twin tips where they want the bindings mounted and will cord measure every ski to make sure the binding placement is correct. Some shops don't know what cord measurement is.

How many shop owners spend (that's spend not make) thousands of dollars to throw preseason ski parties? Not too many. If more shops cared about the sport of skiing instead of making money off skiing -there would be more independent shops and more independent ski compaines being successful.

Oh and by the way, FOTM was one of the key retail advisors in launching BERN helmets which is one of coolest helmets companies anywhere.
Jan 4 2006 10:15AM
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phatbush
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mountain sports in meredith
Jan 4 2006 1:00PM
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MitchPee
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There's so much you don't know about Bob and FOTM's history.
Jan 4 2006 6:39PM
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AttitashSkier
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word, they have stepped things up with the new owner
Jan 4 2006 7:03PM
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Totem
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Totem Pole in Ludlow (okemo) and yes I work there... Owner more or less invented freestyle (hotdog skiing)
Jan 4 2006 9:22PM
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jib-unit00
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I like most of the places in Okemo such as odysset, totem, northern, etc but the downside is that none of them carry 4frnt or armada so you have to go up to killington if you want that stuff. I suggest that you guys look into that
Jan 4 2006 10:12PM
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powpow1080
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alpin haus sucked...they had the new p.e. n scratches...never got the armads nor 4frnts..but they will prolly step it up next yr
Jan 4 2006 10:28PM
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jib-unit00
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you obviously didn't read my post. they had scratches, pe's, trouble makers, all armadas, all 4frnts, volkls, fujatives..lots of skis. only thing they sorta lack is freeski outerwear
Jan 4 2006 11:31PM
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Totem
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There are reasons we don't carry Amarda... but will be giveing them another look for next year.. 4Frnt really dosn't make an east cost core ski... any one have an opinion on that?
Jan 5 2006 8:21AM
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jib-unit00
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i ride the STL and it does fairly well on the ice and crud..probably not as good as the PE or somethin similar but still rides well
Jan 5 2006 12:43PM
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powpow1080
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ur thinking of a cmpletly different ski shop dude...the alpin haus i'm talkin about is in ny
Jan 5 2006 9:18PM
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t_walker
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Arlberg in scarborough maine, they carry 4frnt, armada, line, solomon, rossi, k2 and others
Jan 5 2006 10:24PM
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Grimace.
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SUMMIT in framingham massachusetts
Jan 6 2006 10:48AM
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Crock360
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me too. haskel is the man.
Jan 6 2006 10:22PM
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Ericpbp
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ski market. alpine hause!
Jan 7 2006 12:37AM
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skier4line1019
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SUMMIT in danvers ma.
Jan 7 2006 8:11AM
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Grimace.
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ski market sucks
Jan 10 2006 5:01PM
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yourmom_ovesHEAD
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North Shore Mtn. Sports up in Meredith NH... I think it's just off exit 23... Right before you get to the Plymouth exit
Jan 13 2006 2:47PM
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BCKicker540
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FOTM, Happy Tunes in Carabassett Valley. Happy tunes is definitely a core shop, they are closed in the middle of the day so the employees can go skiing, although they do lack in variety of twins tips.
Jan 17 2006 2:20PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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Dude you don't even know fotm is the sickest place ever bob is the man it's such a good shop name one place in new hampshire thats better
Jan 17 2006 2:28PM
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sugarloaf
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word !!!

but country ski and sport in Quincy, MA holds it down (for me at least).
Jan 17 2006 3:36PM
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Grimace.
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do u live in duxbury
do u know the conleys
Jan 17 2006 5:40PM
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TheProfitSkier
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do you know jaron murphy?
Jan 17 2006 8:05PM
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MitchPee
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I don't even know? Do you even work there? Bob is not the man. He is a two-timing greeedy backstabbing bastard. Lahout's is a much better shop and pretty much any other shop besides philbricks and western auto.
Jan 18 2006 10:48PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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^what's lahouts and bob is so sick what's ur problem with him they have all those movie premiers and that rail jam and garrison hill
Jan 19 2006 9:56AM
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sugarloaf
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lahouts is siiiiiiiick!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I forgot about it. its up by loon for that dude whos never heard of it
Jan 19 2006 11:32AM
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attitashfreestyle29
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thats not close at all fotm is the only good shop thats not way the hell up in the mountains
Jan 19 2006 4:10PM
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Grimace.
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u cant say which shop is good because everyone has prefrense but i seem to be hearing alot of the same shops:
1. summit
2. fire on the mountain
3. freds
4. fattys
Jan 20 2006 11:24PM
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dilla_says_go
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ok to start, freds freeride is out of business, and for a real good reason. the guy had some of the worst business ethics in the industry. to this day he owes hans from armada something like 15g's.

im suprised nobody has mentioned evolution freeride in the basin at killington. granted im partial to the shop because i work there, but we do our best to support the sport. this year we carried 4frnt, armada, line, k2, salomon and atomic twins. we also are one of the only shops in the world to carry the orage gallery line, as well as being one of the biggest dealers of siver cartel outerwear in the east right now. aside from that, we're super close to our reps, and try to help out with local kids getting sponsored. its also pretty easy to find a deal at evolution. we were selling last years fujatives for like 180 bucks until they sold out. pretty much everything from last year is 50% off. stop in sometime after riding, grab some stickers/posters and watch a ski movie or something.
Jan 25 2006 4:04PM
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