Gear West Blog
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Summer Fueling with Alayna Sonnesyn
Summer Fueling by Alayna Sonnesyn Summer is well underway and so is summer training! They say skiers are built in the summer, which means hours and hours of training in the... -
David's European Ski Pick Trip - Fischer and Salomon
Fischer and Salomon, Austria I am back in the States now after the ski picking trip to Europe. The second part of the trip I made stops in Ried... -
David's Ski Pick Trip - Rossignol
Gear West's David Chamberlain talks about his recent ski picking trip with Rossignol in France. -
The Off-Season is a great time to think about Fast Skis
Now is the time to get your skis ready for next season! -
For the Love of Rollerskiing by David Chamberlain
Call me crazy but I love to roller ski. I have been roller skiing every off season in some fashion since I was 14 years old, and I have always... -
Making the Silent Sports Transition
Reflections on a strange winter and transitioning into Spring and Summer training and adventures. -
Winter 2023/2024 Season Review with David Chamberlain
Gear West's head Service Technician, David Chamberlain, writes about his thoughts on what worked in a winter that did not occur. -
The History of the Gear West Pig Out Sale
Thirty years ago, Gear West Ski & Bike opened their door into a tiny, rented 500 sq foot building behind Domino’s Pizza in Long Lake. We (Brian Knutson and me, Jan Guenther) invested $11,000 to stock basic bike repair items. A sprinkling of Bridgestone bikes and a few Fischer skis rounded out the offerings. I remember our first sale, a pair of padded bike gloves and a shift cable. The building had a connecting door to Dominos and all order mistakes were ours to eat.
