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  As ski companies work to stay on top with innovative new ski construction design there are winners and losers. Volkl stole the stage when the Mantra was introduced ten years ago. It was the ski that ski shops could not keep on the ski wall. The ski flew out the door. The early Mantra started out with...

Granite Chief Ski & Mountain Shop October 12th | Saturday 2pm to 6pm Granite Chief's Team Day is the longest-running Team Day in the country. Deep discounts for race, big mountain, and freestyle ski team members. Team Day is a staff favorite, a kick-off to a new ski season of competing, and a time to reunite with coaches, reps and...

.  The mornings are cold and we've already seen a dusting on Mount Rose. We can feel winter in our bones. This fall we've pledged to get the firewood stacked and the snowblower tuned up. Speaking of tune-ups, why not add your ski gear to the to-do list. Our backroom guy, Jesse has serviced all the tuning machines...

  Great news for US ski racers who depend on Swix high and low fluorinated wax! Swix is the big dog in the world of ski wax, in both alpine skiing and nordic. Swix fluorinated wax and cleaners are once again, available in the US. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recently tightened chemical ingredient compliance procedures for consumer...

Ask most climbers and you’ll get the same answer – the best climbing days are in the Fall.  Before the scourge of pumpkin spice everything floods the market we start to hear talk of Sendtember and Rocktober filling the hashtag lines on social feeds.  The cooler temps and lighter crowds make Fall the official unofficial flagship season of rock climbers...

Join us as we celebrate the annual Truckee Independence Day Parade held on Thursday, July 4th. This year, Granite Chief will be serving FREE ICE CREAM during the parade! We invite you to view the parade via our Storefront parking lot. Please use our back-parking lot for all vehicles. The front of the store will be the perfect viewing spot...

It’s summer of the year 2019 and Granite Chief Ski and Mountain shop is once again choosing to provide not just one, but TWO public outhouses located in the woods of the Truckee/Donnor area.

Reminder! Father's Day is Sunday, June 16th - and although you may be the apple in your dad's eye....we thought of some really cool and awesome dad-gifts to really make your rad dad feel like the worlds #1 pop. Shop 15% store-wide for all things MAN.

Custom Molded Hiking Boots Inspired From Ski Boot Design Tecnica, a leader in ski boot design and technology, last year introduced a custom-molded mid and low hiking boot. In as little as 20 minutes Granite Chief can have you walking out of the store in a boot that fits your foot like no other boot on the market. A...

You've to check our new electric mountain bikes! Rossignol's new eMtn Bikes, stop by the shop and take them for a spin around our parking lot. Better yet, demo them for a full day Tahoe trail ride, or maybe a leisurely jaunt on the Legacy Trail. We're building them up now. Special demo discounts for Ski Service Card Members E-Track Trail For...