Granite Chief

On The Rise Skid lid, brain bucket, noggin knocker, helmet head. The jargon goes on but the fact of the matter is that helmet usage is seriously on the rise. Head injuries are the second most common injury skiers experience according to a study done by the NSAA. In the 2002-03 winter season only 25% of all skiers and riders...

Are you heading into Granite Chief for a Custom AM-Fit boot fitting? Be sure to make an appointment by calling us at (530)587-2809 The boot fitting process takes upwards of an hour but you only need to be here for 15-20 minutes while we scan your feet and get exact measurments. By Gunner Wolf Your ski...

fac·tion - a state of conflict within an organization. Faction was started by a group of freeskiers who saw a void in the market and were dissatisfied with what was being produced in the ski industry. Large companies we're supplying their race teams with top technology and thought freestyle skiing was a hobby at best. Angry and energized a group of freeskiers...

By Gunner Wolf There are many ingredients to a properly fit ski boot. One of the most underrated and overlooked aspects are stance or balance which is both lateral canting and fore and aft balance. Being canted and balanced correctly not only improves your skiing experience but also helps your comfort level tremendously because you are now standing in...

It’s that time of the year again; the flowers are blooming, the woods are alive, and people are breaking out their hiking shoes and spending more time outdoors. It’s spring, and the Granite Chief Outhouse has arrived in the parking lot at Snowshed Wall on the Old Highway 40. This is the 9th year we have provided a place for...

Store Manager John Darby’s experience in the ski industry spans over four decades, 15 as a PSIA certified instructor at Heavenly and New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt, followed by 17 years as a ski rep for Rossignol, and the last 10 at Granite Chief. A technical skier by nature, he loves the mix of modern ski shapes, but especially...

Custom Boot Fitter & Hardgoods Sales Associate Entering his twenty-sixth year as a custom boot fitter, and his sixteenth at Granite Chief, there's about nothing Darren can't fix when it comes to ski boots. Specializing in fore, aft, and lateral boot balancing, Darren has an uncanny eye for how to improve your boot alignment. Darren also builds custom...