Peak Performance Ski Shop — Local services in Killington

I have long been aware of the high regard in which this shop is held—not only among youth alpine racers, their parents, and coaches but also among top-level FIS racers—for their exceptional service, extensive knowledge, and technical expertise. However, residing in the southern part of northern NJ, my two sons’ alpine ski teams are located quite a distance from this shop, and we hadn’t had the opportunity to experience their services firsthand.

Recently, my youngest son misplaced one of the rear spoiler of his ATOMIC Redster STI 110 boots. We discovered this issue just before departing for a weekend training with his ski team in Queensbury, NY. Early that morning, I contacted Peak Performance Ski Shop, and they promptly offered to assist if I sent photos via email. Given the over three-hour drive to the team’s location, we had to leave shortly after sending the email. Meanwhile, my wife and I contacted several ski shops that were open at that time to inquire about the availability of the part and the possibility of repair, but none had the part in stock or could perform the repair. Fortunately, upon arrival in Queensbury, we visited a local ski shop right at opening time, and they managed to find the part and were able to repair the boots. During this time, I couldn’t update Peak Performance Ski Shop, but they had already reached out to the ATOMIC rep and got the necessary part. When I offered to pay for the effort and the part, they graciously declined, inviting us to visit the shop instead.

This experience has given me a firsthand understanding of why this shop is held in such high esteem. I wholeheartedly recommend Peak Performance Ski Shop to both racers and recreational...

I recently bought new racing slalom skis from Peak Performance (2018 Blizzard FIS RD). Admittedly it's summer time and I did not have a chance to demo them, but the performance of the ski for me is mostly up to Blizzard, and, well, me.

But I really want to commend the folks at Peak Performance with how they helped me through this purchase, and the resulting tune on the ski, not to mention getting such a nice ski/binding combo, finely tuned, at such a good price.

I was torn between ski length - 156 vs 165. I've lost weight and gotten in shape, am down from 185lb to a trim 145lb at 5'10". I really felt I should drop the macho baloney and move down to 156. I was able to talk it over with Peak Performance and as a result felt comfortable with going with 156.

There are also various tuning options, and after discussing it with them, I went with the $85 tune, primarily to change from the standard 1 degree side bevel to 1/2, and the better base grind/structure.

The skis showed up sharper than any tune I've ever had, and with a really good base structure. Very pleased with the tune.

I also further discussed various tuning concepts with the lads at Peak Performance, since I mostly do my own hand tuning (except for an early season base grind) and wanted to better achieve the results they showed are possible. They were happy to discuss tuning techniques with me as well.

I couldn't be happier with my experience with Peak Performance, and highly...

Great customer service, and great selection! Over the last few seasons I have been demo'ing skis at different ski areas in the East, West, and Canada. I always call around a few demo shops to ask about their inventory a few days in advance. My agenda on these calls is never to do price comparison or even make a decision on ski, rather I am looking for a rep who I can have a reasonable discussion with. More often than not I am met with a surly, patronizing response that ends with 'just come in, we will have something for you.' Peak performance was far and above the easiest and most helpful rep to talk to over phone compared to the 4-5 other demo shops I called prior to arriving in Killington. Still when I arrived, the service exceeded my expectations, and they were thoughtful in providing the best options/alternatives based on my preferences length, underfoot, brand, play. Chris was extremely helpful over the few days I came through, and I ended up walking out with a new set of Nordica Unleashed as I could credit for the 2 days of demo rentals, and felt compelled since I was overall happy with their service--they also threw in the labor for binding mount! Highly recommend them for your rental and gear at Killington! And happy to see they are...