BlueZone Sports - Truckee

Highly recommend Blue Zone Sports. They are a family owned business that is going against the large national brands like REI. The service that Blue Zone provies is tier 1 and they really know how to treat customers well. Their prices are very reasonable and I can often find the specific products I am looking for at Blue Zone. They have proven themselves to be a great addition to our Truckee community! Thank you Blue Zone.

EDIT: Darby is still a legend, and deserves 5 stars. But I’m revising my review down because I just had a terrible experience trying to get my bindings adjusted to the boots. They took the skis on Thursday and said everything looks good and I should have my skis ready 8 AM Saturday. I pre-paid and left. We arrived promptly at 8 AM Sat and they said “oh, sorry, we couldn’t adjust your bindings.” No call on Friday. No call on Saturday. Nothing. We burned hours of a great day dealing with this nonsense. I maintain Darby is a legend, but this experience sucked.

Darby is a living legend. I went to this BlueZone Sports location in early 2021 to get ski boots after 3 unfruitful visits to other, nearby locations. Darby spent 1.5 hours helping me get the perfect boot. He clearly has a love for his craft that makes him exceptional at his job. If you need ski boots, I highly suggest you go to this location and ask for Darby.

I’ve drove past this place hundreds of times but as soon as a friend told about the local deals they hook up I went in and walked out the proud owner of a EJACK 154 this is only because the 2 snowboard sales kids were very educated in what details I provided them about what type of terrain I liked …..he steered me into the EJACK 😝 I sure hope it works tomorrow at Squaw

I visit BlueZone often, as I'm new to Tahoe and have to get all the gear for resort and backcountry! Each trip I've made to this site, I've received incredible service. The manager, Darby, has been attentive and helpful, without ever being pushy. Staff are knowledgable and friendly. I rented resort boots and skis for the season and went in to see if I could get a smaller pair of boots. I was instead offered education in ways to make rental boots fit. Staff suggested I purchase a pair of inserts which worked like a charm (and I get to keep when I return the boots!) I always feel good leaving BlueZone, with reliable equipment and a good experience.