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Canadian Online Snowboard Retailers (E-tailers) Guide

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#1 · (Edited)
Hi guys. Decided to write this out to help people find snowboarding gear online, but happen to live in Canada (or for you Americans that just want a taste of what Canada has to offer, we aren't all maple syrup, Tim Hortons and beaver, ya know. ;) )

Please feel free to post if I missed anything.

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I've only listed actual e-tailer retailer shops with a checkout system (not just advertisement websites), and with a decent amount of products, I found a few stores with like 1 or 2 snowboards so I didn't bother adding those.

I advocate of course buying products from your local store, but sometimes they don't carry what you realllly want, or their prices are rather inflated. :laugh:

Note: This is by no means a review since I haven't (in most cases) yet ordered anything from these retailers, this is just a listing of what I've found. Also I am just listing the brands of snowboards they carry not everything else since I don't want to take up 20 pages. I've also listed the location so you'll know if you'll have to pay PST.*

*Irrelevant now for some provinces who have HST.

Online Snowboard Retailers located in Canada

Alternative 113

Location

Quebec (Site may show in French, if you can't read French click the English link at the top)

Alternative 113

Sale page

Snowboard Brands

Burton
Coalition
Capita
Endeavor
Forum
Jones
K2
Libtech
Rome
Salomon
Nitro
Restricted (Burton)
Ride
Rome
Roxy
Stepchild
Technine
YES

Some other brands mixed in that are left over.

Shipping Comments

Free Fedex shipping on orders over $75 CND

Product in clearance (40% off and more) cannot take advantage of the free shipping promotion

Good experience, bought a board and bindings here.

Other Comments

I love this place for their clearance section. They always have a promotion going on as well (like, buy a jacket, get an underlayer free type thing)

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thinkEmpire

Location

Quebec

Skateboards, Snowboards, Shoes, Streetwear and Urban Fashion | Empire Online Skate & Snowboard Shop

Sale Page

Snowboard Brands

Bataleon
Burton
Capita
DC
Forum
Gnu
Libtech
Nitro
Omega
Ride
Rome
Roxy
Signal
Step Child
Technine

Shipping Comments

Another store I see advertised a lot including here. Free shipping in Canada over $94 purchase.. but lots of exclusions, if you have a sale item in your basket its a no go on the free shipping. Their express shipping however is Fedex and extremely fast!
Empire offers international shipping by Fedex to a number of international countries.

Other Comments

"Trendy" shop, lots of brand name stuff and some decent sale prices.. seems higher priced overall though.

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The Source Board Shop

Location

Alberta

http://www.sourceboards.com

Sale page

Snowboard Brands

Burton
Capita
Dinosaurs will die
Forum
Lib Tech
Rome
Roxy
Gnu
Ride
Roxy
Yes.


Shipping Comments

Free shipping in Canada on orders over $100 in Canada and no PST.

Other Comments

NooOooOOo they went to a flash intro website.. (personal pet peeve) Seems solid however.

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Alter Ego Sports

Location

Manitoba

Http://alteregosports.com

Sale Page*

Snowboard Brands

Drake
K2
Never Summer
Ride
Rossignol


Shipping Comments

$5 Shipping on orders over $100 (snowboards not included :( ) Otherwise they offer Canada Post Expedited.

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Xtreme Adrenaline Board Shop

Location

Saskatchewan

Http://xtreme-adrenaline.com

Sale Page

Snowboard Brands

Lobster
Technine
Bataleon
Class Five
Ride
Rome
Capita
Stepchild
Never Summer
Dinosaurs Will Die


Shipping Comments

Free shipping to US AND Canada on orders over $100, no restriction on boards!

Other Comments

New website which is kind of buggy at the moment.

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The Board Room

British Columbia

Http://www.boardroomshop.com

Sale Page

Snowboard Brands

Capita
Endeavour
Flow
Forum
Gnu
Libtech
Never Summer
Ride
Rossignol
Technine
Stepchild


Shipping Comments

Free shipping on orders over $99. Ordered a new NS snowboard and binders on sale from here, no restrictions on free shipping and stuff came fast no probs via Purolator.

Other Comments

They also seem to have a location in Washington.

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Prior Snowboards

Location

Whistler, BC

Http://www.priorsnowboards.com

Snowboard Brands

Prior

Shipping Comments

Snowboard Shipping is $28 CND via Fedex Ground when ordering online. Free shipping on clothing and discount shipping on accessories with purchase of a snowboard.

Other Comments

Their boards are extremely customizable, you can get custom graphics, even a board custom made for you.

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Hustler Snowboards

Location

Ontario

Http://www.hustlersnowboards.com

Sale Page

Snowboard Brands

Burton
Capita
Endeavor
Forum
Ride
Rome
Stepchild

Shipping Comments

Free shipping on orders over $100 via UPS.

Other Comments

Website has expanded, looks much better now!

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The Board Shop

Location

Ontario

Http://www.theboardshoponline.com

Snowboard Brands

Burton
Capita
Forum
Ride
Salomon
Yes.

Shipping Comments

Looks like shipping is about 28$ for UPS ground

Other Comments

New website

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Island Snow Online Shop

Location

Kelowna, BC

Http://www.islandsnow.ca

Sale Page

Snowboard Brands

Burton
Forum
Gnu
Libtech
Nomis
Roxy
Salomon
Stepchild

Shipping Comments

Seems shipping is free over a certain price (I tried to checkout a snowboard to test) but it's not listed on the site!

Other Comments

Looks like they have expanded their online shop this season.

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Fresh Air Experience

Location

Kelowna, BC

Http://www.freshair.ca

Sale Page

Snowboard Brands

K2
Rossignol
Salomon
Burton

Shipping Comments

Shipping about $20 for a board.

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Canadian Cartel

Location

Misson, British Columbia

Http://www.canadiancartel.com

Snowboard Brands

Various


Shipping

Quoted me $29.99 shipping on a board

Other Comments

This is a new site that you have to sign up for in order to see the deals (it's just a log-in name/password thing).
They act kind of like a Canadian version of steep and cheap (actually they are exactly like "The Clymb" except the sales go for much longer and include multiple items.
Looks like they sell last years models at discounts.
I compared the prices of current snowboard sales to American prices and they are about on par.

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#68 ·
hey folks,
i just wanted to report that i just received my union bindings from solstice supply in the US and they are legit. took less than a week to arrive in toronto from wherever they are... oregon, i think... via usps and canada post and they even saved me the duties by declaring it as a gift without me needing to ask them to do it. great prices on well known and not so well known brands. so, hit 'em up. thanks solstice and this sticky. cheers.
 
#73 ·
ummmm, i saw the price and completely forget how much it was. I was really looking in to one myself before a couple guys at the toronto snow show turned me away from that and to either parkstar/darkstar, turbo dream, or the ride dh (which i ended up getting). They were saying that the believer just felt dead.
 
#77 · (Edited)
I paid $550 for the Believer two seasons ago from Scotties in Whitby. I don't know what they are running like now. Also, I've noticed that not too many shops which normally carry K2 are carrying this year's Believer. I am surprised, but if what m_jel heard is true, I guess I can understand why.

M_jel, after riding the DH put up a review. I got to demo a DH last season for one run down the hill and thought it to be a decent but didn't get enough time on it to really make a decision as to whether or not I liked it.
 
#78 ·
yea man, for sure. Apparently the DH hasn't changed except for the graphics from last year, so I grabbed last year's model for $270 cheaper than this years. Even Scotties isn't carrying the believer this year because they were saying that they didn't sell well last year, so I don't really know what's up with it.
 
#79 ·
thanks for the input! i can't really find the Believer in the size i want so now i am leaning toward the Evil twin 151 from bataleon or the Rook 152 from nitro. they are both about $550.
i went and looked at the evil twin today at this place Xtreme Adrenaline Boardshop :: Outerwear, Streetwear, Snowboard and Skateboard
good shop! really nice owners. if i buy in regina it will be from them. the board seems pretty ok,size and shape i want just not sure about that TBT base yet.
the Nitro Rook i haven't seen yet but it sounds good. are nitro boards any good?
Empire Skateboards-Snowboards || store.thinkempire.com - Nitro Rook 152
 
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#80 ·
yes buy from XA



hey dude, good call on getting XA to hook you up with your Bataleon. i got my first Stepchild board there last season and they were super stoked to sit down and spend like a half an hour talking to me about the product and what Stepchild reps in the snow industry. you could really tell that all these guys want to do is ride and help other people to get as stoked as they are to ride. Xtreme Adrenaline Boardshop has the goods and the right people.
 
#81 ·
Daddies Board Shop: Snowboard and Longboard Skateboard Shop: Sector 9 Longboards, Loaded Longboards, Never Summer Snowboards, Gravity Skateboards, Salomon Snowboards, Rome Snowboards, Landyachtz Longboard Skateboards, Arbor Sports and More. - Home

Ordered my Never Summer SL-R from them on November 3rd and just recieved it today November 11. They were very helpful over the phone about all the questions that I had.

I would have liked to support the local shop to me, but they couldn't get me the correct size so I had to order online.

Regardless it was cheaper for me in the end by $164 and that's including the shipping and duites I had to pay.

All in all Daddies Board Shop gets a 5/5 from me.
 
#83 ·
Ok, Ive updated all the snowboard brands, shipping, removed a shop that no longer seems to be online etc. Also added sales pages where available. Whats up with boardzone? They have no snowboards on their site and are still advertising a summer sale, hmm..
 
#88 ·
haha you're one of those guys eh? all about snowboard/skate only, i went to a couple of those shops at the snow show, asked about K2, they laughed saying it wasn't a "snowboard company" i laughed and walked outta their store with 5 friends who were looking to buy things from them
 
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#89 · (Edited)
Actually i'm one of the guys who goes to all the shops in the area (nothing else to do since theres no snow yet). Kenmark, Senecal, Sanction, Skiis & bikes, Sign of the skier, sporting life. I've ordered lots online from brociety & dogfunk & Empire. I try to support local, but i've got to think with my wallet as well. It is nice to go to a store thats dedicated as well. Some stores just seem to have boards as an afterthought & the sales guys don't really know alot about the product. I'm noticing a lot of the stores seem to have ordered much less product this year and even the lines of snowboards are kind of thin. Like big on burtons mid to lower end, then some elans. But Sanction has the most diverse product in the area. But the highest end stuff that i've seen has been at the sporting life downtown.


So actually i'm not one of those 'core' guys, to each his own.

Actually I used to have the old K2 brian savard w/ the wolf and the moon graphic. Nice board till i popped it.
 
#90 ·
sanction is the best store in the area. their post and pre-season sales on last year's stuff are just as good as any US online store - they don't have much left now though. get to know them and they will treat you right. charles, the owner, hooked me up for my team gullwing months ago for cheaper than all the US online stores, even during the black friday, cyber monday specials because i've bought from them many times. and thier staff know their shit unlike most other stores in the g.t.a. like i said, support them and they will hook you up, proper.
 
#92 ·
I like the guys in sanction, I used to visit about once a week before I went away to western. They treat you right there and are nice if you spend some money and are nice to them. I also only shop for snow stuff at sanction or kenmark because they are true winter sports shops, unlike skiis and biikes or sportcheck.
All of my skate money goes towards sanction, because like I said they are the only real shop relatively close to me.

good, good. I personally think all this "core" talk is a load of crap. Probably close to half of the kids these days wouldn't touch a "ski company board" because its not "core", regardless of how much tech, quality, care, etc is put into it, which is completely stupid
That is the biggest load of shit I have ever heard. Other than the fact that one of my buddy's sweater binders is starting to get a little worked in,' K2 makes great boards. Also, I absolutely love salomon boots and their board line this year is impressive. If I could pick an all around sponsor it would definitely be salomon due to their wide line of quality products.
 
#93 ·
i haven't been to sanction since they were boardzone... man i hated going to boardzone, the employees were stuck up and rude.

the sign of the skier is my favourite shop... though kenmark is up there too, along with skiis and biikes.
 
#97 ·
Hey guys, just ordered a board from Sierra, their shipping is unbelievable, I ordered it yesterday at 4 pm, and I got it at my door today at 330, in London Ontario. I did have to pay 50 bucks ontop of the 35 dollar shipping for duties and extra charges crap... but still worth it.
 
#98 ·
Hey guys/girls, I don't know if anyone has posted this yet but Sporting Life has some sweet deals going on right now.

I bought some stuff because it was half price and they had the cheapest prices, and the prices were in CDN dollars!

I got great deals on some outwear and necessities like snowboard socks and gloves!

Sporting Life Online Store | CLEARANCE | EQUIPMENT

Free shipping on orders over $100 too.
 
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