Does anyone know of any good snowboard store around here in Zurich? I've always rented my equipment on my snowboarding trips but now I wanna buy my own equipment as winter looms ever closer. Any tips on where to shop would be greatly appreciated!
I'm a snowboarding kook**, but worked in an office with a couple of Swiss snowboard nuts, used to instruct and work in shops etc...
They recommended this guy, often over shops they had connections to. He is an older guy who runs the business out of the large cellar at his home. Respected by boarders and kind of disliked by other shops because of the low prices he charges (low overheads).
I've visited the shop with my wife (a very good snowboarder) and she was very happy with the advice and service. Got her dream board and bindings there for a great price.
Personally, I have kitted myself on the cheap, as in this thread:
I was kinda looking online for a bit and it's unbelievable how expensive some boards are here in switzerland. For e.g. a Burton Custom 06/07 board is USD 499.95 while one here in switzerland will set me back about USD 700. *phew*
SB equipment allready bought? if not, go for the snowboardflomarkt and get yourself a triple base Bataleon board. around CHF 700.– believe me, you won't look back!
I know its a very very old thread, but i thought it might still help because i was looking for the same..
There is a little snowboard shop called Radix, just behind the main station (HB) in the new Europaallee Passage.
They charge you 69chf for the big service (only necessary if totally messed up) or 49chf for a small one, which i think is very reasonable. Generally its a cool shop!