City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Description: A free running and walking gait assessment and analysis of your feet ensures that you pick the right footwear. You can check out the results by watching yourself on a video monitor as you try out different pairs.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 938-8799

Address: 2525 Pearl Street

Description: This shop sells equipment and clothing for alpine and Nordic skiing and snowboarding. There’s a full-service boot and ski repair shop and custom boot fitting. Mostly new but also some traded-in used equipment is available. The store also sells such accessories as hats, gloves, long johns, socks, sunglasses, goggles, and sunscreen. In summer, the shop partially switches over to in-line skating and water sports, including kayaking.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 786-9940

Address: 4949 North Broadway

Description: This is a great place to pick up used and closeout skis, in-line skates, and equipment for racquetball, hockey, baseball, golf, camping, football, water sports, biking, tennis, soccer, fishing, and weight-lifting. They also sell used sports clothing.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 939-8000

Address: 2624 Broadway

Description: Specialty shoes for walkers and runners are available here, along with a thorough fitting to make sure they stay comfortable. The shop collects and posts information about area races and fun runs and offers both an analysis of your gait and clinics on how to do it better.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 449-5331

Address: 1755 29th Street

Description: Founded and based in Osaka, Japan, Montbell America was established in the fall of 2002 with the flagship store in Boulder. The company manufactures high-quality, lightweight outdoor clothing and equipment.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 499-8866

Address: 633 South Broadway

Description: The first among equals for hard-core climbers and mountaineers is this store in Table Mesa Shopping Center. This huge store is owned by Gary Neptune, a prominent U.S. mountaineer who has reached the summit of Mount Everest and other high peaks. Besides ice axes, ropes, and climbing shoes and boots, the store has a good selection of Nordic ski equipment and outdoor clothing. Its book department is one of the best around. Gary’s private collection of mountaineering memorabilia, including rarities of immense historic value, is displayed throughout.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 499-1731

Address: 1711 29th Street

Description: Located at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall, this is a national wholesaler/manufacturer that has established one of its few retail stores in Boulder. The Berkeley, California–based company sells its tents, packs, sleeping bags, ski jackets, and other products to 800 shops across the country.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 449-3482

Address: 1133 Pearl Street

Description: If you are a woman who skis, rides, stretches, bikes, hikes, paddles, climbs, runs, and swims, this is the store for you. Devoted entirely to the woman who likes to be outside!

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 786-8799

Address: 1727 15th Street

Description: This shop sells plenty of kayaking equipment but also rents and sells canoes and rafts. They also carry wet suits and all other related accessories. Kayak instruction and raft trips are available through the shop.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 415-1292

Address: 2615 13th Street

Description: A peloton is the large pack of cyclists riding together in a long road race like the Tour de France. On the back side of the Community Plaza, this high-end shop specializes in serious road and racing bikes and everything you need to embark on heavy-duty cycling.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 583-9970

Address: 1789 28th Street

Description: REI is a retailer of outdoor gear and the nation’s largest consumer co-op. REI gear and apparel are available, along with other top brands for climbing, cycling, hiking, camping, snow sports, outdoor fitness, and paddling. Their sales staff is unsurpassed. They know about each and every product and can assist you in making an informed purchase.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 447-2400

Address: 1904 Arapaho Avenue

Description: If the flash of a fighting fish’s belly rising from a rushing stream makes your heart beat faster, this shop has what you need. Flies, and the supplies to make them, reels and rods, waders and boots, and fish knives are in stock. There are classes in fly-tying and information on where they’re biting, and on what.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 442-1412

Address: 2425 Canyon Boulevard

Description: This is where Boulder’s major tennis, squash, and racquetball enthusiasts go for the gear and duds. Racquets and balls, of course, are available, but so is name-brand clothing, footwear, and accessories such as eyewear and gloves. This store offers one-day racquet stringing and can also make custom grips. They have abbreviated hours during the winter, so call first.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 938-9166

Address: 2767 Iris Avenue, in the Willow Springs

Description: Soccer is a big deal in Boulder. Apparel and equipment such as shin guards, balls, and cleats are available here. It’s a real mecca for soccer-holics and has meeting space available for groups who want to plan events centered around this round-ball sport.

City: Boulder, CO

Category: Shopping

Telephone: (303) 440-8882

Address: 3015 Bluff Street

Description: Scuba Joe is a dive and snorkel center with an in-store travel agency and convenient basic-through-instructor classes offered on weeknights or weekends.