Need ideas for Christmas Gifts? Or just curious what we are all about? These pictures were mostly taken this first week of Dec 2011. email mike@thebackcountry.net with your wish list or questions about anything!

rental bikes for sale $200-$1000. email mike, some are in storage.


New high end bikes at dealer cost! Check our home page www.thebackcountry.net or email mike@thebackcountry.net


Kayaks and Paddleboards! Starting at only $300 for a new Kayak. Email mike, many are in storage. Some are still out front at the shop. NEW Perception Kayaks for $300 and some tandems for $600.


SPLIT SNOWBOARD GEAR from Prior, Jones, Spark, Karakoram, and Voile. We rent and sell this gear. Take a course from www.alpineskills.com, consult with us, and check our backcountry forum and get out there!


New and Used TELEMARK gear. Our specialty for 18 years. Bring your old clothing and equipment in to sell on consignment and take home what you need! Need new liners and a ski tune? How about a touring binding?


Alpine Ski Gear Used, Rental, Season Lease! For only $100 (age 10 and under) $150 for age 11 and up, you can take home a ski or snowboard package for the entire season. Or buy used gear for only a few hundred. We have excess rental gear to sell as well.


Quality Used Snowboard Gear


Shop second hand quality outdoor clothing upstairs. Clean out your closet and earn cash.


Wool and down outdoor clothing is really high performance and lightweight these days. We sell Patagonia, Icebreaker, Marmot, Mammut, OR, and Mountain Hardware.


Don't sweat in an overbuilt shell jacket or down jacket this season. You can spend a lot less and get more comfortable.


Rock Climbing and Mountaineering! Many of our employees are mountain guides. Let us help you have fun and be safe in your climbing pursuits. We share oiur building with www.alpineskills.com - teaching mountain skills in the Sierras for over 30 years!


Backcountry accessories for your backpack. Have you used a new school heat exchanger style cook stove? Get rid of smelly gas stoves and fuel bottles.


Changing gears for a minute, STANDUP PADDLING is super fun. There is water near you I bet. Lake Tahoe and Donner Lake are beautiful, but these relaxing floating barges will give you a reason to explore many more lakes, rivers, and bays. Our brands are local companies and very stable and easy to balance. This is my 10 year old daughter, so you can do it too. All kids and adults love this at any age, you just need the right board. email mike@thebackcountry.net


We have high quality footwear ON SALE for hiking, rock climbing, and just kicking around.


Outdoor books, maps, and videos are always a great gift for someone you love (and yourself). We have some really beautiful coffee table books for ski mountaineering and rock climbing that have recently come out.


We know our guidebooks. Backcountry skiing, Road and Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Hiking, and more.


We are well known for our ski boot service. We have a lot in stock in all price ranges, new and used. We will work hard to make sure you leave with the best fit. We never charge for our labor when you buy boots here; EVER. Come back every season for liner molding, boot work, or advice. We have the brands you want. Scarpa, Dynafit, Garmont, Dalbello, Black Diamond.


How about a fleece or sweatshirt with cool logos like American Avalanche Association, K2, Jones Snowboards, BCA, Kona Bikes, and of course The Back Country!




We have ski gear for kids. Rent for the day or the season. Or purchase new or used gear for them. Many of our employees HAVE children and know how to help.


Of course our passion is for BACKCOUNTRY SKI AND SNOWBOARD TOURING. We are the leaders in the Tahoe Truckee Area, and one of very few specialty shops in the country.


Snowshoes for rent and for sale. We can take your group to the trailhead too! email mike@thebackcountry.net


New and Used Backpacks from Deuter, Mammut, Ortovox, Black Diamond, CAMP, BCA and Dakine.


Women's AT and Telemark Boots are really sweet these days!


Men's AT and Telemark Boots. We have a huge selection and know how to fit them. Skin double the vertical with the same effort with lighter gear, and feel great on the descent.


Ski Touring and Ski Resort Skis are amazing these days too. Lighter weight, wider waist, early rise tips, and flatter tails all add up to less effort and more control at the hill. Our best sellers are K2 Coomback, Gotback, and Sidestash. Dynafit Stoke. Atomic Charter and Atlas. For bindings we have Dynafit, PLUM, Fritchi, Marker, G3, Voile, BD, 22 Designs, and 7TM.


Packing is tough at 6 am. What did you forget? We probably have it. Merino wool socks and base layer? Power food? A Christmas Gift?


Voile Ski Straps, quality multi tools, Back Country logo clothing and SS bottles are popular holiday gifts.


Gear or Mountains, oh what to drool over... Here are some fun pano shots I put together from summits in the Sierra.
CLICK HERE
http://www.thebackcountry.net/bb/viewto ... light=pano

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Mike Schwartz
www.thebackcountry.net
mike@thebackcountry.net