Mon - Sat: 11am - 8pm
Sun: 11am - 6pm

I grew up in the west suburbs of Chicago before heading into the city for school. I spent a wonderful four years at DePaul, and after graduating have continued to live in the city. I spend most of my summers fishing throughout the US, and most of my winter holed up until the frost has melted. Stop by the shop and say hello anytime!
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SERVICES INCLUDE: | |
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HOT WAX (SKI and SNOWBOARD) | |
Swix PS Wax | $20 |
Swix HS Wax | $30 |
EDGE SHARPENING (SKI and SNOWBOARD) | |
Hand | $25 |
Machine | $20 |
SHARPEN and WAX MACHINE | $40 |
FULL TUNE PACKAGE - Base Grind, Edge Sharpening, Hot Wax | |
Hand - Swix PS Wax | $40 |
Hand - Swix HS Wax | $45 |
Machine - Swix PS Wax | $50 |
Machine - Swix HS Wax | $55 |
*Machines located at Moosejaw Birmingham Bike & Snow | |
BINDING MOUNT | |
System Mount | $30 |
Flat Mount | $50 |
Alpine Touring | $55 |
Split Board | $30 |
Snowboard | $15 |
*Mount services 50% off with purchase of equipment from Moosejaw | |
SKI BINDING ADJUSTMENT and TORQUE TEST | |
Only for equipment not sold by Moosejaw | $25 |
*Customer equipment adjusted for free | |
BASE REPAIRS | |
Base Cost* | $5 |
*Additional charges based on inspection | |
SKI BOOT WORK | |
Base Cost* | $25 |
*Additional charges based on inspection | |
SKIN TRIM | $25 |
Costs subject to change upon assessment. Moosejaw will call to authorize any repairs exceeding $10 more than original quote. Additional tuning services potentially available upon request and physical review. Edge repair, epoxy work, buckle replacement, binding strap repair, etc. (our techs were basically born on skis and snowboards, they'll for sure take care of your babies.)
Newest Stuff in Shop
Moosejaw, Chicago Products
Jackets
+-The Chicago employees are very proud of their jacket assortment. They often watch the weatherman just to get some laughs. "Ha, real cute, weatherguy, is that the best you've got?" (they are kinda snooty). From rain to sun to snow to... locusts, they've got a jacket for any condition. Marmot is on the forefront of both rain and locust protection. They make a nice rainshell as well; we're not sure how it holds up to locusts though.
The North Face and Mountain Hardwear both make outstanding jackets for windy conditions, or for running... away from swarms of locusts. (sorry, I just watched a special on locusts).
Footwear
+-You've got a couple feet, we've got a bunch of shoes... let's make something happen. Heck, we can even get you two of the same style and size*. If you're one of those people that has two different sized feet we'll even make special accommodations for you... we'll very politely ask you to leave**.
But in all seriousness, we have footwear for the trail, for the crag, for the beach or for about town and we'll make sure that you get what you need. In fact, I think La Sportiva fits all of those categories.
*probably.
**is the threat, "don't ever set one of those unsymmetrical feet in this shop again" polite?
Climbing
+-For the longest time I thought that people were calling a belay device a "blade of ice". It took a surprisingly long amount of time to figure out my error. I think I even called it a "blade" for short for a while... and people were into it. It was like some new slang spreading around the climbing gym. But fear not, the Chicago employees know much more about climbing than I do and they can properly inform you about what gear you need. My guess is that they'll tell you about Petzl, Black Diamond, Camp USA, Metolius, and a bunch of other cool sounding brands.
Ski & Snow
+-Clothing
+-I have a picture of one of our Chicago employees wearing like 20 shirts at once. The most notable thing about the picture is the big smile on their faces. Here's what I learned from that picture: shirts = happiness. The good news is that we've got all kinds of shirts for all kinds of conditions at our Chicago shop. Mountain Hardwear makes great wicking shirts for hiking, The North Face makes breezy running shirts. So come on down and buy as many as you can fit on yourself. Plus they sell pants, too (even though I'm pretty sure the less pants you wear the happier you usually are).