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Snow and Rock - New Store in Leeds

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As title - just noticed that S&N are opening a new store in Leeds, something badly needed for us on the East side of the country,
especially following the fire at the Sheffield shop....
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albob, where? Spending all that Sheffield insurance money I guess.....
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albob, Leeds.......... what ever happened to Centre Sport, Severn Sport, Lilliewhites, just to mention 3 of the failed ski retailers to hit the dust.

Don't tell me, S&N are opening up in the Victorian Arcade! Best selling lines are going to be Dynastar Omesofts and Sally SX 92 Equipes!

Been there, done that! Skullie
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skimastaaah, didn't realise you were a local. Julian fitted my first pair of boots at centresports....then he went to Ellis Brigham, not sure where he is now..

But I think Nevis is the only retailer left in Leeds?
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Opens 31st October

http://www.snowandrock.com/store-leeds/content/fcp-content

We are extremely excited to announce that a new Snow+Rock store will be opening in Leeds’ popular shopping centre on the 31st October, 2014.

Snow+Rock will be located over two floors of a 12,000 foot, three-story, tri-branded store, which will also house sister brands, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need. The state-of-the art facility will give customers the opportunity to shop the ultimate range of outdoor sports products from the world’s best brands in a premium retail environment.

Our spacious ground floor is dedicated to our outdoor customers and will showcase a great selection of clothing, footwear and accessories from some of the world’s most famous outdoor brands including, The North Face, Berghaus, Rab and Arc’teryx, with footwear from Salomon, La Sportiva and Scarpa to name but a few . We will also have a dedicated camping zone, highlighting key products that cover everything from alpine to family camping. As committed outdoor enthusiasts, the staff at Snow+Rock Outdoor have unrivalled levels of expertise and understanding when it comes to walking, trekking, hiking, and climbing, and they will be on-hand to help our customers select the best products to suit their needs.

The 2nd floor of the store will be dedicated to snow sports, packed with the best that the industry has to offer. Our buying team has put together a fantastic collection of clothing, which includes dynamic designs from Spyder, Schoffel, Eider and Salomon in addition to a number of Snow+Rock exclusive brands including Kjus.

Customers will also be able to shop from a wide range of equipment, with skis and snowboards from top brands such as Salomon, Atomic, Head, Rossignol, Volkl, Line, K2, Black Crowes and Burton, and boots from Salomon, Atomic, Dalbello, and Tecnica.

The 2nd floor will also offer full ski servicing workshop and a state-of-the-art custom boot-fitting zone, in which our highly trained staff will ensure that you get the right ski boot and the best fit, before you leave the store.
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Their little map there is putting it in the new Trinity centre.

Yeah, I think Nevis is the only "proper" outdoor shop in Leeds now, and that's a bit of a walk out of the main shopping area. You can buy ski clothing though at Cotswolds, Jack Wolfskin and The North Face, so maybe they are wanting to fit in alongside the more upmarket brands in the shiny new location? Maybe it will work out for them - Leeds seems to be holding on to the designer labels more than the cheaper stores which mainly exist further out of the centre.
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skimastaaah,

Ahh - Centre Sports, thats a blast from the past ; bought my first boots from there....

... and what's wrong with the Sally Sx92s ?? - my ski buddy is still using his !!!! Wink (but then he is 74 : why change when U don't know how much more skiing you have left in you...................!)


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Trinity location great if you into city centre shopping, good to see them in String of Beads. Personally I'd rather drive to a ski gear store but I guess they'll do ok in Leeds, other trendy stores around it will high street their brands for sure.
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Trinity is handy for the train too.

I think Julian has fitted most skiers in the Yorkshire area.
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Markymark29 wrote:
Trinity location great if you into city centre shopping...


My thoughts as well,.......... I just can't see someone karting their skis on the Airedale/Wharfedale/Bradford trains, then lugging them up to the new S&N shop for a service. Puzzled
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There are other places easier to drive to where you can get a service done though, surely this will be more about flogging shiny £800 Kjus jackets to those who also frequent Harvey Nicks across the road?
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Scarlet, yep
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Scarlet wrote:
............ £800 Kjus jackets .......


I just gotta join that queue! Toofy Grin
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spoke the S+N team at the ski show this weekend and the store will be at the bottom of Lands Lane next to pret a manger and the posh burger place.

If all they stock is the stuff in the catalog they gave me can't say i'll be purchasing £1700 helmets !! Very Happy
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@skimastaaah, I agree - who in their right mind gets a retail shed to service their skis!
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@Mosha Marc, ha, yep....my servicing depot is only up the Dale!
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Markymark29 wrote:
@Mosha Marc, ha, yep....my servicing depot is only up the Dale!

Steve at Glide and Slide has got a new stone for grinding his axes!!!
HTF can S&N compare with that?????
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I've still got my CentreSport boot bag from from around 25 years ago ! (It has lasted so long 'cos the boots often travel in the suitcase. )

BTW any old White Star SC people around here ?
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"I've still got my CentreSport boot bag from from around 25 years ago"

and I've still got the Ski Bag I bought from them -- looking a bit tatty tho'....
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Got to be Slide & Glide - who wants to go to a City Centre.
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popped in over lunch - store over 3 floors - cycles on the bottom - outdoor on teh ground and ski on the 1st

Not a massive range and more high end (Schoeffel, Kjus, Arcteryx, NorthFace, Salomon etc). If you pop in there's various discounts available (10% on spend over £100, £40 on spend over £300)

Nice to see a ski shop back in town but im guessing they're hedging their bets by having the cycle store there as well
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Cycling will be tough gig with Chevin, All Terrain, Stif and Ilkley Cycles, plus Woodrup and many others locally plus all the mail order companies like Wiggle, Chain Reaction and the indies at it too. Good luck to them, hope they do OK but I'd rather have seen them out of town on M1/62/A1M corridor somewhere.
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S&R closed down their store in Croydon a few months ago. They always had people in there - assume they weren't shifting the big-ticket items and the high rental cost of retail space in the area took them down...
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@Richard_Sideways, Place full of tyre-kickers eh....good mooch over it, make all the right noises then go and order on-line or use indies, who'd do such a thing?
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@Markymark29, Not I....*cough*
Actually I think I did buy something every time I went in there, even if it wasn't necessarily something I'd gone in for. We are a bit lacking in indys round our way.
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@Scrumpy, wot..... you mean those mad barstewards wot used to set the rope tows at Dob Park and at Windy Ridge? I think my mate Clive has still got the fairly new-ish rope tow from the White Rose SC somewhere up his jacksy. Skullie
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I know this is a classic bit of thread resurrection but I have a colleague looking for boots at the moment and was wondering if anyone knows if S&R in Leeds have a decent boot fitter? Otherwise its trying to find him one in Northern Ireland with the challenges that brings as he doesnt think Belfast has a decent one atm.
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@Kamikaze Pete, sorry, no idea, but I think locals in the know will use one of the specialists instead. Other bootfitters are available in the Leeds area if he has transport.
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@Scarlet, thanks, I have looked at the that's and will suggest be tries glide and slide of be can get there.
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@Kamikaze Pete, does he know how to do a shell check?
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@Mosha Marc, possibly, I think I do but still think the importance of a decent boot fitter can't be over stated really.
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If he's in the area, I'd send him over to Rivington Alpine (Lancs) or Glide n Slide in Otley. Both have good reputations on here.
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They are good at http://www.glideslide.co.uk/ but it is in Otley which is not that easy to get to from Leeds unless he has a car.

Try a pm to Thornyhill he is in NI he may know of someone over there.
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Another vote for Glide and Slide. There is a fairly frequent bus service between Leeds and Otley if he hasn't access to a car.
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Can't quite get my head round the choices being Leeds or Belfast for boots - not exactly a Leeds vs Sheffield or Manchester-type decision...Laughing
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@Kamikaze Pete, Id recommend Rivington Alpine, I have been there in the past and they are good, speak to them before you go to make sure they have time, they get very busy. I live near Glide & Slide and have never had boots fitted there but they have a decent reputation. All that said there's a lot of voodoo about boot fitting I think, unless you've got problem/ misshapen feet IMO just fire the hairdryer in them to warm up, bang the custom insole in and walk about for 2-3 hours. I did that last time and they fit like a glove, not had any issues despite a high instep, narrow heel and wider than normal calves. Fiddle about, moving clips etc is easy if required, custom insole is key.
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My Missus went to EB at Castleford, on a week day I hasten to add because it gets busy at weekends.
In total we were there for around 3 hours, trying boots, fitting boots and chatting and checking.

We were very impressed with the level of service, and the quality of fit: it made a significant difference when we got to the slopes, right until the moment her ski fell off and she broke her ankle... Sad

Boot selection was good and not a silly prices as S+R IMHO, and the staff at least spoke like they knew a lot about feet and boot fitting.

As I wear slippers by comparison, I can't make more detailed comment. (snowboarder Toofy Grin )
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@mountainaddict, said colleague lives in Northern Ireland but is on a project in Leeds so yeah an odd ask but makes sense in a round about way to me
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