Tahoe Dave’s Skis and Boards

Tahoe City, United States

4.3

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 530-583-6415
Website:
www.tahoedaves.com
Address:
590 N Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, CA, 96145
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
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Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Tahoe City) 09:37 Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Welcome to Tahoe Dave’s, your source for great ski & snowboard rentals in North Lake Tahoe. As the locals choice for ski & snowboard gear in Lake Tahoe for over 33 years, we’re committed to helping you have a great winter sports season. Take your pick of the largest selection of rental/​demo equipment on the North Shore, including skis, snowboards, snowshoes, cross-​country gear and rental clothing for the whole family. Plus, check out the full retail stores located in Tahoe City to get the gear you need to stay warm and dry whether on or off the mountain.

History

Established in 1977.

HISTORY

Dave Wilderotter started Tahoe Dave’s Skis & Boards in 1977 at the Henrikson building in Tahoe City. Since snowboarding wasn’t in the scene yet, the original name was Dave’s Ski Shop. Dave had a small room, 15 pair of skis, a workbench and an immense desire to «have a good time and stay out of jail.» (Which still applies today.) Since Dave couldn’t afford to pay rent for his new business and a place to live, he did the only thing he could. He made a make shift bedroom above the bathroom in the ski shop. And the rest is history. In 1990 he opened the Truckee location to meet growing demand. 1994 saw the opening of the Kings Beach location and Tahoe City’s first and only dedicated snowboard shop. Last but not least, the Squaw Valley location was opened in 1998 at the entrance to Squaw Valley. What started out as a small one-​man shop in Tahoe City has turned into five stores in four convenient locations, giving Dave the ability to offer his rent at any location, return at any loc

Meet the Business Owner

Dave W.

Business Owner

Dave Wilderotter started Tahoe Dave’s Skis & Boards in 1977 at the Henrikson building in Tahoe City. Since snowboarding wasn’t in the scene yet, the original name was Dave’s Ski Shop. Dave had a small room, 15 pair of skis, a workbench and an immense desire to «have a good time and stay out of jail.» (Which still applies today.) Since Dave couldn’t afford to pay rent for his new business and a place to live, he did the only thing he could. He made a make shift bedroom above the bathroom in the ski shop. And the rest is history. In 1990 he opened the Truckee location to meet growing demand. 1994 saw the opening of the Kings Beach location and Tahoe City’s first and only dedicated snowboard shop. Last but not least, the Squaw Valley location was opened in 1998 at the entrance to Squaw Valley. What started out as a small one-​man shop in Tahoe City has turned into five stores in four convenient locations, giving Dave the ability to offer his rent at any location, return at any location or

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20 reviews of Tahoe Dave’s Skis and Boards

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Place rating: 5
Diamond Springs, CA
This is the place to go when you are in Tahoe City. Dave is the best and his staff is outstanding. Whatever you need from flip flops to snowboard equipment they are here to help you. He also has a great selection of casual clothing that my kids love!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
The service is great here and prices are cheaper than renting a board at the mountain. Also, they let you hold on to the board for 24 hours, so you don’t have to rush back after the mountain closes.
Place rating: 5
Old Greenwich, CT
Great place to rent skis etc. We got demo packages and liked our equipment. People are friendly and knowledgeable. Love the location, right on the lake. We picked up here and dropped off at Squaw Valley location. We also got some good information from them about conditions on the mountain.
Place rating: 4
Santa Ana, CA
THANK YOU SAM!
I recently found out my boots can be heat molded so I called ahead to ask for the price– they said complementary! FREE.99 even if I didn’t buy my boots from them.
I brought them in and that’s when the learnin’ began. Sam told me that you naturally heat mold your boots after wearing it a few times. Mine were from 3 seasons ago so they are def molded.
I told him that my toes regularly go numb and I have to wiggle them constantly to prevent permanent nerve damage and blood flow lost.
Sam started educating me on insoles and recommended I get Superfeet insoles. He then asked me to grab my board and he started doing a ton of adjustments to make my board the best it can be.
Thank you so much!!!
Only minor thing was he told me the insoles were $ 35 when he was selling them to me but they ended up being $ 48 at checkout.
Place rating: 5
Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY
These guys are great — super friendly, know what they’re talking about and exceptional service!
Place rating: 5
Washington, DC
Best experience renting skis I’ve had in a while– friendly and efficient staff. Both pleasant and knowledgable. Would definitely recommend.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Great selection of reasonably priced demo boards and just about any type of gear you might need.
Everyone that works there is absurdly friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about thet latest gear and how to get you properly set up.
Place rating: 5
Mountain View, CA
extremely friendly and helpful service. Would definitely recommend them. We had issues with a set of Skis that it would have been easy to been charged for. They were very understanding and resolved the issue with minimal stress and no cost. They were also very knowledgeable about the area. I would not hesitate to go back again
Place rating: 5
Las Vegas, NV
Very pleasant rental experience for my 3-​year-​old; staff were all friendly and efficient. Price was very reasonable — the guys down the street wanted $ 34 for a little kid ski rental! Rent from Tahoe Dave’s!
Place rating: 5
Fremont, CA
The staff is very friendly and accomodating. We went to rent from them 3 times this winter and we were in and out in no time. I rented ski for my son and didn’t use the ski for the whole time so we went back and asked if we can return them early. There was no problem and we were refunded for the time we didn’t use the equipment.
The guys that work there are very knowledgeable and gave us good recommendations on ski boots and ski. My family and friends all enjoyed the skiing and I would recommend this business for anyone in the area.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
After searching for someone who could fix my Boa lacing system on my snowboarding boots at several resorts and stores, I finally found one that was fast, nice, and skilled in replacing them. Repairing my boot took less than 15 minutes and cost only $ 10.
I’ll be back for sure since service like this is so hard to find. I’ll never forget how my weekend started with wearing my favorite boots again, thanks to the staff at Tahoe Dave’s.
Place rating: 5
Truckee, CA
Brought the 6 year old in and met retail associate Annie. Annie was awesome. She was patient in outfitting her. The prices here are not bad considering this is a ski town. Excellent customer service. Thanks Annie !!!
Place rating: 5
Suisun City, CA
100x better than any of the resorts! The staff is awesome! They are very knowledgeable and actually invest time into making your selection, stance, and equipment PERFECT!
Place rating: 5
Tahoma, CA
I went in to get fitted for snowboard boots after the holiday craziness. Even though I’m sure they are tired, the staff was extremely friendly and knowledgable. Thanks to an employee named Ricky I found a pair of boots that suit me well.
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Great place to get your board or skis tuned up. I went over NYE, they were packed so get there early (before 9am). They took their time looking at my board, fixed my bindings, waxed and edges. Friendly staff!
Place rating: 1
Addison, TX
This was the worst rental experience I have ever had, and I ski quite a bit in various states and countries.
They did not help fit the inexperienced skiers in our group. It was really crowded. They did not have certain sizes of boots and were out of many sizes of demo gear, despite reservations. You can’t rent until 4 pm. And half of the group had to rent cold wet boots because «reservations» don’t apply to boots.
Do not rent here unless you want to deal with the above issues.
Place rating: 1
Dallas, TX
Renting here was a terrible experience! I usually rent on the mountain and wish I had this time.
We had reservations and apparently that doesn’t mean anything to them. They didn’t have certain boot sizes and if they did, they were cold and wet and u had to dry them yourself. When they were adjusting the bindings they were rude and not helpful when sizing my skis.
I would recommend finding somewhere else!!!
Place rating: 5
Sacramento, CA
Best Customer Service I’ve received in a very long time. I rented a snowboard for 2 days and decided to switch to skis on day 2. One of the reps personally went around explaining my situation to the other reps and stayed with me until I was done. Definitely recommend renting from here!
Place rating: 1
Kings Beach, CA
I waited three days to write this because I was so angry. My wife bought me some items for Christmas. I tried to return one item in early January and was told there is a 14 day return policy. So basically anything you buy for Christmas in Dec is only good for store credit. Clearly this is a bulls@#t policy and Brian was a total d@#k about finally reluctantly doing the return. Lose the attitude folks, there are plenty of ski shops in Tahoe to choose from.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We came here in a semi-​desperate state of affairs, needing ski pants, gloves, and hats after everything else had closed at 6pm. Tahoe Dave’s is (legendarily) open until 8… and it had much cheaper options (e.g. ski pants for $ 100) than the place we were in before where one of the employees, who seemed high, said «you won’t find anything new for less than $ 200, maybe $ 150.»
I won’t name names, but the other store name started with «A» and rhymed with «scalpenglow.»