Equipment

There are different types of skis:

• Short skis
• Freeride skis
• Skis designed for competitions: special slalom and giant slalom skis
• Freestyle skis
• Skicross skis

Choosing the right skis

The specialists at the Claude Penz Sports store will advise you on the most appropriate equipment and will show you the types of skis that are best suited to your level, your morphology and your budget. As we are ideally located, it is easy for you to exchange your equipment should you wish to do so.  

Are you having trouble choosing your snowboard? Then worry no longer, because the specialists at the Claude Penz Sports store will advise you on which snowboard to choose. The Claude Penz Sports store has a wide range of snowboards by leading brands: Nitro, Nidecker.

The three main factors to consider when choosing your snowboard are:

• Your level
• Your morphology
• Your preferred style (freestyle, freeride…)

It is important to choose your ski boots carefully so that your feet are protected from the cold and from impact during pressure. The type of ski boots you need depend on your type of skiing.

You need to take the following factors into account:

• The morphology of your feet
• The sturdiness of the boots
• Support for your feet and legs
• Forefront flexibility
• Comfort
• The right size
• Comfortable lining
• A shell that allows flexibility

The specialists at the Claude Penz Sports store will give you sound advice, make the necessary adjustments and adapt the insoles to your feet.
The type of boots that the specialists at the Claude Penz Sports store will recommend to you depends on your level. There are:

• Boots with buckles or inverted overlaps
• Rear-entrance boots
• “Combi” boots

The Claude Penz Sports store also fits Conform’able and SUPERfeetsoles for maximum comfort!  

Snowboard boots must fit perfectly, and be comfortable and warm to protect your feet from impact during movement and from the cold.

When choosing snowboard boots, you need to consider the following factors:

• Your level of riding
• Softer boots are for beginners and are designed for comfort, agility and a larger amount of movement.
• Harder boots are for advanced and expert riders and are designed for limiting flexibility and for more precision and power in edging movements.

Ask for advice from the team of professionals at the Claude Penz Sports store.

We also have a wide range of technical clothing and sportswear as well as an extensive collection of accessories such as sunglasses/goggles, masks, helmets, gloves, sun creams, etc.