About Higher Ground Sports
Higher Ground Sports is Golden's home-grown adventure gear store and tech shop, supplying the town's bikers, skiers, paddlers and backcountry travellers from its downtown location. Independently owned and deeply plugged into the local scene, it functions as both a retail destination and a working service shop for visitors and residents alike.
The store stocks and rents an impressive breadth of equipment: big-mountain, freeride and backcountry skis, splitboards, snowboards, snowshoes, avalanche safety gear, adult and kids' bikes, camping equipment, stand-up paddleboards and quality accessories for any season. Its year-round tech shop handles bike and ski tuning, repairs and waxing, so guests can rent, demo, fix or upgrade their kit in one stop. Knowledgeable staff offer trail and terrain advice tailored to current conditions around Golden and Kicking Horse.
For travellers who land in Golden without gear or arrive between seasons, Higher Ground is the practical first stop — a single shop that can outfit a powder day, a Kicking Horse bike-park session or a Columbia Wetlands paddle. Its mix of rental fleet, expert tuning and genuine local insight makes it a trusted resource for getting properly equipped before heading into the mountains.
