They were on the Corner of Foothill and Angeles Crest Hwy.
They used to get Business from everyone going up to the Angeles National Forest.
They were always known for having very knowledgeable Staff, especially catering to Skiing Enthusiasts.
I lived close by in La Crescenta and remember going in there way back when. Where has the time gone?
In high school, I worked at the gas station across the street from the original store. This was before Mr. Olberz bought the gas station on the East side of Angeles Crest, which became the ski rental store.
The Olberz’s, when they were first starting out, actually lived in the original store for a while. He was a tough old guy, but truly earned everything he ever had. Showed up in the US from Austria with lint in his pockets and built a good business from the ground up, with hard work and quality products. They were never the cheapest, but they always carried the best quality, and if you needed work done on your skis, it would be done right the first time.
Man, that was a long time ago!
Yeah; I still have that pair of skis and bindings I bought from them in the fall of 73 or 74, don’t remember which now.
Saved up my money from the fire season (Chilao Hotshot, probably fought fire in your backyard) and that was my first purchase ever of modern ski equipment.
They had good knowledgeable people and the best equipment available at the time.
Hot Shot to Marine Corps, back to Hot Shot, then into construction, now retired to Northern Ca.
As they say “the time, where do it go”.