Great service and excellent prices! Fun to shop there, especially coming from the US.read more

I came here because the park service said it was cheapest place in town to buy bear spray. You can…read moreget a canister for $45.

Had exactly what I wanted, huge selection and super friendly. Reasonable priced to top off the…read moretrifecta

As a bargain fiend, I usually purchase most outdoor gear online, but I was recently in search of…read moresome hiking shoes, and decided to hit up this shop on Banff Avenue. It can be quite mobbed, but I was still impressed with the personalized service from the staff member who patiently brought out different sizes and varieties of shoes. The people who work here seem to own a lot of the gear that they sell, so I felt like I was getting helpful insider knowledge about the products I was looking at (i.e. this style of Salomon shoe tends to run large, etc). In general the staff are really well informed and friendly, and I never felt pressured into making a purchase. Prices aren't bargain basement, but they do run some decent sales. I also regularly consult several independent gear review sites, and this store seemed to stock many of the top ranking styles and brands. Atmosphere is actually a chain, with an online shop as well, so apparently you can even make purchases on their website and return them to the store. I ended up with some killer shoes, and would happily shop here again.

FUN store with the neatest display of backpacks I had ever seen. I was drawn in from the street…read morelike a kid in a candy store while walking along Banff Avenue. Yeah, the prices are high - but it's a boutique store and you're in a touristy town so what do you expect? They sell mens, womens, and kiddo outdoor gear ranging from your daily wear to an ultra warm and expensive parka in the $700 price range (no, that's not a typo). The quality appears second to none and the staff are knowledgeable and friendly. I had to google their company after returning home to learn the origin of their name. "Fjällräven means Arctic Fox in Swedish, honoring the small and highly adaptable predator that lives in the Swedish mountains under the harshest conditions." Cool, I totally dig this. A company committed to giving the best to their customers while protecting wildlife and nature - Yes, yes, I can get behind you Fjällräven. I am sooooooooooooo coming back here on my next visit to Banff and I think I will get myself one of their signature Kånken backpacks as a treat! But which one? They now have 9 styles from the Mini to the Big to the Laptop to the original Kånken to the Kids. There's some pretty neat history behind it as well - being created in the late 1970's to help alleviate the problem of an increasing number of kiddos with back/shoulder pain from over the shoulder bags which was the dominate fashion at the time.

Great quality clothing, super helpful staff. Had a beer while shopping. The clothing here is pricy…read morebut is super durable. Really cool atmosphere!

The top sheet of my snowboard was chipped and peeling off. It was recommended that we come here to…read moreget it fixed. After 24 hours, I picked it up and I was able to use it for the next day. At the end of our trip, we brought our boards to get waxed. It was done timely and at a reasonable price. Overall, wonderful service and helpful staff.

Bear Street Outfitters is awesome. Marshall helped me navigate the enormous selection of downhill…read moreskis. Every day I rented demo skis, he listened to my feedback and recommended a better ski for the next day. A wonderful selection for anyone, top line brands and master advice. I can't recommend Bear Street Outfitters enough. It's fantastic. The best advice I can give: if you are in the market for new skis, demo here and buy.

Tons of great gear here. And by gear I mean apparel…read more And bear spray. They have bear spray. I guess that's a big deal in Banff and all the stores that sell it, advertise it hardcore. So yea. Clothes and bear spray. And they do have a good selection of colder weather clothing. Lots of hoodies, and jackets. Vests and beanies. The staff were perfectly helpful and distant when I wanted them to be. The store was clean and well kept, and also well lit. The items here were not nearly as plentiful as I had expected and while everyone in town carries North Face, I was surprised that some of the stores nearby actually had stuff these guys didn't. I'm sure that's by design and I like it. But yea, this store is legit and I liked it.

Found some really good clearance deals, like 50% off. Size selection limited though since they're…read moreclearance deals.

Our first full day in Banff we were planning on taking a little hike up to the gondolas…read more My roommate is looking at the map at the trailhead and I walk a little ahead on the trail to get a head start because I'm slow. All of a sudden I see these two little dogs racing down the trail and they look so funny running so fast. Then over the hill I see they're actually attached to a dog sled and there's a woman on back riding or whatever you call it when you're at the helm of a dogsled. It was super cute and I couldn't help but smile and laugh at these two relatively small dogs pulling her. The woman was waving so I smiled and waved back until she got closer and it became clear that she wasn't waving hello but waving for help... because there was *allegedly* a f*cking bear chasing after her (dogs). I never saw the bear and later we questioned whether she'd exaggerated it but it was still enough to scare the shit out of me and later when we were hiking we saw the roped off bear area in the forest but some had been destroyed and it was in that same area so I took her word for it and spent the rest of the night googling every fatal bear attack that's ever been recorded. Woof. So before going on a hike the next day (Easter Sunday), I got up early and got my ass down to this shop located inside the Fairmont Hotel. They sold me bear spray ($44) and a bear bell and I left feeling slightly safer than I would have without. I thought it was impressive that I didn't even need to leave my hotel to get those items and also took note of all the other really nice sporting goods stuff they had on hand like swimsuit, gloves, hats, parkas, etc. It wasn't cheap but considering its basically a convenience store for specialty goods AND it was open on a holiday, I think it's all pretty fair.

Went here a couple of times while staying at the Fairmont. The employees know nothing about the…read morearea and were generally unhelpful. Was asking for directions to walk to Tunnel Mountain, and they gave me completely wrong information. When renting ski boots another employee seemed generally unhappy that I was there. Another time while asking for information about local hiking trails the employee didn't even make eye contact because he was busy playing a game on his phone. Banff is amazing. The Fairmont is amazing. But almost all the employees I encountered at Chateau mountain sports were rude and unhelpful.

Located in the main downtown Banff mall as one of the flagship stores. It's got a normal selection…read morefocusing on winter and hiking gear. It was a bit short on the fishing gear but looking at the selection, prices look somewhat comparable to its American counterpart. Stores like these in the resort / tourist towns seem to be more like an advertisement storefront than actually focusing on product sales to stay afloat (looking at Banff, Boulder Pearl Street, etc).

We did a two-hour e-bike tour with Bike Banff and really enjoyed it! It was a fun, easy-going way…read moreto see the more forested side of Banff and explore spots many tourists miss. Our guide was knowledgeable and gave great tips. The only suggestion would be to add headsets so we could hear the guide while riding--it would make the experience even better. Highly recommend for a unique and low-stress activity in Banff!

We were in Banff last weekend and did the Mountain Lakeside Paradise guided tour with Bike Banff…read moreand can't recommend it enough. We felt like we found a secret by avoiding all the tourist busses and getting a really good overlay of the town and highlights of sites to see. Our guide was great and this was the best way to cover a lot of ground. Highly recommend Bike Banff Tours and the train station free parking is right next door.