The Bootdoctors Story

The BootDoctors is an award-winning family owned and operated small outdoor retailer. The shop was originally founded in 1986 in Taos Ski Valley, NM, by Bob Gleason, Bob Remiger, Linda Mogetz and Kyle Remiger in response to the growing demand for high quality bootfitting in the area.

Very quickly the store became a mecca for skiing enthusiasts, not only for the high level of technical skills, services and gear, but also for the attention to customer service that permeates every aspect of this classic ski town store. Soon customers came to know that they could depend on the BootDoctors for the best selection of outdoor clothing, accessories as well as crucial information to help them have the best possible experience in the outdoors.

The BootDoctors added an excellent ski demo fleet as well as top quality tuning services to the mix to make it a true “one-stop-shop” at the base of the Taos ski area.

From the beginning Bob Gleason and Bob Remiger have been recognized as industry leaders for their mastery of bootfitting, innovation, gear and techniques. Gleason has been an instructor for Ski Mechanics Workshops, then Curriculum Director for Master Fit University, the world’s foremost bootfitters’ training program. He also has been the Rocky Mountain Professional Ski Instructors Association (PSIA) stance alignment trainer since 1998.

Both Gleason and Remiger are boot and ski testers for SKI Magazine’s yearly reviews of all new gear. The BootDoctors has been awarded 7 gold medals from SKI Magazine readers as well as the acclaimed as the “Best of the Rockies” by Ski and “10 Best Bootfitters in North America” by Powder Magazine.

Gleason and Remiger are often called upon to advise boot and ski manufacturers on new products, technical aspects and techniques. Their business skills are presented as part of curriculum on the business of ski shops. The stores have been used as examples of exemplary customer service in many workshops. Even unrelated businesses have studied our business model to glean best practices for customer service.

In 2011 BootDoctors was pleased to accept the vote of confidence from industry professionals in the form of the new “Best Backshop: BootFitting” award presented by skiingbusiness.com.

A new direction in Telluride

In 1997 Bob Gleason saw an opportunity to open a shop in the newly emerging Mountain Village at Telluride, CO ski resort. In the years that have followed, the shop has grown progressively to a fully stocked year-round outdoor retailer with winter retail, full rental and demo fleets, a top-of-the-line tune shop, vast selection of clothing, accessories and gear. A separate door for snowboard enthusiasts, Dr. B’s Snowboard shop has opened up opportunities for snowboarders looking for higher level of boot expertise and snowboard technologies. Dr. B’s Manager, Nicko Ferguson is a Master Fit trainer in snowboard bootfitting and is a leader in techniques to improve your ride.

In summer the Mountain Village BootDoctors store transforms into an outdoor adventure outfitter with rafting, mountain bike tours and rentals and fly fishing. Bootfitting continues to top the list of skills as summer shoes, hiking boots, running shoes are all fit alongside of ski and snowboard boots.

In 2010 BootDoctors embarked on a new expansion, by purchasing Paragon Ski and Sport in Telluride, another long-time locally owned and operated group of stores. With the new Main Street Paragon store the BootDoctors now can truly claim to be the very best source of bicycles in the region, plus the widest offering for outdoor clothing, travel wear, and the area’s ONLY Nordic Demo center. Main Street Paragon is an official Specialized dealer and has won several awards for sales and maintenance of high end