ABOUT US
Edge of the World is a Canadian snowboard and skate shop located in the mountains in Fernie, British Columbia.
Edge of the World is a locally owned Canadian snowboard and skate shop in downtown Fernie, British Columbia - the heart of the Canadian Rockies. We are a team of passionate board heads who love what we do.
We are spoiled to have a world-class home resort just down the highway at Fernie Alpine Resort where we test all our winter gear and spend most of our time. If we aren’t snowboarding, you will find us at the new Fernie local skatepark.
We are a proud independent Canadian board shop that stocks the best from Korua, Gentemstick, Burton, K2, Stranda, Gnu, Libtech, Nidecker and Ride Snowboards. In the skate world we stock Polar Skate, Anti-Hero, Hockey, Toy Machine, Santa Cruz and many more. We also carry a great selection of board lifestyle apparel brands, including Vans, Volcom, Dakine, Tentree, Mons Royale, Dickies, Rusty, Katin and Afends.
THE HISTORY OF EDGE
Edge of the World has a rich history in the snowboarding industry. Owner Greg Barrow AKA “G-Money” has been involved in the snowboarding scene from the beginning.
G-Money was out there in the early 80’s buying snowboards from legends such as Jake Burton, Chuck Barfoot, Tom Sims, and Dimitrije Milovich. These guys were slinging boards from the back of their vans in the parking lot out the front of Ski shows, because they were forbidden to bring snowboards inside.
Our shop is like a snowboard museum - with vintage snowboards and limited edition snowboards from the past. G-Money has a story for them all.
Words from G-Money himself
Edge of the World began in 1981 in Banner Elk, North Carolina as an outdoor shop and a guide service for whitewater, rock climbing and rappelling. That November, Dimitrije Milovich of Winterstick Snowboards came by the shop selling his snowboards out of his van. That was the first snowboard I had ever seen and having grown up skateboarding and wanting to surf, this was a dream come true.
In March of 1982 I attended my first buying show in Vegas. Jake Burton, Chuck Barfoot, Tom Sims, and Dimitrije Milovich were in the parking lot trying to sell boards out of their vans because they were not allowed in the Ski Show. That fired me up even more.
By the mid 80’s there were about 25 Banner Elk kids terrorizing the slopes and snowboarding got banned. My kids said “Dad, let’s be a snowboard shop, it’s the future.” So I took their advice. After lots of meetings and begging, snowboarding was allowed back at the local ski resorts.
In 1986 JJ Collier won the first ever EOW snowboard series and got invited to the US Open and won the slopestyle (there was no half pipe or big air). He got sponsored by Burton and that put EOW and Banner Elk on the map.
From the late 80’s to the mid 90’s, EOW’s snowboard series kept growing and became the largest in the US and produced many national champions including my son Jake. The EOW snowboard series was also the first to stop slalom racing and start boardercross!
So how did EOW get to Fernie ? Well for years I had been looking for a place for a second shop. I had 3 requests - great snow, great terrain, and great town. Craig Kelly had told me about Fernie as well as Jason Ford. If Craig Kelly lived there well, that says it all. So we came to Fernie. I rode up Timber, rode down to White Pass, rode up White Pass, followed a group hiking Knot Chutes. While standing on the top of Knot Chutes I looked around and said “this is it”. So in the fall of ’99 EOW Fernie opened.
In the 90's Craig Kelly used to come into the shop and it was always an honor. He would eat in the diner and fall asleep on the couch watching videos. He was always humble and nice to everyone. Craig moved to Nelson and started a cat ski operation and became a backcountry guide.
Credit to my kids Kelly, Luke and Jake for the inspiration. Thanks to April for everything. Credit my staff for making it all happen.
-Greg 'G-Money' Barrow
CONTACT US
We offer free shipping Canada-wide on online orders over $100. At this moment we don’t offer international shipping, however, if you have specific requests please get in touch.
Contact us during store hours by phone, text, or email. Or visit the shop in downtown Fernie, BC. We are located at 421B 2nd Ave, Fernie, BC.
The shop is open 7 days a week 9:00 am - 8:00 pm MST every day except December 25.