Oregon Mountain Community
Portland, OR 97232-2456
Phone: (503) 227-1038
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
Editorial Review for Oregon Mountain Community – by Jennifer Boyd
In Short
This store has everything necessary for outdoor adventures: Skis, snowshoes, climbing and backpacking gear, and permits are all for sale. An array of rentals--snowshoes, cross-country skis, touring skis, ice axes and avalanche transceivers--are also available. There's also a repair shop on the premises. The store occasionally hosts outdoors experts for slide shows and lectures. And frequent sales help shoppers snag good used gear at great prices.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoAs long as you didn't wear it or ride it, they'll take it back with the receipt.
User Reviews for Oregon Mountain Community
08/09/2007 Posted by transplanted
Hands down OMC is the best place to go in Portland for all of your gear. Not only do they have the best selection and prices, but their staff knows what they're talking about. Other shops in the area either have a limited selection (Mountain Shop), old/sketchy used gear (Next Adventure), or think they're too cool for their customers (US Outdoor Store). What I like the best: they don't cater to the snowboard crowd, just the backcountry folk. There are only a few downsides. Finding what you need is sometimes difficult, especially the clothing, which is packed tight. Staff, though helpful, is hard to engage. Often they are having conversations with each other, on the computer, or there's only one or two staff members on a floor. I've been coming here since before they moved to the east-side and here are my tips for getting the best service at OMC. 1) Don't go first thing in the morning, most of the staff hasn't arrived yet, wait until an hour after they open. 2) Between 2pm and 5pm on most days everyone seems to disappear (lunch?). 3) They close promptly, don't show up 10 minutes before they close and expect great service. 4) Don't expect the same selection or type of gear that you find at REI. OMC doesn't have everything, but they come as close as any local store can come. No car camping stuff here (let's hope they don't sell out). 5) This one is the most IMPORTANT: Ask for help. My friends will go in and not seek out anyone to help them and leave upset. I'm less shy, ask for what I need and always get the best service.
02/20/2006 Posted by obfuscator
I've been into OMC a few times since they moved out to Sandy Blvd. Their retail space is definately better than it was downtown. Things are a bit messey there though, they look a bit unkept. The staff seemed to be doing other things the last time I was there, even though there weren't many customers in the store. It took a little while for someone to come check on me, and the person who did was none other than the owner (a real nice guy); after that a few others came to see if I needed anything. There products are top quality, their prices are average except when on sale (they always have some good deal), the only thing lacking a bit is their selection (I'm thinking specifically of tents, they only have three or four brands). Overall not a bad place to gear up.
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