About Us

Melbourne Snowboard Centre was started in 1996 with the desire to bring the love of the mountains to the city of Melbourne. We had a small shop that grew a loyal following over the last few decades, and in 2009 we moved into our current home which has allowed us to grow into one of Australia’s largest snowboard stores. In 2012 we started selling online and have continued to provide the same dedication and customer service online and over the phone that we are known for in store. 

We are privately and family owned, and you'll find the owner here more often than not, delivering the personal touch and industry-leading customer service we're renowned for. We are dedicated to providing the best customer service, best product, and best range to all our customers, many of which have been with us since the early days.

The vast majority of our staff have done snow seasons, and most work their butts off during the Australian winter to head to Canada, US, Europe, or Japan during the summer, so if you're shopping for some gear and need some advice about heading overseas, we can help you out. We are all completely dedicated to snowboarding and whenever we do make it up to the mountains we're usually testing out new gear so we can give you real feedback on what the gear you're buying is like. Whether you live in Melbourne and the surrounding area or anywhere in Australia we are always happy to help our customers find the perfect product that will best suit their ability and style.

It is not uncommon for our customers to come a long way to shop with us, with people making annual trips from all over Australia and even overseas to find our giant range of products, which include Burton, DC, Lib-Tech, Gnu, K2, Ride, CAPiTA, Union, Never Summer, Vans, Quiksilver, Roxy, Nitro, O'Neill, ThirtyTwo and many many more. We often have items that other stores don't or can't stock, so if we don't have it, there's a good chance you won't find it elsewhere within Australia. 

If you ever have any questions give us a call at the shop or send us an email. We usually try and respond right away, but if its been longer than 24 hours flick us a quick reminder or give us a call just incase your email got lost.

Location  

Melbourne Snowboard Centre | 392 Plenty Rd, Preston, Victoria

While our online store may have the feel of bigger online retailers, at the heart we are just a local specialised snowboard store located just outside of Melbourne. If you are ever in the area come check us out because its always better to try your gear on before you buy it.

Getting Here:

Parking

We have a giant off-street car park with further parking along our side street. 

Driving

We are located at the corner of Plenty and Gower Street just north of Bell St.

From the NORTH

If you are coming from north of the city follow the Hume Fwy until the exit for the Metropolitan Ring Rd/M80 towards Greensborough. Then turn off at the Edgars Rd exit. Turn Left onto Mahoneys Rd followed by a quick Right onto High St. Follow High St all the way down to Preston and take a Left on Gower St. The shop will be located at the top of the hill on your right at the corner of Gower St and Plenty Rd. Alternatively if you are coming from Whittlesea you can drive all the way down Plenty Rd until you reach the shop at the corner of Plenty Rd and Gower St.

From Melbourne CBD

Simply head up Brunswick St through FItzroy and follow it (as it turns into St. Georges Rd) all the way until you reach Preston. You will take a Right onto Gower St (signs for Preston Market) and follow that until it intersects with Plenty Rd.

From the West

You can jump on the Eastern Fwy/M3 and take the Bulleen Road exit North. Follow Bulleen Rd for about 2kms until you see signs for Manningham Rd/Rt 40. Take a slight left onto Manningham Rd/Rt 40 and follow it for 7kms until you take a Right on Plenty Rd. Drive a few blocks up and you will reach the shop at the corner of Plenty Rd and Gower St.

Tram

While driving may be the easiest and quickest way to reach us we are also located directly on the 86 tramline. Get off at stop 48 and you have arrived!