What this place is
A neighbourhood ski, snowboard, bike and skate-sharpening shop on Bowood Avenue in Lawrence Park.
Balo Sports
Balo Sports is a small all-season shop in Lawrence Park, a few doors off Yonge Street, that tunes skis and snowboards in winter, fixes bikes in summer and sharpens skates year-round. It is the kind of place a family on the north side of midtown walks to with a bag of skates on a Saturday morning rather than a specialist hockey store.
Skates go through an automated CAG One machine, and the shop invites you to pick your own hollow: shallower if you want more glide, deeper if you want more bite. If you are not sure, tell the staff how you skate and how often, and ask them to note the hollow on your receipt so you can ask for the same cut next time.
York Mills Arena is the closest indoor rink, under 3 km away, and Leaside Memorial Gardens is a short drive east.
Not stated: hockey, goalie, figure, speed / long-track, recreational & rental.
Sharpening: price and wait
- Sharpening: CA$10
Hollow options
You choose the hollow, for more glide or more bite.
Not published yet · call the shop
Skates for sale
Skis and snowboards, plus skate guards, laces and hockey tape.
Hours
Sun 10 AM–4 PM · closed Mon · Tue–Fri 12–8 PM · Sat 9 AM–5 PM.
Address: 6 Bowood Ave, Toronto, ON M4N 1Y4
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Checked Oct 16, 2026Every listing is free and comes from the shop’s own website, with the date we last read it. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Each shop is its own business; call ahead.