OVERTON, BABIARZ & SYKES, P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW DENVER TECH CENTER 7720 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 200 ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80111 (303) 779-5900 Facsimile (303) 779-6006 DAVID J. BABIARZ May 21, 1999 Full Tilt Sports, Inc. 5525 Erindale Drive, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918 Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 33____) Covering Public Offering of 2,680,000 Shares of Common Stock. ------------------------------------------------------------- Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel to Full Tilt Sports, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration by the Company of aggregate of 2,680,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, reserved for issuance under the Company's Non-Qualified Stock Option and Stock Grant Plan (the "Plan") and under the Consultant Agreement with Majestic West Custom Embroidery and Screenprinting , all as more fully set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by the Company on May 24, 1999. In such capacity, we have examined, among other documents, the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, Bylaws and minutes of meetings of its Board of Directors and shareholders and the Plan. Based on the foregoing, and subject to such further examinations as we have deemed relevant and necessary, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Colorado. 2. The Common Shares have been duly authorized under the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company and the Common Shares to be issued under the Plan, when issued under the Plan, will be duly and validly issued, full paid and nonassessable. We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the references to Overton, Babiarz & Sykes, P.C. beneath the caption "Opinion of Counsel" in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement and to the filing of a copy of this opinion as Exhibit No. 5 thereto. Sincerely, /s/ Overton, Babiarz & Sykes, P.C. OVERTON, BABIARZ & SYKES, P.C. EXHIBIT 23.a Consent of Kish, Leake & Associates