Sport Chalet

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Sport Chalet is a retailer of sporting equipment, apparel, shoes, and accessories in the United States.

It operates 51 company owned stores in Southern & Northern California, Arizona, Nevada, and most recently Utah (with its store at Jordan Landing). Most stores are over 35,000 square feet in size, with many including dive pools and offering SCUBA classes. Sport Chalet store usually feature large apparel and footwear departments complemented by an array of specialized departments and sections.

Sport Chalet prides itself by employing well trained and knowledgeable employees who have extensive knowledge and/or experience in their respective departments, leading to one of the companies slogans 'The Experts'. Sport Chalet is one of the few major sporting goods retailers to focus on a broad array of more specialized sports, including kayaking, SCUBA diving, mountain climbing, canyoneering, and other extreme sports. Sport Chalet additionally uses the slogan 'We'll take you to the limit".

The company was founded on April 1, 1959, by Norbert Olberz, who purchased a ski shop in La Cañada, CA. The company opened its second store in 1981 in Huntington Beach, CA.

The company is the title sponsor of the upcoming "U.S.B.A. California Regional Tour." The tour is a collection of three events that are sanctioned by the United States Bodyboarding Association, that take place at different Southern California beaches. The events run between June 7, 2008 and November 9th, 2008.

Sport Chalet has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange since 1992.