IT ALL STARTED IN 1977...
Mountain Hardware and Sports was established in 1977 by long-time friends and Truckee locals. When one of the original founders left the company, Dane Skutt, Greg Havorka, and Howard Jones become the face of Mountain Hardware and Sports. Many of us remember that old store, and how it was full of merchandise for every customer and every season. From the beginning, the founders aimed to create a unique shopping experience with top-notch customer service.
HISTORY OF OUR COMPANY
Our company has celebrated quite a few milestones since the beginning. Check out how we've progressed over the past 47 years as a company.
1977
Mountain Hardware and Sports opens it's doors for business at the Gateway Shopping Center in Truckee, CA .
1991
Mountain Hardware and Sports moves locations into the old Safeway building on Donner Pass road.
2001
The company decides to start the process of becoming an employee-owned business.
2002
The company purchases a local hardware store in Blairsden, CA to expand it's supply chain in the area.
2013
Mountain Hardware and Sports becomes a 100% employee-owned company.
2015
Truckee Rents joins the Mountain Hardware and Sports family.
2020
Mountain Hardware and Sports opens it's second location in Truckee at the Soaring Ranch shopping center.
100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED & OPERATED
Since we’re all owners, we have a unified and cohesive goal: to serve our community and provide outstanding customer service. We are proud to be a part of the employee-owned community, with companies like Scheels, Winco Foods, and many others. In the words of our President Doug Wright, “Our staff has a lot of autonomy to make decisions. We encourage everyone to be involved and engaged; I want them to drive home at night and say, ‘I own part of that company."
100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED & OPERATED
Since we’re all owners, we have a unified and cohesive goal: to serve our community and provide outstanding customer service. We are proud to be a part of the employee-owned community, with companies like Scheels, Winco Foods, and many others. In the words of our President Doug Wright, “Our staff has a lot of autonomy to make decisions. We encourage everyone to be involved and engaged; I want them to drive home at night and say, ‘I own part of that company.’”
Giving Back
WE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Giving back to our local community is important to us. Through events and local partnerships, we choose to support the positive initiatives that many of our local organizations and non-profits bring to our attention in our small mountain town. Below are just a few of our local organizations that work hard to make our community and world a better place.
