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Summit Boardshop is closing

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Heart
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Summit Boardshop in Lake Elmo, MN is closing in the near future. Really bummed as they carried a lot of great stuff, had multiple sick parks, and put on sick events, but I can't say I'm really surprised. They weren't in a very high traffic location and whenever I went in there weren't many people shopping. RIP :(
Dec 10 2013 11:34AM
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John18_6
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WHAT??? Oh my god I'm going to lose it. Someone get on a campaign to save them.
Dec 10 2013 1:23PM
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powerbong2000
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Dang. Minneapolis area is kind of a vacuum. Don't ever want to support the house.
I might just have to open up something similar in NE MPLS.
Dec 10 2013 9:06PM
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Heart
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Pinewskis is still open and pretty similar to summit, I'd recommend going there.
Dec 10 2013 9:23PM
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I_liketobutter
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that place was legit but like OP, I'm not surprised. seems like someone with very large pockets started the place. the couple times I went there i always thought, how the hell did someone pay for this place? it was a great concept, but was just in a terrible location.
Dec 11 2013 8:12PM
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teineke
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The owner owns that entire strip. Maybe he is going to just rebrand it like he did when it was white wolf and turned it to summit. It is like a catch 22 location everybody sees it front he freeway but you can't get to with easily so you just keep driving.
Dec 11 2013 8:51PM
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JAHpow
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Dang, I've only been there once but the guys and the shop itself were so legit.
Dec 15 2013 10:08AM
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roddy116
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I can not find anything that says they are closing.
Dec 15 2013 9:49PM
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Heart
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They haven't posted anything about it yet, but they sent out emails about a pre-announcement sale they're having for customers who have shopped there in the past.

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Dec 16 2013 12:52PM
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FuckAllOfYou
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They put that on instagram. And, looks like there's gonna be a rail jam there this weekend!?
Dec 16 2013 1:49PM
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roger_waters
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Are they still open? and do they still have any skis left?

Feb 17 2014 10:48AM
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Username2
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Summit was in a very high traffic locale, and was a profitable business. If they weren't profitable they wouldn't have been able to do all of the different expansions and projects they did over the years (doubling the store size, adding skatepark, expanding skatepark, adding backyard, etc.)... I believe I heard they closed for reasons unbeknownst to everyone but the owner.
Feb 18 2014 1:38AM
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powerbong2000
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The overhead on that place was MASSIVE. I don't think it was profitable. From what I understand, it was a successful dude's pet project and he couldn't justify the cost anymore.
Feb 21 2014 3:40PM
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I_liketobutter
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I have a hard time believing a retail store outside of the city pulls in enough revenue to build stuff like that. Building that a place like that is not cheap.
Feb 25 2014 5:40PM
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jwhopp
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Little update I'm sorry to say this but vail bought the location... As a former employee I'm pissed fuck vail
Jul 30 2014 4:51PM
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