Most quality manufacturers produce several boards that will meet your basic requirements and style of riding. Many boards can also enhance your snowboarding performance due to certain unique features and designs. Boards are available in a number of sizes and varieties to fit a broad range for snowboarding styles, but three manufacturers have had a tremendous effect on the industry, releasing three trend-setting snowboards that have made waves on back-country mountains and ski resorts all over the globe.
Burton Snowboards: Custom
Founded in 1977, Burton Snowboards has lead the industry in research and design, establishing a number of industry standard concepts like side cut, shape, width and flex patterns of their snowboards. With an estimated 300 companies in the industry, Burton dominates over a third of the market, according to fundinguniverse.com. Perhaps no other snowboard is held in such high regard as the Burton Custom. This all-mountain snowboard is intended for use in every condition, and sets the bar for the industry.
Never Summer Snowboards: SL-R
Established in 1983 in Denver, Colorado, Never Summer remains a mountain favorite. The company's trademark is producing snowboards with a supple, soft ride, provided by a layer or layers of a thin rubber foil within the sandwich layers of construction. According to neversummer.com, their SL-R is an all-purpose board ready for big mountain terrain or groomers at the resort. The SL-R also comes with an impressive three-year warranty.
Venture Snowboards: Zephyr
Handmade in Silverton, Colorado, Venture Snowboards' flagship model, the Zephyr, is a world-renowned board produced from poplar and ash wood in small numbers, with incredible attention to detail. Known for durability and craftsmanship, Venture is dedicated to fabrication with little environmental damage. According to venture.com, they strive to make the best snowboards possible with the least amount of impact.
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