Snowriter Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 really, your question is very difficult because of buyouts and mergers. You could easily argue that winterstick went out of business, becaust the name has had at least 2 owners who resurrected it after Milovich failed. Same with Sims, which was sold to Vision and then I think bought back by Tom... Winterstick definitely as Milo shut it down and it's stopped production and changed hands more than once (the fact that people try to cash in on Milo's history is pretty shady). Sims, on the other hand, has never really gone away. Tom has had different licensing deals (as in four before the current one) but has always had some control over the brand name and identity (well, as much as he's wanted, usually -- of course the Vision lawsuit is another story, but you get my point). Sims never sold the company to Vision, IIRC, he licensed the name. He had the same relationship with Vision for his Skateboards and tried to do the same thing with snowboards ... and then the bottom fell out of Vision and Tom had to sue to get his name back, etc. etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big canuck Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I think that was a line that they used to carry in Sport Cheks in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowriter Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Not only is K2 still active, it's the number 2 brand behind Burton. Top Ten in terms of units sold last season (Dec - Feb data) Burton (#1 by a WIDE margin) K2 Ride (a division of K2) Rome Rossi (Quicksilver) Solomon 5150 Nitro GNU (Quicksilver) Roxy (Quicksilver) Morrow is still around. Head is still around. Santa Cruz is still around. Dynastar is still around. Kemper is still around. Atomic is still around. Elan is still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Ace* Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I have a WFO Wide Open There are so many small little companies from the 90's... Anyone say Forum yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowriter Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 You've got to add the Snurfer to the list... Maybe that was pre 80's. Pre Snowboard even... Snurfer died when JEM went under in the early '80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowriter Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 BLACK SNOW Black Snow, from Canada I believe, plays an important role in SB history actually ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I know that Bryan or Dr D would have mentioned this if they'd seen this thread: Identity. How about Volant boards? Moss is still active: http://www.pioneermoss.com/mosssnowboards/home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Darn it - I woke up ant thought of volant and Dan beat me to it. Snowwriter - email me and i can get you all the info on the quicksilver situation from company filings. My name at gmail dot com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 If we're countoing ones that went out of biz and came back years later you need to add Madd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 oh - add Hyarc (look at my avatar - if you think it's a snowboard) Not sure if Hot is still in business... copying these from some online galleries... Hyarc Hot Diamond Glacier Nectar Slicker Summit Gar Storm Division 23 Nectar Type A Alpha Mamboo (later Mboo) Crazy Creek LTB Kneissl Generics Qstix GML Eckhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ursle Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 A list of who makes what Völkl : ( K2/Völkl Germany/China?) F2 : F2 factory (factory is not owned by F2 but boards are OEM, they are produced at the same factory since very very long.( Austria) Duret : Pale ( Austria) and Choc factory? Coiler : Coiler factory ( Canada) Prior : Prior factory ( Canada) Pen : Prior ( Canada) AlpinePunk : Prior ( Canada) Virus Factory (Germany) Choc : Choc factory ( Czech Republic) Trans : Choc factory ( Czech Republic) Virus : Virus factory ( Germany) Plasma : Plasma factory ( Germany) Pogo : Pogo factory ( Germany) No Name: ? factory (Germany) Madd : SpiritSnowboards ( Italy) Spirit : SpiritSnowboards ( Italy) Tropical Tube : TT factory ( Italy) Rabanser : AM snowboard ( Italy) Tomahawk : Tomahawk ( Italy) Phiokka : Tropical Tube ( Italy) Elan : Elan factory ( Austria, but the headquarter is in Slovenia) Sigi Grabner : Elan Factory ( Austria) Goltes : Elan factory ( Slovenia or Austria) Hot : Rossignol factory ( Spain ) Kessler : Kessler factory ( Swiss) Oxess : Oxess factory ( Swiss) Swoard : Nidecker factory ( Swiss) Nidecker : Nidecker factory ( Swiss) Pureboarding : Kessler factory ( Swiss) Donek : Donek factory ( USA ) Gforce : Donek factory ( USA) Nitro : ? Snowblind: ? Drive (PALE brand alpine line) : PALE ( Austria) Blackhole : ? ( Italy) Oxygen : Atomic factory (Austria) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 A list of who makes whatVölkl : ( K2/Völkl Germany/China?) F2 : F2 factory (factory is not owned by F2 but boards are OEM, they are produced at the same factory since very very long.( Austria) Duret : Pale ( Austria) and Choc factory? Coiler : Coiler factory ( Canada) Prior : Prior factory ( Canada) Pen : Prior ( Canada) AlpinePunk : Prior ( Canada) Virus Factory (Germany) Choc : Choc factory ( Czech Republic) Trans : Choc factory ( Czech Republic) Virus : Virus factory ( Germany) Plasma : Plasma factory ( Germany) Pogo : Pogo factory ( Germany) No Name: ? factory (Germany) Madd : SpiritSnowboards ( Italy) Spirit : SpiritSnowboards ( Italy) Tropical Tube : TT factory ( Italy) Rabanser : AM snowboard ( Italy) Tomahawk : Tomahawk ( Italy) Phiokka : Tropical Tube ( Italy) Elan : Elan factory ( Austria, but the headquarter is in Slovenia) Sigi Grabner : Elan Factory ( Austria) Goltes : Elan factory ( Slovenia or Austria) Hot : Rossignol factory ( Spain ) Kessler : Kessler factory ( Swiss) Oxess : Oxess factory ( Swiss) Swoard : Nidecker factory ( Swiss) Nidecker : Nidecker factory ( Swiss) Pureboarding : Kessler factory ( Swiss) Donek : Donek factory ( USA ) Gforce : Donek factory ( USA) Nitro : ? Snowblind: ? Drive (PALE brand alpine line) : PALE ( Austria) Blackhole : ? ( Italy) Oxygen : Atomic factory (Austria) yeah but those are all still in business, which is not the point of this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Glacier, Tex beat me to it. Did some mention crazy banana? Storm? If we include Hyarc we gotta include swing-bo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Nash Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Rad Air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Rad Air still in business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Soze Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Black Snow, from Canada I believe, plays an important role in SB history actually ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daneille Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Klasson, Which was made by a guy named steve I think who was from Canada I just remember him showing up Stratton and doing well in the speed events. IF I remember right he made his own boards. Steve Klasson owned the Wave Rave shop in Mammoth. I don't know if he still does. He competed in big mountain riding events. That shop used to carry carving gear and we always made it a point to go there. I first demod there before buying a Nitro Scorpion at another shop in Mammoth. That was the prettiest board ever. Daneille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopback Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 wow tex1230 is out to a huge lead with that last addition //Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Steve Klasson owned the Wave Rave shop in Mammoth. I don't know if he still does. He competed in big mountain riding events. That shop used to carry carving gear and we always made it a point to go there. I first demod there before buying a Nitro Scorpion at another shop in Mammoth. That was the prettiest board ever. Daneille I believe Steve now runs Steepwater Snowboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I believe Steve Klassen made/makes Steepwater Hyper - CO Skosh Yellow Bus - from Montana? Secret Team - CO Naked - Boulder - Dave Dowd rode for them Hyper - CO Blue - CO - who ever started Aggression started Blue Glissade - not sure if they are still building All for now, more will come Ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowriter Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Is it only the ones that went out of business? Yeah, we're looking for dead snowboard companies. Could also have a category for resurrected ones like Winterstick, but the focus of this, for the moment, is the snowboard graveyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 LeeW and SnowWriter - I serched quickly and as of the last quarterly report, Quicksilver still owned Lib Tech and all the other Mervyn brands - when did this sale take place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Revelation SnowboardsH-Street NOW Snowboards (Sub-brand of Apocalypse) Snowtech Forgot all about Snowtech. I remember riding with Bob Klein when he rode for Snowtech. Ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Ace* Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Goode Carbon Fiber Snowboards I don't know if they still make decks. Surf-Rodz too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowriter Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 LeeW and SnowWriter - I serched quickly and as of the last quarterly report, Quicksilver still owned Lib Tech and all the other Mervyn brands - when did this sale take place? I don't think it there was a sale. I can't find any information to back up the claim made on the board. Mervin did just move to a new manufacturing facility, maybe there's some confusion there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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