Mountain Weekly News ~
SILVERTON, CO – I am super bummed to report that we just received an email from Venture Snowboards (which you can read below) announcing the brand will not be delivering snowboards for the 2015/2016 season.
Venture Supporters,
Venture Snowboards has encountered some challenging terrain in recent months. Circumstances beyond our control have forced us to make a tough decision. We will not be delivering any boards to market for the 2015-16 winter season.
To our friends, colleagues, collaborators and all you Venture riders and supporters, we are deeply sorry. We sincerely apologize for any impacts this may have on you or your business.
To our staff who stuck by us through thick and thin—you are the heart of Venture. So many people had the best days of their lives on boards we built by hand. That is something to be proud of, something no one can take away.
Trust us when we say we did everything possible to make it work. Venture has been a labor of love for us for more than 16 years. We did it for you, for ourselves, and for snowboarding.
We can’t project what will happen beyond 2015-16. In the meantime, we hope you’ll support the other craft manufacturers out there who love snowboarding as much as we do.
This isn’t goodbye. See you soon.
Klem and Lisa Branner
Venture Snowboards
I have reached out to Lisa and hopefully we can learn more. This is a huge blow to the snowboard industry! Lisa and Klem have been going against the grain for many years creating hand built snowboards that are designed for hard charging big mountain riders.
When the industry went all park, the Branner’s stuck to their roots in riding powder.
Combined with a progress Shape Shack line that introduced us to the Euphoria and now that cool looking Powder Pig among others. Venture Snowboards were, are and will continue to be truly unique.
Lets hope that this is just “half time” for one of our favorite brands and nicest people in the snowboard industry.
We are here for you Lisa and Klem!
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