NEVER SUMMER FACTORY BUILT
UK Distributor for ACADEMY Snowboards, NEVER SUMMER Industries, FIX Binding Co & ASHBURY Eyewear
Never Summer is the worlds premier independent snowboard manufacturer and has been building quality, handcrafted snowboards since 1991. NS has focused less on excessive promotion and hype, and more on using the highest quality materials, craftsmanship and customer service in order to achieve success and a reputation for quality and durability.
As well as their own NEVER SUMMER branded snowboards, NS also produce boards for ACADEMY.
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Never Summer Snowboards
Never Summer is the worlds premier independent snowboard manufacturer and has been building quality, handcrafted snowboards since 1991. NS has focused less on excessive promotion and hype, and more on using the highest quality materials, craftsmanship and customer service in order to achieve success and a reputation for quality and durability.
Academy Snowboards
Academy is a rider owned and operated, no gimmick snowboard company focused on making the best snowboards in the world. The brand was founded in 2002 by Jeff Baughn (JB), who still runs the company today with the help of co-owner, Chad Otterstrom. Academy are one of those brands that have been around for a long time and focused on grassroots snowboarding.
Latest News
Ethan Smith’s Season Recap
We caught up with Ethan and asked how his season had been. We have seen updates throughout the season as he travelled around from his training base in Austria to various resorts and competitions around Europe. I have just finished my most exciting season to date. I...
NS UK at Snowboard Spring Break
We just had a great week in Kaunertal, Austria demoing our 17/18 snowboard range. Thanks to everyone who took the time to come and see us, test a board and fill in a review card. We were stoked to see how positive the overall feedback was for the range. The proto as...
Cerys’ Season Update
Cerys has had an amazing season which culminated in a load of medals at the BRITS in Laax. After some injuries in the last few years she has had an amazing return to form and managed to put together great runs when it mattered. We asked her for an update on her...
Looking Sideways – Sascha Hamm – Dealing with Catastrophe Part 2
This first part of this interview focuses on Sascha's accident in the Freeride World Tour last year and the life changing injuries he sustained, and his early years in snowboarding as well as his thoughts on avalanche safety. This second part looks at the wilderness...
Looking Sideways – Sascha Hamm – Dealing with Catastrophe Part 1
The last few years Sascha has been charging big mountains and getting amazing results on the Freeride World Tour. He has actually been charging on a snowboard for 20 years! Last year however he suffered a terrible accident during a FWT competition in Austria where he...
Leon Butler’s Season in Hakuba
Japan is a beautiful country with some of the most forgiving and generous people I have come across, they can never do enough to help you. I worked for a well known ski and snowboard shop called 'Rhythm' where there were a few locals working with us and I can honestly...
