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
Good Wood Award – NS Proto Type Two
The TransWorld Snowboarding Good Wood Board Test is run every year with a group of around 30 testers riding 300 boards and providing feedback. Reviews are then published using the combined feedback. The NS Proto Type Two was a winner in the All Mountain category and...
Leon Butler New Zealand Winter 2016 GoPro Edit
Leon is back from his winter down under and put together this edit. He was based in Wanaka, New Zealand but also headed out to explore other spots like Mt Olympus. Leon is riding the West.
Making a NS board – Step by Step – Part 4
Eddie Wall has been spending a week with Never Summer building a custom snowboard to give away as part of Transworld Snowboarding's 30th Anniversary. The board has been assembled and set in the press before being cooled overnight. Now its time to finish it. The excess...
Making a NS board – Step by Step – Part 3
So Eddie Wall is at the NS factory. He has his base, core and topsheet all ready. The next step is to lay it all up and this is really where the magic happens. An aluminium cassette which is moulded to fit a specific board and size is used to hold everything together....
Making a NS board – Step by Step – Part 2
Eddie Wall is back at the NS factory. He is building a custom snowboard and so far he has the core and the base sorted - if you missed it see Part 1. Now it is time for graphics. NS design and print their graphics in house and Jeremy Salyer is the man in charge. The...
Making a NS board – Step by Step – Part 1
Eddie Wall from TransWorld Snowboarding spends a couple of days at the Never Summer factory in Denver, CO. He is there to build a custom snowboard from scratch showing all of the approximately 200 processes involved. Day 1 is all about raw materials - starting with...
