Recent photos of Michi jibin the Austrian Alps
Monthly Archive for November, 2009
Mt Baker opened yesterday with an amazing amount of snow and umm bluebird…
Monday was a busy day at the Factory, we had BC Rep Chris Leigh and the shop employees from Vancouver’s The Boardroom. Also JC buyer from Minnesota’s The House dropped in for a visit. Here is the start of the factory tour in the marketing building with Mike Olson and Pete Saari.
“The goal of making a “green” snowboard is to reduce unsustainable and environmentally harmful materials used. No one’s entirely licked it yet, but Mervin Manufacturing is coming the closest. Almost all their Lib Tech and Gnu boards feature recycled bases, soy-based elastomer sidewalls, low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compound, b-a-d) epoxy resins, sustainably harvested wood cores, and no toxic finishing clearcoats. Their new Banana Magic model takes it further, incorporating 100 percent Baslat fiber instead of fiberglass, and a topsheet made from castor beans.”
~ESPN Green Guide 2010:
The Banana Magic is Featured as the Best Eco-Minded Snowboards out there!
“Their new Banana Magic model takes it further, incorporating 100 percent Basalt fiber instead of fiberglass, and a topsheet made from castor beans.”
