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Venture Storm Review | OutdoorGearLab | 9.27.18
Conclusion: The Storm is one of the best splitboards we have tested.
Made By Locals For Locals | Local Freshies | 9.25.18
Two decades in any biz is A LONG TIME, but especially in the snowboard world. 2019 marks the 20thanniversary of Venture handcrafting...
2019 Editors' Choice Awards: Splitboards | Backcountry Magazine | 8.28.18
From the Gear Guide: One tester exclaimed, "I'd take out a new credit card to buy this board." "It does what it's told," another noted.
Venture Paragon Splitboard | Backpacker Magazine | Winter 2018
Don’t want to worry about babying your board? The Paragon is built to handle the rough stuff. Its eco-friendly castor bean topsheet doesn’t chip...
Venture Storm Splitboard Review | Mountain Weekly News | 5.4.18
They call it Stormy Monday but Tuesday’s just as rad. Basically every day, every lap can be an adventure in burly charging on the Venture Storm...
Venture Snowboards: Certified by Mountain Goats in Silverton’s Backcountry | Thirst Colorado | 4.10.18
“We consider ourselves kind of the microbrew of snowboards,” says Venture Snowboards co-founder Lisa Branner...
Best Colorado Snowboards Review 2018 | And Colorado | 2.18.18
We got a chance to ride the latest and greatest this season and these are the standouts for the 2018 season...
Venture Snowboards | Company Week | 12.17.17
The husband-and-wife team of Klem and Lisa Branner keep carving out awards with classic snowboards manufactured at the foot of the slope...
The Best Snowboards of 2018 | Outside Magazine | 12.17.17
Seven snowboards that put fun first, including the Venture Storm - the broadsword of snowboards, meant for slaying peaks...
Gear: Local Cred | Elevation Outdoors | 11.10.17
With its experts-only mountain (founded by core snowboarder Aaron Brill), Silverton lays claim to the title Biggest Badass Town in Colorado...
You Can't Ski A Melted Glacier | Boulder Weekly | 11.9.17
Climate change is taking its toll on our favorite winter activities. Here are some small ways to go green this ski season...
Finding the Soul of a Snowboard Company | Colorado.FM | 10.27.17
A conversation with Klem and Lisa Branner of Venture Snowboards. We get into some history of Venture, talk about new products and what they are riding this year, as well as some awesome events to look forward to...
The 21 Best Handmade Snowboard Brands | ReddyYeti | 10.17
Founded in 1999, Venture has been making some of the best handmade snowboards on the market...
Splitboard Buyer's Guide 2018 | Mountain Weekly News | 10.15.17
What makes Venture snowboards stand out from the competition is where these boards are designed and built to be ridden, in gnarly big mountain terrain...
Made By Locals For Locals - 2017 Edition | Local Freshies | 10.12.17
Silverton is on our personal bucket list so it’s inspiring to hear Venture is still making decks in this remote corner of the state...
2018 Editors' Choice: Storm Splitboard | Backcountry Magazine | 08.28.17
Bottom line: a responsive freeride shape to be trusted on the uphill and the down...
Top of the Town 2017: Best Ski/Snowboard Company | 5280 Magazine | 6.30.17
The news that Silverton’s 18-year-old Venture Snowboards was manufacturing decks again after taking a year off was met with many a fist bump - and for good reason...
2018 Venture Paragon Splitboard Review | Mountain Weekly News | 5.2.17
Hands down the best splitboard we tested this year...
Welcome to the Silverton Splitboarding Festival | Adventure Pro | 4.20.17
Every spring bands of snowboarders converge on a tiny Rocky Mountain town in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains to explore the backcountry opportunities that abound. But they’re not you typical snowboarders. They’re split boarders....
Best Splitboards of 2017 | Mountain Weekly News | 12.9.16
The Zelix is another terrific model-mash design, blending freestyle and freeride chops into a great do-it-all deck...
Top 5 All Mountain Female Snowboards for 2016-2017 | Mountain Weekly News | 12.7.16
The Venture Oracle is #1 on my Christmas list...
Homegrown: Handcrafted, Local, Sustainable and So Much More | SIA Snow Source | 12.5.16
What, exactly, defines a homegrown snow sports business? One factor is nearly universal: every one of the local, small-batch companies we spoke with began with a true passion...
Venture Snowboards: Back In The Game | Splitboard Mag | 11.22.16
A few months ago, Venture announced that they’d be back into production, and their boards would be delivered for the 2016-17 season...
Venture Snowboards Back In Action | Bent Gate Blog | 11.16.16
Following a year-long hiatus, Venture Snowboards has finally returned to the production scene...
2017 Venture Zelix Snowboard Review | The Angry Snowboarder | 8.29.16
For the resort rider that’s searching out pow, jumping off features, and looking to carve when there’s no fresh snow...
2017 Venture Euphoria Snowboard Review | The Angry Snowboarder | 8.18.16
This board is meant for surfing the white wave...
Silverton’s Venture Snowboards Back In Business | The Durango Herald | 8.18.16
The popular company based in Silverton Colorado has re-opened and is ready to ride after a one year hiatus...
2017 Venture Paragon Snowboard Review | The Angry Snowboarder | 8.6.16
The Paragon is probably the most playful board Venture has built to date, which adds to its versatility as being a first chair to last call type of snowboard...
2017 Venture Storm Snowboard Review | The Angry Snowboarder | 8.4.16
This board slashed through the deep snow with ease. Ideal for the pow chasing rider that will still take this board on a groomer and rip turns...
Venture Snowboards Returns | Teton Gravity Research | 1.25.16
One of the most beloved board manufacturers in the businesses, Venture Snowboards announced that they are planning an official comeback with a new line of big mountain decks and splitboards for 2016-17...
Venture Snowboards Is Back For 2016-2017 | Mountain Weekly News | 1.18.16
Venture Snowboards is back! For the past 16 years they have been cranking out what are arguably the best big mountain snowboards on the market...
Venture Snowboards In Silverton Set For Revival | The Denver Post | 12.15.15
Go ahead. Call it a comeback. Silverton’s feisty Venture Snowboards is scheming a revival after suddenly shutting down operations last fall...