YES. Snowboards is a manufacturer of
snowboards. It was founded in 2009 and is based in
Europe
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History
The company was founded by Un...Inc riders DCP ( David Carrier Porcheron, David Carrier-Porcheron), Romain De Marchi and JP Solberg who were fired from Burton Snowboards
Burton Snowboards is a privately-owned snowboard manufacturing company that was founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977. The company specializes in products aimed at snowboarders, such as snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessorie ...
and created their own brand in collaboration with Nidecker
Nidecker (aka Nidecker Group) is a family-owned Swiss snowboarding company based in Rolle, Switzerland. Nidecker was founded in Etoy, Switzerland, in 1887. They own and operate several snowboard product companies and brands including Flow, Jon ...
.[ The new company established its name in the industry in a relatively short period of time.
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Models
All YES. models were manufactured in the GST factory in Austria
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before gradually moving production to the SWS factory in Dubai
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starting in 2014. The GST factory closed in 2016. The YES. designers receive R&D input of some top-level freestyle snowboarders. The 2016-17 catalog consists of fourteen models, which grew to twenty for 2019-20. Current (2019/20) collaborations exist with Now Snowboarding on bindings, and Globe International
Globe International Ltd. is an Australian footwear, clothing, and skateboard hardware company. It was founded in 1985 by three Australian brothers. Globe International's core business is divided between proprietary brands, licensed brands, and ...
on shoes.
Awards
*EUROSima's Breakthrough Brand of the Year 2010.
*ISPO Award "Gold Award" for the 20/20 Powderhull, 2015.
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External links
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