History

For over a decade, Elan Snowboards has been an industry leader. As the World’s largest producer of high end snowboards, we produce decks since 1988. Year after year our products have been awarded by the worlds leading snowboard magazines.

Our research and development team is our best asset. Innovation, experience, and performance through years of industry-first designs has given us a unique perspective on snowboard design – as an approach focused on the creation of decks that help those who ride them, ride better.
There’s simply no compromise when it comes to Elan quality. That’s why all Elan snowboards are manufactured in our state-of-the-art factory in the Austrian Alps. It’s the best way to guarantee superior quality and allows us to react quickly and flexibly to the input of the P.Lab and our riders. Furthermore our factory is the only one boasting the ISO 14001 environmental certificate in production. By meeting these demands we commit ourselves to save the environment we all love so much as riders.

Elan Snowboards – Made in the Alps with respect to mother earth.

Elan Snowboards Milestones:

  • 1987 Elan produces the first snowboards
  • 1988 Start of the regular snowboard production at the Elan factory in Austria
  • 1997 Nale snowboard brand was launched
  • 1999 Elan Snowboards brand was launched
  • 2003 Elan produces the first two-piece sidewall on the market
  • 2004 The Artec Project by Elan was launched
  • 2004 Elan Snowboards introduces the Inverse – the lightest board in the world
  • 2005 Elan Snowboards introduces the patented DG Top technology
  • 2005 Elan Snowboards introduces the patented Omega sidecut technology
  • 2006 Elan Chicas was launched. The first female specific program by Elan
  • 2006 Elan Snowboards introduces the El Grande – the widest board in the world
  • 2006 Artec Blue Print was launched. Design your board with your own custom made top graphics: www.artecproject.com/blueprint
  • 2007 Elan Snowboards wins the Volvo Design Award for the Artec Blue Print program
  • 2007 Elan Snowboards introduces the Vertigo – the first full alu board on the market
  • 2008 Artec becomes independent Snowboards Brand with its full line of products.
  • 2008 Elan Snowboards introduced ECO wood cores
  • 2008 Elan Snowboards adds to its line junior board with tip to tail wood core
  • 2008 Elan Snowboards introduce Boomer Stances on its highlights boards