Borealis Snowboards

Active

Overview

Borealis Snowboards is a French manufacturer of snowboards founded in 2013, specializing in eco-friendly designs using sustainable materials like basalt fiber.²³ The brand develops products from a design studio in Avignon and positions itself against larger industry players by emphasizing environmental preservation alongside performance and quality.³⁶

History

Borealis Snowboards was founded in 2013 by Ben Hall, a British-French rider raised between Geneva and the French Mont-Blanc region.²³ The company started producing boards with a focus on sustainable materials, quality, and performance, including innovations like 100% basalt fiber and stringers in the Viking Split in 2017.³ It reached its 10-year milestone in the 2022-2023 season, continuing operations from Avignon.⁵⁶

Product Lines

Product Line	Positioning	Price Range
Viking Split	Eco-friendly splitboard with basalt construction	$800 - $1,200
Premium Snowboards	Sustainable all-mountain boards	$500 - $900
Splitboards	Performance-oriented backcountry splits	$700 - $1,100

Manufacturing

Products are designed in a studio in Avignon, France.³⁶ Manufacturing details on locations or in-house versus outsourced production are not specified in available sources.

Notable Products

Viking Split - Splitboard featuring 100% basalt fiber and stringers for eco-friendly backcountry performance (2017).
Sustainable Snowboards - Core lineup using eco-materials tested by elite athletes in extreme conditions.

Reputation

Borealis is perceived by enthusiasts as a challenger brand committed to eco-friendly snowboarding through material choices like basalt fiber.³ It earns recognition for sustainability and performance from its design in the Alps and testing by pros, though limited scale compared to industry giants may restrict broader visibility.²⁵

Sources (6)