The Interior Plain Project

Overview

The Interior Plain Project (IPP) is a snowboard collective based in the Midwest United States, producing premium medium snowboards and apparel designed by Midwestern snowboarders. Launched in 2012, it emphasized collection-driven designs that changed seasonally, drawing from a 7-ply skateboard mentality to prioritize rider style and ability. Known as a passion-driven brand in snowboarding, it operated for nine years before ending.¹²⁶

History

Founded in 2012 as a snowboard collective in the Midwest, focusing on premium medium snowboards with seasonal collections like the third 'Berserker' collection. It maintained a dedication to quality and design aligned with skateboard heritage, producing boards in a zero-emission factory by a multi-generational workforce. Entering its 9th and final year around 2021, it concluded as a doing-it-for-the-love brand in snowboarding.¹²⁶

Product Lines

Manufacturing

Products are built in a zero-emission factory by a talented multi-generational workforce. Construction features include profiled cores, triaxel glass, paulownia stringers, and carbon stingers.¹⁴⁵

Notable Products

• Harrow - Unisex board with profiled core and triaxel glass for pop, press, and all-mountain park use.
• Odessa - 2021 model reviewed for playful and fast performance across the mountain.
• Honalee - Custom Proper Profile core with paulownia stringers, triaxe glass, and centered carbon stingers.
• Berserker - Third seasonal collection distributed in select snowboard shops.

Reputation

Perceived as the most dedicated passion-driven brand in snowboarding among enthusiasts, valued for its love-of-the-sport ethos and creative graphics. Strengths include premium medium quality, innovative construction like triaxel glass, and seasonal collection designs; it ended operations after nine years with a positive legacy. No major criticisms noted in available sources.²³⁴