Option Snowboards? - Snowboarding Forum

12-21-2009, 04:27 PM

Anyone have any news on the status of Option Snowboards?
I have seen some of their designs for their 09/10 models but cannot find stores with them available for purchase.

Their 09/10 website is also still not up and the last update on their 08/09 site is in march of 2009.

Have they been bought out or have gone under?

legallyillegal · 12-21-2009, 04:44 PM

option is on indefinite hiatus (recession didn't help)

they need to cut some fat and get rid of some idiots at the top, and get back to what made their boards work a few years ago (such as getting out of austria and back into the vancouver factory), none of this flinsert bamboo crap

CalvaryCougar · 09-04-2011, 02:15 PM

started his own snowboard company called zion snowboards....check them out
zion snowboards

he talks about option in this article
Zion Snowboards: Local Quality Since 2000 | Grouse Park Sessions

604 · 09-04-2011, 02:22 PM

Unfortunately, Option is no more. The business was run very poorly and for their last season in business they had the factory closed and moved production to Austria and China.

If you are interested in other Vancouver based companies that used to have their boards made at the Option factory check out:

Endeavor Snowboards

zion snowboards

tuckerchef · 09-04-2011, 03:50 PM

I've had nothing but bad experiences with option, I've only had one of their boards and it will be my last. I broke my option board within the first 2 weeks and took it back to the board shop I bought it from. They sent it off for warranty work and they gave me a demo burton custom while I waited. It took 2 weeks to hear back from Option that they agreed they would cover the work under warranty. I waited 3 MONTHS for them to send it back to the board shop. The shop was cool enough to let me pick another board of equal value instead of the option board. That's just my experience with option boards. I have not even looked at them in years. Maybe they got their shit together since who knows?

chupacabraman · 09-04-2011, 08:09 PM

Yeah screw Option - Who cares if there were some solid riders behind the brand... their boards were crap. They never recovered from those years that they had serious sidewall issues. (mid 2000s?)
Endeavor is the new Option - J/K take it easy :P Endeavor is way better (but still not many people buy them)

12-21-2009, 04:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
jtl1687 Guest Posts: n/a	Option Snowboards? Anyone have any news on the status of Option Snowboards? I have seen some of their designs for their 09/10 models but cannot find stores with them available for purchase. Their 09/10 website is also still not up and the last update on their 08/09 site is in march of 2009. Have they been bought out or have gone under?

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legallyillegal -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: fuck Snowboarding Posts: 4,446	option is on indefinite hiatus (recession didn't help) they need to cut some fat and get rid of some idiots at the top, and get back to what made their boards work a few years ago (such as getting out of austria and back into the vancouver factory), none of this flinsert bamboo crap __________________ THERE ARE SPECIFIC REASONS AS TO WHY I AM MORE LOCAL THAN YOU GOD IS DONUT Last edited by legallyillegal; 12-21-2009 at 04:52 PM.

09-04-2011, 02:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
CalvaryCougar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 240	a guy who used to work for them started his own snowboard company called zion snowboards....check them out zion snowboards he talks about option in this article Zion Snowboards: Local Quality Since 2000 \| Grouse Park Sessions

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09-04-2011, 02:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
604 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Seymour Posts: 67	Unfortunately, Option is no more. The business was run very poorly and for their last season in business they had the factory closed and moved production to Austria and China. If you are interested in other Vancouver based companies that used to have their boards made at the Option factory check out: Endeavor Snowboards zion snowboards

09-04-2011, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
tuckerchef Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Banff Posts: 15	I've had nothing but bad experiences with option, I've only had one of their boards and it will be my last. I broke my option board within the first 2 weeks and took it back to the board shop I bought it from. They sent it off for warranty work and they gave me a demo burton custom while I waited. It took 2 weeks to hear back from Option that they agreed they would cover the work under warranty. I waited 3 MONTHS for them to send it back to the board shop. The shop was cool enough to let me pick another board of equal value instead of the option board. That's just my experience with option boards. I have not even looked at them in years. Maybe they got their shit together since who knows?

09-04-2011, 08:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
chupacabraman Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Revy Posts: 861	Yeah screw Option - Who cares if there were some solid riders behind the brand... their boards were crap. They never recovered from those years that they had serious sidewall issues. (mid 2000s?) Endeavor is the new Option - J/K take it easy :P Endeavor is way better (but still not many people buy them)