sns concept

when inspiration goes beyond imagination

HISTORY OF SLIP&SLIDE SNOWBOARDERS:

The grassroots of snowboarding started back in the 60's by a few skate and surf enthusiasts who used self-made boards to convey their skills to a new terrain: THE SNOW.

Although it is hard to pinpoint the pioneer of Snowboarding, it became more popular in the 70's and 80's.

True snowboarding pioneers such as Jake Burton came up with new snowboard designs, materials and machineries that had slowly developed into the snowboard, snowboard bindings and other snowboard equipments we know nowadays. The emergence of the sport paved the way to a lot of ordinary people who took up and learned the skills of how to become a snowboarder.

Through the popularity of the sport, 5 friends from Toronto thought about organizing a group of snowboarders with varying skill levels and ethnic backgrounds. They started organizing group lessons, group sessions and evidently started group trips outside Toronto, Ontario. With a simple vision in mind Nhel Nava, Ken Antonio, Nathan de Vera, Ire John Echavez and Alex Ingram started Slip&Slide. When they started the group back in Winter 2001-2002, they only had 10 members.

In 2004, Nhel Nava met Ed Feliciano and then began the birth of Slip&Slide Snowboarders Inc.

In the winter of 2008, SnS grew to over 120 members from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, California and Michigan.

The group is officially named:

Slip&Slide Snowboarders: SNS Concept


Nhel Nava
Founder


OFFICIAL GROUP TRIPS TO DATE:

1 Mont Tremblant, Quebec (Winter 06-07)

2 Mont St. Anne, Quebec (Winter 07-08)

3 Whistler/Blackcomb, BC and Mt. Baker, Washington USA (Jan. 2009)

4 Killington, Vermont USA (Feb. 2009)

5 Jay Peak, Vermont USA (March 2009)

6 Mont Tremblant, Quebec (March 2009)