Sandy Shapes is

Sandy Shapes Snowboards is a pursuit, a continuous search that takes shape in our boards but stems from our passion and involvement in the snowboarding culture, and from the love for our planet where we are free to express ourselves.

Our commitment is to raise the standards: designing and creating a one-of-a-kind natural wood snowboard and splitboard collection, characterized by performance, sustainability, authentic Italian craftsmanship and constant search for innovation.

The concept is simple: environmental sustainability is part of us. We would not be here designing and selling snowboards for a living if we did not have respect for planet Earth. If our natural landscapes get compromised or destroyed, we would not be able to continue to experience the mountains and pursue our outdoor activities.

“If we want to continue doing what we love, and allow future generations to enjoy the same opportunities, sustainability must be our foundation”.

Of course, everything we do has an impact on the environment, such as snowboarding and everything that revolves around it. But our duty and commitment as a company is to reduce this impact to a minimum. We want to use snowboarding as a means of sharing a message, pushing for an increasingly conscious and sustainable practice.

Being a completely independent production, we can afford taking radical decisions quickly. For us, quality doesn’t come to terms with quantity, wich is essential for sustainability.

We have total control of each production phase, so we are free to choose the materials, optimise them and experiment. We also personally manage wastes which we effectively reduce.

Improved durability is our most sustainable choice.

We constantly search for better materials and technologies, with the aim of realizing products that are durable and easy to repair, therefore making them more sustainable.

“We want to create craft objects that are timeless”.

We do not follow fashion and trends. We have no seasonal collections, the innovations that we implement year by year are functional rather than aesthetic.

Thanks to its natural diversity, each piece of wood is unique and has a timeless beauty. In our snowboards, wood takes a prime role, again. it’s not just an aesthetic factor, it’s a conscious choice for an iconic material, a tribute to the origins of this sport, and at the same time, an encouragement to the riders, to experience snowboarding in a different way.

Italian design has always been recognised all over the world for being world class. When we work, we try to honour this principle in every aspect.
The pursuit of performance starts from our decisions, and extends to every step of the production: design, materials and finally testing and sales. We believe that the final result is achieved when there is a feel of performance throughout the whole system, at every stage of the process, and in all the people involved.

Coupling Italian design with an advanced industrial system allowed us to create a company that stands out on the global scene.

Our wooden snowboards aren’t only born from utilising the latest generation of design and finishing tools, but at the same time through an artisanal gluing method, where one’s hands and eyes are still the key factors. We follow the production step by step, checking quality several times during the process.

The added value generated by the combination of expertise and technology, cannot be reproduced either by the standard industrial production processes, or by those of the traditional craftsmen.