verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message elan snowboards type private industry sporting goods founded 1987 headquarters begunje slovenia products snowboards bindings boots apparel ; others revenue 4 million eur 2003 number of employees 250 website www.elansnowboards.com elan snowboards is a member of slovenian ski company elan group and is one of the world s largest producer of high end snowboards and produces boards since 1987 . while the company headquarters with the rest of elan group is located in begunje in north western part of slovenia the production of snowboards takes place in the neighboring country in furnitz austria . contents 1 company information 2 history 3 ideology 4 pro riders 5 products 6 awards 7 external links company information edit with an austrian factory this slovenian company continues to drive development trends . the elan research and development team is the company s best asset . innovation experience and performance through years of industry first designs has given elan a unique perspective on snowboard design as an approach focused on the creation of decks that help those who ride them ride better . as a sub brand of elan snowoards the artec project by elan was launched in 2004 . the artec project combines experience and vision to create true innovation . artec snowboards are designed from the outside in and function defines their form . artec project boards aim at the core freestyle snowboarders . in 2006 07 elan snowboards introduced the elan chicas program . for the first female specific program elan enlisted the expertise of their female team riders like lisa filzmoser conny bleicher and dominique vall e and designers and gave them the freedom to create innovative and unique products to meet the demands of today s women snowboarders . as this program launched the elan chicas website became a meeting place for all girls to exchange their experiences and meet the chicas team riders . history edit 1987 elan produces the first snowboards 1988 start of the regular snowboard production at the elan factory in austria 1997 nale snowboard brand was launched 1999 elan snowboards brand was launched 2001 marco siffredi makes the first complete descent from mt. everest on a elan snowboard called everest 2003 elan produces the first two piece sidewall on the market 2004 the artec project by elan was launched 2004 elan snowboards introduces the inverse the lightest board in the world 2005 elan snowboards introduces the patented dg top technology 2005 elan snowboards introduces the patented omega sidecut technology 2006 elan chicas was launched . the first female specific program by elan 2006 elan snowboards introduces the el grande the widest board in the world 2006 artec blue print was launched . design your board with your own custom made top graphics www.artecproject.com blueprint 2007 elan snowboards wins the volvo design award for the artec blue print program 2007 elan snowboards introduces the vertigo the first full alu board on the market 2008 artec becomes independent snowboards brand with its full line of products 2008 elan snowboards introduced eco wood cores 2008 elan snowboards adds junior board with tip to tail wood core to its line 2008 elan snowboards introduces boomer stances on its highlight boards 2012 elan snowboards introduces chromotech technology 2013 elan announces consolidation of its snowboard programs . artec snowboards brand to be absorbed by elan snowboards 2013 elan declares bankruptcy of the elan factory in austria 2014 elan moves its snowboard production line to begunje na gorenjskem slovenija ideology edit elan snowboards revolves all activities around the product and its performance value to riders at all levels . improvement of the rider s performance is the main goal . pro riders edit riders of the elan snowboard team include ; current pro riders gus engle hans ahlund nima jalali gabe taylor matevz pristavec zach rawles nejc ferjan michael roy veroniqi hanssen former pro riders marco siffredi aleksi vanninen anssi manninen thomas harstadt domen bizjak flo mausser friedl may bruno rivoire alan finlay neil conolly and matti rautanen lisa filzmoser dominique vall e and conny bleicher mike basich products edit all in all elan sells 19 snowboard series in various sizes as well as bindings boots bags and apparel . the top of the line freestyle boards are the inverse one of the lightest board in the world element chromotech lira women s board with chromotech . the top of the line all mountain board is the el grande widest board in the world awards edit 2007 transworld good wood award inverse artec 3.3 artec 3.2 prodigy aurora 2007 volvo design award artec blue print series 2007 snow vip product vertigo inverse 2006 snow vip product ascent artec 2.3 2014 grade eh award by snowboard canada prodigy external links edit official site elan chicas 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title elan snowboards & oldid 722887553 categories snowboarding companiesslovenian brandssporting goods manufacturers of sloveniahidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2008all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 may 2016 at 18 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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