Venture Snowboards — and New Venture Skis — w/ Klem Branner
GEAR:3030 Aug 2024

Venture Snowboards — and New Venture Skis — w/ Klem Branner

This week Venture Snowboards announced that they will also be making Venture skis. So Jonathan talked with Venture’s Klem Branner about why skis — and why skis now; what’s harder or easier about making skis vs snowboards; and what, exactly, is this new ski of theirs, the Sultan?

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Venture’s Origin Story (6:18)

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Why Skis & Why Now? (13:05)

Skking, Riding, or Boarding (16:51)

Sultan Specs (19:24)

Manufacturing differences with skis (21:20)

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