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THE ETHER - A GUIDING FORCE

Former British Snowboard Champion - Neil McNab teaches yoga and surf’s daily, recently created his own range of custom-built snowboards, and is considered one of the world’s leading backcountry splitboarding and mountaineering guides. We caught up with him to discuss his continued evolution to pursue the purist’s sideways lifestyle.

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THE UPBATTLE

The Upbattle is an annual grass roots Splitboarding event held at the Cairngorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Founded in 2014 by ex Pro Snowboarder Jonny Barr, the weekend event features public product demos, backcountry seminars, the Upbattle Derby race with Le mans style start, as well as a BBQ and Film night. Proceeds go towards supporting the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team of volunteers, who selflessly keep everyone safe in some of the harshest and most unforgiving terrain in the UK.
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THE ETHER - FOREVER YOUNG

Kevin Porterfield is the embodiment of the TONEC spirit. He has lived and breathed snowboarding since the 90’s, doing everything he could just so he could carry on exploring the mountains, riding and playing on snow as much as possible.

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THE ETHER - INTRO

Welcome to The Ether - a series of interviews with amazing individuals who completely embody the TONEC spirit. People who have made it their never-ending mission to carve out a lifestyle around their passions, no matter what.
Snowboarders, skateboarders, surfers, shapers, ex pro’s, artists, and industry insiders who do it for the love of it and nothing else. They are the soul of our culture.
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BEHIND THE ICON

What inspired the TONEC Pressure Drop Icon design?
We wanted to create a timeless classic shape that is strong and recognisable, works in lots of different sizes/formats, and also encompasses the core passions of the TONEC Supply Co Brand: Surf, Skate, Snow and Adventure.

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