Bigelow Mountain Partners, owner and operator of Winterstick
snowboards, inked a worldwide licensing partnership with Wagner Custom,
a custom ski fitter and designer out of Placerville, CO. As part of the
deal, Wagner Custom will manufacture and distribute a select line of
Winterstick products for the 2007-2008 winter season, including
Winterstick’s Swallowtail board. Wagner Custom will begin pressing new
Wintersticks this fall. The company is known for its skis and
snowboards based on personalized fit and design, finished by hand in a
clean and green shop powered by wind and solar.

“Winterstick is an incredibly durable brand with a fanatical following,
and this partnership is an ideal way to build ultra high-quality boards
for those who love the brand and the sport,” Bigelow Mountain Partners
VP, Tom Fremont-Smith, said in a prepared statement. “This relationship
represents a significant shift from the traditional OEM relationships
Winterstick has maintained in the past, to a manufacturing partnership
with shared costs, responsibilities and royalties…”