http://www.EXCARVING.com™

http://www.EXCARVING.com™

http://www.EXCARVING.com™

http://www.EXCARVING.com™

Season 2007-2008  
The last season was noticeable for its lack of snow and the unstoppable global warming. As a consequence, well groomed runs have been rediscovered by lovers of wide open space. More than ever, Extremecarving, invented   by Swoard, has become the choice of carvers looking for new sensations.   Amidst a slowing 2003 alpine market, Swoard launched a different and innovative discipline. The Swoard team  worked hard at promoting Extremecarving, to make it accessible to all, young and old, male and female. In their  effort, they often had to work against the norm and on the fringe of the freeride and freestyle marketing hypes, and   at times even under the ridicule of some alpine snowboard producers.  
Mission accomplished!! Our perseverance paid off. The number of Extremecarvers have been increasing. For  some, a very good technique was learned in just a few weeks of practice. The incredible progress is obviously linked to the unrivaled technical specifications of our flagship model, the «Extremecarver». Many of our critiques have   even incorporated some of our basic design into their own. Our success has produced copies and unfortunately   even blatant reproduction attempts by some producers. The latters no doubt jumping on the bandwagon for their   own financial benefits without much care about the high level of technicality demanded by Extremecarving.   The specification of a board does not only depend on its length and its width. We are technologically ahead thanks to our unique ATC concept, developed by our shaper Jacques Rilliet. Swoard is the only snowboard brand on the market with the shaper being amongst the best riders of the discipline, giving us the best possible feedback and  a serious advance against the competition.  
Our philosophy is based on an uncompromising vision of our sport and on a team with 15 years experience and passion for extremecarving. The «Extremecarver» is the fruit of this passion. Its conception and fabrication have been optimized for its role without manufacturing compromises: to allow a better edge hold on snow, extremely  powerful support without skidding while the board is vertical, yet allowing greater versatility during transitions.  
Our 2006-2007 season was marred by the disloyalty and unreliability of one of our suppliers. We learned a hard lesson. Far from being discouraged, we have approached one of the pillars of the snowboard world who can   answer our quest for quality and reliability: Nidecker Snowboards, under the label Swissmade. Our choice of Ni-decker is not random, their team has over 25 years of experience building snowboards. Their philosophy matches  ours in all details. We are convinced our partnership will be prolific, dependable and long-lasting.  
Swoard will be offering the «Extremecarver» in 3 sizes and 3 level of flex for the 2007-2008 season.  
Thanks our reliable new partner, Swoard can now insure proper delivery schedule for next season.  
Swoard snowboards are sold in partneship with shops in France, Switzerland, Russia and South Korea. For the rest of the world, they are sold directly online at www.swoard.com.  
Swoard garantees its boards personally, wherever they are in the world. The annual meeting, ECS 5 (ExtremeCarving Session) will be held in February 2008, and promise to be a gathering of some 200 carvers from around the world. The meeting will be an opportunity to demo Swoard snowboards and to receive advice from numerous Extremecarvers.  
Team Swoard would like to thank all those who believed in our journey to extremecarving and those who are joining us for our ongoing journey. Alpine snowboarding has been reborn from its ashes thanks to the new passion!  
Jacques Rilliet, Patrice Fivat, Nils Degrémont August 28th 2007  

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