Gifts for Snowboarders, Handmade From Real Boards

Gifts for snowboarders

Every snowboarder has a board they will not throw away. It is in the garage, it has a chunk out of the tail, and it was the board they were riding the season everything clicked. These are gifts made from exactly that: real retired snowboards, cut, framed and hand painted in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

Buying for a snowboarder is harder than buying for a skier, and not for the reason people assume. Snowboarders are just as particular about gear, but they own less of it. There is no pole to replace, no second pair of anything. So the gift market fills up with socks, stickers and beanies, and the good ones already have all three.

What works instead is something built from the sport rather than for it. Colorado Ski Chairs makes furniture and decor from genuine retired snowboards, which means the graphic on the bench in the entryway is a real board that somebody actually rode. No two pieces are the same, because no two boards wear the same way.

Shop gifts for snowboarders

What is actually built from a snowboard

A single board makes a coffee table or a bench, and that is the most popular gift in this collection by a distance. It is the piece that ends up holding boots in November and drinks in July, and it fits a normal room rather than announcing itself.

Wall art and coat hooks use a board or a section of one, and they are the entry point price-wise. A chair is a bigger commitment, because a snowboard chair needs at least three boards, and that surprises people who assumed one board would do it. If you are buying rather than supplying the boards, that math is ours to worry about.

Buying for a snowboarder who also skis

Plenty of them do, whatever they say in the lift line. The hybrid chairs use both, a ski and a board in the same piece, and they are a good answer for the household where the argument is still live. The kids chairs work the same way and are built at a smaller scale.

How ordering works

Most pieces are made to order, typically two to four weeks. Some are ready to ship and leave within a few business days. We deliver locally across Colorado, including Colorado Springs, Denver, Breckenridge, Vail and Aspen, and we ship nationwide to the lower 48. If there is a date involved, call 303.775.7273 first and we will tell you honestly whether it makes it.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good gift for a snowboarder?

Something made from a board rather than something to strap to one. Snowboarders buy their own gear and have opinions about all of it, so the gift that lands is usually the one they would never think to buy: a bench or coffee table made from a real retired board, wall art with a board graphic they recognize, or a coat hook by the door that holds a wet jacket without anyone caring.

Are the snowboards real?

Yes, every one. These are genuine retired boards, not printed panels or lookalikes, which is why the graphics, the scratches and the wear pattern differ from piece to piece. It is also why the photograph on the product page is the actual item in most cases.

Can you build something from their own snowboard?

Yes, and it is the version people react to most. Ship the board, drop it off, or we will collect it anywhere in Colorado. One board makes a coffee table or a bench. A chair needs at least three boards, so if a chair is the goal and there is only one board, we fill in the rest from our own stock and put theirs where it shows.

What if I do not know their board?

Then buy from the collection above rather than trying to guess. Everything here is already built or built to order from our own stock of retired boards, and you can pick the mural and the colors instead. Colors are the safer personalization anyway, because everybody has a favorite and nobody has a favorite topsheet.

Will a snowboard coffee table hold weight?

Yes. They are built to be sat on as well as set on, which is why so many of them spend the winter working as boot benches. The board never carries the load on its own, the solid wood frame underneath does.

How long does it take?

Two to four weeks for a made to order piece, a few business days for anything marked ready to ship. Freight for the large items, parcel for the small ones. If it is a Christmas gift, order by the end of November and tell us the date.

Buying for a skier instead? See Gift Items. For the party end of the day see Apres Ski Gifts, and for something built from their own gear see Sentimental. Or call 303.775.7273 and describe them.