Weston Backcountry started as a company based out of Minturn, and has grown in recent years to become one of the world’s major ski and snowboard providers. But in growing the brand, owner Leo Tsuo.
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MINTURN Barry Clark started Weston Snowboards with heart, determination, a love of snowboarding and a little bit of beetle kill.
Many remember the local company’s debut at the 2012 Man of the Cliff event in Red Cliff, where Clark awarded competitors with a simple board the Vail Valley could call its own classic camber with really cool Red Cliff graphics on top.
Clark went on to experiment with a variety of different designs and materials (including beetle kill), and along the way he created one of the most attractive storefronts in town and ended up with what he says he can confidently call some of the best boards in the industry.