Frozen digitally during the Modena Big Air: Youngsters Dennis Battisti & Christoph Schenk with Alberto Penne (Amplid Italy) and Peter Bauer. The question is who is good, bad and ugly ? :-)

Amplid cofounder Peter Bauer, testing 2011 – or perhaps 2015 !? – stuff. Yesterday, Hintertux Glacier / Austria. Progress is not pausing.

Photo by Chris Wulf, or better by his cheap cell phone.

Amplid co-founder Peter Bauer shredding a lonesome wave last week, somewhere in the indian ocean.

Photo: Dara Ahmed Rasheed

There aren’t many people on this planet that understand snowboard design like Peter Bauer. With an illustrious career in the sport dating back to the early 80s, Peter has rode through the development of the sport. From pushing his Burton Cruiser Swallowtail to the limits around the World Cup slalom courses to pioneering freestyle riding on the first twin tipped Burton Air in a pair of ski liner packed Sorel boots (workmen’s boots reinforced with Gaffa tape!), Peter’s lived through, and been hugely influential to the development of Snowboard equipment.

After years of tinkering around with snowboard design Peter found himself helping his friend (now business partner) Anin with the design of a new ski brand. Experimenting with new materials and resins in the same factory that he’d been in 20 years earlier developing prototypes for Burton, Peter unearthed a burning desire to create a killer snowboard brand. Amplid was born! Peter is in a unique position where his riding ability and the knowledge of design he’s picked up over the years …

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Ben from Big Dream Snowboardshop just got an add on for his snowboard museum – nope, not that the dude in the blue jacket – we are talking about the Safari he is holding in his hands. This is one of Peter Bauer’s worldcup winning shred, built for riders like Mark Heingartner, Andy Coghlan or Jean Nerva.

Times change, so does product. Kaunertal, a couple of days ago.

Ambush rider Anderl Zissler, carving the 80ties back into now. Anderl is not only famous for his 80ies outfit, but also for his eurocarveability.

Photo: Stefan Grässl

Press Release Eurosima

EUROSIMA SNOWBALL
During the two-day Source European Snowboarding Industry Forum which gathered around 90 international attendees in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, EuroSIMA’s Mountain Division held last Friday, April 24, the annual snowboard industry party, the Snowball.
The event dedicated to collecting funds for proven mountain environmental groups welcomed many personalities, riders and snowboard lovers of the European and international snowboard scene.
It was also the opportunity for the industry to host its annual Snowboard Industry Awards ceremony. Held annually these awards recognize the most outstanding achievements of both brands and individuals in developing the snowboard market in Europe.

In its third year, three Awards were given:

The EuroSIMA Lifetime Achievement Award, voted on by the EuroSIMA Mountain Division Committee, was presented to Amplid founder Peter Bauer (more…)

Peter Bauer of Amplid presenting the Abuse Base Technology of the Declaration from sohotridenow.com on Vimeo.

Teddy, Dennis and friends, full throttle action.