June 3, 2002

The Stepchild 162.

Option snowboards will be manufacturing the StepChild line for next year. �I looked into getting the boards made elsewhere, but I didn�t feel too comfortable about doing things overseas and with the Canadian dollar taking such a beating lately, making the boards in the US just wouldn�t work for us.�

Johnson remembers the days when he used to ride for World, �All of us on the World team tested some Option prototypes. We couldn�t believe how well they rode. We were going to get our boards made there until Sims snatched up all the riders and the World program took a big dump.�

�I am happy to have Option making our boards, just ask anyone that used to ride for Shorty�s how well the boards ride. When I rode for other companies I was sick and tired of riding Chinese noodle sticks. The boards would fold on every landing. I remember one company that I rode for I went through 18 boards in one year. I doubt that I will need more than two boards a year with Option.�

Although the StepChild boards will be made at Option, Sean and Rob Morrow do the shaping and design. The Option factory is only a 20-minute drive from the StepChild/Wick Winder Dist. warehouse.

How does Option feel about the StepChild boards? Just ask Grant Wellington-VP of hard goods. �Sean definitely has some good ideas with StepChild, we are happy to be working with him and wish him the best of luck, but he still sucks at surfing.�

StepChild Snowboards are distributed by Wick Winder Dist. Call: 1-800-814-4244, or e-mail to:[email protected]