FATblades

10/15/2015

FATblades are still available via our web site: www.fatblades.com or click the "SHOP NOW" link above for further info...

FATblades are a new, fun and exciting way to enjoy skiing with the style and comfort of snowboard boots and bindings. The concept of FATblades was created in 2006 to alleviate a problem experienced by many skiers who have experienced discomfort in using standard ski boots. The principle design is ba…

09/24/2014

09/16/2014

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09/03/2014

We are very pleased to announce that our new web site www.fatblades.com is now live and ready to accept orders!

Anyone hoping to acquire a pair of FATblades should order now to avoid disappointment as we are very limited on stocks...

Easy… Comfort… Fun… FATblades are a new and exciting way to enjoy a recreational mountain holiday. With FATblades you wear conventional snowboard boots which, for the uninitiated, are much more comfortable than ski-boots. FATblades are easy to learn and use they are also easy to carry and transport.…

08/20/2014

Hey FATblading Community!!!!

We are please to say that we have now fulfilled all of our FATblades Kickstarter orders from here in Alberta, Canada!

Sorry it's been quiet for a while but we've been somewhat busy building the new website which we are hoping to launch very soon. For those who missed the opportunity to purchase via our hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, you will soon have the ability to order from a range of designs on-line.

As many of you are aware, Manufacturing issues caused delays in delivering the finished product to our backers but we were very pleased to use the delay to introduce some great improvements to the design and edge. We're confident that our FATblading community will enjoy using FATblades on the snow for the first time and we certainly look forward to receiving feedback!

More news to follow soon...

FATblades

03/10/2014

We are very pleased to announce that FATblades has now achieved full project funding!

So it's a "thumbs up" for Kickstarter funding and a very big thanks to all our backers in helping us achieve more than double our initial target of $10000!

We'll keep you updated in terms of delivery times very soon...

Thanks again from all at the FATblades team!

Jay, Mike & Matt

02/24/2014

FATblades tested out our vinyl wraps on their skis this past week! Check out FATblades on Kickstarter at http://kck.st/1jd4tLe

Their skis are designed to work with snowboard boots and bindings for extra comfort, ease of use, and fun! They've got 14 days to go, so go get yours now!

Also, we only have 19 days left on our kickstarter, so go check out our new designs and customize your skis or snowboard for just $35! http://kck.st/1m5lMQq

02/23/2014

Wow! Today was a fantastic day with 3 of us making the most of all the fresh powder at Sunshine Ski Resort in Banff on FATblades...

We were fortunate to take delivery of 2 pairs (1 Maple Leaf + 1 Flame) and were able to put them to good use on the snow today. The conditions were heavy snow again but it didn't stop our new "FATbladers" from having fun!

The good news is that we've now been able to approve FATblades for manufacture which puts us on schedule for delivery as planned.

The new designs look fantastic and the Maple Leaf design is like a fine piece of funiture. The conditions preclude us from really showing them off in the pictures below but I think you'll get a good idea of the fun we had "FATblading" in the Rockies...

Matt

P.S. We have also shot some video of Jay Gould using FATblades for the first time along with a friend of mine by the name of Tanya Sprague who being a local to the resort, has 26 years skiing and snowboard experience! We hope to be able to edit some video soon...

02/22/2014

Hi! It's Matt and I'm still in Banff in Canada!

The final prototype FATblades are being delivered this evening (GMT+7 hrs) meaning that they will go for final testing at Sunshine Village, Banff in the morning.

On the lead up to delivery, we just couldn't wait to do some other testing on our current prototypes so in the meantime, we decided to try a couple of things...

Firstly, from many requests from Kickstarter backers, we considered it important to test FATblades with standard conventional "front stap access" snowboard bindings and I have to report 100% success. I also found that it gave equally as good performance (as originally thought) in addition to ease of access. The previous manufacture of snowboard boots and bindings used and demonstrated in the video were manufactured by Flow but the boots and bindings used today, were of a more conventional type which were manufactured by Head.

We also decided to try a vinyl wrap courtesy of a fellow kickstarter graphics designer (Jarrett Kunze) who specialises in providing new vinly sheets to change the graphic on any ski, snowboard or even FATblades! As you can see below, the design worked well and for as little as a $35 pledge, you can remodel any existing design.

You can find out more about options for vinyl wraps on Kickstarter by visiting https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1892987443/custom-vinyl-wraps-for-skis-snowboards-and-skatebo?ref=live So why not take a look as they could be a great addition to your FATblades!

We wish Jarrett every success with his Kickstarter campaign!

Anyway, although the snow in Banff was fantastic today, the conditions were not ideal for photography. Nevertheless, here are some of the shots we'd taken.

We're really looking forward to trying out the final FATblades prototypes tomorrow and I know that Jay is especially excited about trying FATblades for the first time!

Further information to follow soon...

Matt

The FATblades team

02/20/2014

We are excited to confirm that we have now taken delivery of the graphic sheets for the final FATblades prototypes, enabling us to push the button to commence manufacturing the first 25 pairs for March.

The sheets look awesome (although the photos don't do them justice). The sheets are now in the process of being applied to the FATblades and will be with us for use this Saturday for final testing.

Matt will be doing the final testing and we hope to publish pictures with him on the new FATblades shortly after...

I am also hoping to try FATblades for the first time. Having skied most of my life and never worn a pair of snowboard boots, I'm really looking forward to getting out on these! I hope to report on my progress too!

Jay

FATblades

02/12/2014

FATblades on Kickstarter (Music by Looking for Liam)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fatblades/fatblades-ski-in-the-style-and-comfort-of-snowboar

02/11/2014

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