Scrub Mountain boards was established in 2001, in a sleepy hollow in the south west of England. But this hollow was to sleep no longer… It soon became the test area for the best selling Mountain board company, Scrub. It’s harsh Wiltshire hills and organic woodlands have become a Mecca for downhill testing and development. And our famous kiteboarding spot Westbury Whitehorse is perfect for the Scrub team to develop the more kite specific mountain boards. At 1300 feet (396 metres) above sea level there is always a breeze here as it rolls off the Salisbury Plain army training area.
Mountain Boarding arrived in the UK from the US where it was conceived by 2 avid snowboarders Patrick McConnell and Jason Lee in 1992 when they set up 'Mountain Board Sports LLC. They wanted to develop a board that enabled them to ride all year round and after some development the 'Mountain Board' was born.
Mountain boarding is essentially snowboarding without snow, adding wheels and trucks to a deck similar to that of a snowboard and rolling it down a suitable downward slope or powering across the flat with a kite. Early mountain boards take the original snowboard binding so the rider is attached via ratchet straps to the board. Scrub developed pad straps to help with riders safety whilst keeping the rider in touch with what's going on on the ground.
Mountain boarding comes under many guises, all of which are fair game for naming the sport as there is no official title given to it. You may here the terms 'mountainboarding' 'landboarding' 'all terrain boarding' 'dirt boarding' and 'grass boarding' to name a few.
Scrub Mountain Boards came on to the scene in the UK in 2001 and has been at the forefront of mountain board development ever since. Scrub Mountain Boards produce the best range in the market and cater for all levels and age groups. Scrub have the first kids mountain board designed specifically for the younger rider so the innovation continues in 2010.
