4th Annual Venture/Ska Season Kickoff Welcomes Winter to the San Juans

SILVERTON, CO - November 20, 2008 - Venture Snowboards and Ska Brewing are once again teaming up to welcome winter in style with their Fourth Annual Season Kickoff Party scheduled for Saturday, December 6th.

For the fourth year running, the two homegrown Colorado companies are producing a small run of custom graphics boards and a special winter brew, both of which will be unveiled at the bash.

The partnership between Venture and Ska started nearly six years ago when the two businesses came together to talk about how they could collaborate. "We jokingly refer to ourselves as the microbrew of snowboards because we build high quality boards from scratch," explains Venture's Lisa Branner. "Ska takes the same approach in crafting their beer, so teaming up seemed like a natural."

In a nod to what all powder hounds crave, Ska has named their winter brew after Venture's powder board, the Euphoria. "Euphoria is the perfect name for the beer. One sip of this hoppy elixir and I find myself overcome with a feeling of great happiness and well-being," says Ska's Dave Thibodeau. "It's the same feeling you get on a blower powder day."

This year's Season Kickoff features live music from James and the Devil and The Freeman Social, Ska drink specials, and tons of giveaways from Bubba's Boards, Inferno Snowboard Shop, El Diablo Snowcats, Pedal & Powder, Purgatory, Purl Wax, Silverton Mountain, Spark R&D, and Wolf Creek Ski Area.

The highlight of the evening will be the raffle for a coveted limited edition Ska/Venture custom snowboard. Emblazoned with the zany worm from Ska's Mexican Lager label, and the distinctive Venture snowflake, this year's decks are destined to become collector's items for beer and snow lovers alike.

The Season Kickoff Party gets rockin' at 8 pm at Silverton's Pride of the West (1323 Greene Street). Cover charge is $6 and this is a 21+ event. Proceeds will benefit the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies in Silverton.

For more information call 970.387.5078 or visit www.venturesnowboards.com.


ONE LUCKY PARTY-GOER WILL WIN THIS BOARD!

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Venture Snowboards is a grassroots manufacturer that has been handcrafting superior performance snowboards from scratch since 1999. The company offers five board models including the Zephyr for all-mountain freeride, the Helix for advanced freestyle, the Euphoria for deep powder, the Storm for big mountain freeride, and the Divide splitboard for backcountry touring. All boards are built in the company's Silverton, Colorado workshop using sustainably harvested hardwoods and wind power. For more information visit Venture's online media newsroom:

www.venturesnowboards.com/newsroom (User ID: snow, Password: flake)

Ska Brewing Co. of Durango is celebrating its 14th year in business and is the largest microbrewery on Colorado's western slope. Ska's hand-crafted, award-winning beers include Pinstripe Red Ale, True Blonde Ale, and an array of seasonal and specialty brews, all brewed with 100% wind power. Ska has recently completed construction of a new brewery that will enable them to triple what they currently brew. The expanded tasting room features 12 beers on tap, bocce ball, and live music. For the full scoop on Ska, visit www.skabrewing.com.