“F.T.B. The most fun you can have with three letters!”
–Duncan Kukler, FTB Camper
FTB is a snowboarder owned, founded and driven company.
All of our employees actively play a part in the New Zealand snowboard scene. What we offer, is the unique experience of living and riding with New Zealand’s best pro snowboarders. We are committed to our young people 100%, helping them enjoy, grow and progress with their passion for snowboarding and its lifestyle. The confidence gained with FTB has been shown to reflect positively into other aspects of growing up in this modern world we live in.
The letters FTB have a long history going back to grommet hood where they represent a crew of young surfers and snowboarders, most of who are still contributing to our camps today. They mean anything from Fun Times Boarding to any quirky things we could create with the letters (slogans that helped us to keep it real while growing up).
Our campers seem to keep coming up with new ones every year!
Camps
FTB’s camps are a unique model within New Zealand - our ‘live in with the pro’s’ concept was thought up years ago as an awesome idea for the up and coming young rider, to see the real deal side of snowboarding.
Our camp hosts are some of the top professional snowboarders in New Zealand.
We provide all-inclusive packages including transfers too and from Ohakune to ski fields. A lodge with backpacker style accommodation encouraging bonding among campers.
Alternative activities on site if the mountain is closed include a 5-foot mini ramp for skating, a drop-in structure for our back yard rail set up (this is a mobile rail so can be transported too and from snow locations), all this found on one site as well as a spa pool!
We will also film all on snow riding that will be reviewed by the campers and host’s at the lodge at the end of each riding session. A great way to improve on technique and style. The footage can also be made in to a DVD for each individual camper and are an awesome momento or progressive training tool.
FTB Snowboard Camps are also strong promotional tools, giving a company great opportunity to brand their own camps and gain exposure through our advertising and product testing during the camp.
Events
This year’s events will include up to six snowboard camps and The Annual Powderkeg Rail Jam.
We are also on the look out for other events to manage and promote.
The 'Keg Rail Jam
This will be the fourth year FTB has been directing the North Islands premier snowboard and ski event encompassing the best NZ has to offer with the invitation only format ensuring we have top riders from the region and heavy hitters from the deep south. Riders Battle it out on an elevated scaffold structure covered with four truck loads of snow from Mt Ruapehu supporting two large rail features the exact type, top secret, to be unveiled on the night.
Gaining big exposure for sponsors is the name of the game having mainstream media such as MTV and the New Zealand herald screening and publishing the event.