The Uninvited Japan Open Returns to Nekoma Mountain in February 2027
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Endeavor Snowboards took its Winter 2026/27 board graphics off the mountain and onto the walls of a Vancouver gallery, showcasing the work of local designer Maks Eidelson.
Twelve boards in Endeavor’s Winter 26/27 line carry artwork by Vancouver designer Maks Eidelson, from the Scout and the Rover to the B.O.D. and the Pioneer. Most riders only ever see his graphics finished, on a topsheet.
For three days in October, Endeavor hung fourteen of his boards at TOGETHERHEADS Studio in Vancouver, with Apollo, Scout, Ranger, Rover, B.O.D. and Pioneer among them. Next to the finished topsheets were the alternate colourways and unused directions behind them, plus a zine of the graphics that didn’t make it onto a board.
Eidelson runs his own design studio in Vancouver, working across art direction, graphic design, photography and film for clients including Arc’teryx, Quiksilver, Red Bull and Stüssy. He has been making graphics for Endeavor over the last two seasons. The full twelve: Apollo, B.O.D., B.O.D. Women’s, Live, Live Women’s, Maverick, Pioneer, Pioneer Women’s, Ranger, Rover, Scout and Sentinel.
Endeavor was started in 2002 by pro snowboarder Max Jenke, and the show ran like a rider-owned brand would run it: a party on Friday night, then Saturday and Sunday with Max making the coffee. Isami Kiyooka shot opening night, and Ryan Voigt photographed the room before the doors opened.
ABOUT ENDEAVOR
Endeavor Snowboards was started in 2002 by pro snowboarder Max Jenke. Family-owned, rider-driven and based in North Vancouver. The Winter 26/27 boards: endeavordesigninc.com/collections/snowboards · @endeavorsnow
Photo: Isami Kiyooka
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