Ernie DeLost caught the snowboarding bug in the 70's and immediately started improving on Bob Weber's early plastic board design. I saw one of the original Snowtec plastic boards at the overstock for the Vail Ski And Snowboard Museum and it was rad! Ernie is the real deal and has been innovating snowboard technology longer than pretty much anyone else. He took me on a tour of his factory and sat down for an interview in San Diego California early in December.