Olivier Cluzel brand creator
Olivier was a pro rider in the 2000s. When his father died, he was forced to take over the company. After holding out for a few years & following through on the company's projects, he discovered he had a talent. Entrepreneurship!
Olivier returned to the mountains to take his qualifications and teach snowboarding at the SSBS in Switzerland. After a few years of rich teaching experience in Switzerland, his wife was about to give birth to a little Louis, and the plan to move back to Perpignan was strong. Coming back for the sake of coming back made no sense! It was time to create!
And that's how, in August 2015, as a tribute to his dog and faithful friend Stone, the Stone Snowboards brand was born on a simple & unique principle: to sell top-of-the-range products at the fairest price without intermediaries.
"Being close to Stoners is a priority for me, always offering them my services from far and near."
Stone is the leading French brand in the Pyrenees.
Stone Snowboards
We make all our snowboards and splitboards in Europe, 2 hours by plane from the best European factory. Some of our accessories are made in Asia & others in France.
During the Covid we finished as French splitboard leader.
Our watchword is minimalism. No more vintages, just simplicity & the freedom to create, as we own 100% of our shares in Stone.
Staying authentic is the power of our passion. Our company is French and we're proud of it.
Join Stone and become a Stoner yourself.
Olivier story
No more skiing!
"I started snowboarding in 1992 in the Pyrénées-Orientales, in the south of France, at the age of 10.
The old-school riders will remember: I started out on plate bindings with hard boots, before quickly switching to soft bindings. Those were the golden years of snowboarding!Skiing never really interested me. I then joined the Les Angles snowboard club (66) to compete, and I immediately loved the atmosphere. Our coaches really knew how to do it: they managed to pass on their passion and create a true family spirit.
Very soon, I joined the world’s second-largest snowboard brand. A true love story was about to begin!
Snowboarding shaped my entire youth. It influenced both my sporting life and my education, with report cards that sometimes went up and down… or rather, looked like mountain peaks! My parents quickly understood that this passion was more than just a hobby and that I needed their support to pursue it. I will never be grateful enough to them.
Olivier Cluzel
