Founded in 1991 by Richard "Wooly" Woolcott and Tucker "T-Dawg" Hall, Volcom caters to the surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding markets, born out of the founders' own connections to these sports.
Everything started in March 1991, when the two men went on a snowboarding trip to Lake Tahoe, CA. For the very first time, Richard and Tucker experienced riding in fresh powder every day. It is the spring after that trip that they both decided to start a clothing company that would embody the feelings and experiences related to every riding sport they enjoyed. Volcom was born.