Wild Duck (Wildduck) snowboards, of Switzerland, have the quality one expects from the Swiss but with a price tag made in China might imply - perfect, the best of both worlds, quality snowboards and affordable almost cheap prices. BUT, these snowboards are made in Europe - not the far east. Wild Duck were one of the very first snowboarding brands and they (and most of their boards) are still going strong. We can not recommend Wild Duck snowboards highly enough as an affordabe beginner/intermediate snowboard they can not be beaten.