The Snowboard History

gotshoes · 11-01-06, 04:55 PM

This is a rather good article and info about the snowboard history...
quite interesting read

hope you enjoy it!
http://www.vtliving.com/snowboard/history.shtml

some pictures from the snoboard history:

Look at the pants, soo old school

TormentedJewelry · 11-01-06, 08:09 PM

That is really interesting 0.o Glad I read this. Thanks!

Superteddy · 11-01-06, 09:12 PM

Thanks for finding this nice read.

canadianskier · 17-11-07, 12:44 AM

Wouldn't it be great if will called snowboarders "snurfers" lol Doesn't sound so cool, maybe we would have more skiers.

SkiCatDad · 18-12-07, 03:42 PM

I remember when snowboarding started picking up. The guys in the snowboarding videos never really impressed me. Their carving and turning didn't look good and wasn't a fluid movement.

If you watch a video now adays you can definitely tell that snowboarding has come a long way. I think its actually improved skiing as well, forcing the younger generation skiers to be more versatile. Before snowboarding it was rare to hear of skiers performing 720's or 900's.

Old Kid · 20-02-09, 08:30 PM

If it weren’t for the Snurfer snowboarding may not even exist today because it is a true fact that Jake Burton was inspired directly by the Snurfer to produce his first board. That's what he started out on.

snowfreaks · 27-04-09, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Kid

If it weren’t for the Snurfer snowboarding may not even exist today because it is a true fact that Jake Burton was inspired directly by the Snurfer to produce his first board. That's what he started out on.

Exactly. Snurfer paved the way for the future of snowboarding. And snowboarding complimented the sport of skiing by the tricks which were adopted from them by the latter.

11-01-06, 04:55 PM	#1
gotshoes I haven't picked a title Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Snoway ( Norway ) Posts: 24	The Snowboard History This is a rather good article and info about the snowboard history... quite interesting read hope you enjoy it! http://www.vtliving.com/snowboard/history.shtml some pictures from the snoboard history: Look at the pants, soo old school __________________

11-01-06, 08:09 PM	#2
TormentedJewelry I haven't picked a title Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 25	That is really interesting 0.o Glad I read this. Thanks! __________________

17-11-07, 12:44 AM	#4
canadianskier Shredder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 44	Wouldn't it be great if will called snowboarders "snurfers" lol Doesn't sound so cool, maybe we would have more skiers. __________________ When you come to a fork in the trail......... take it.

20-02-09, 08:30 PM	#6
Old Kid Powder Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 4	Fun Fact If it weren’t for the Snurfer snowboarding may not even exist today because it is a true fact that Jake Burton was inspired directly by the Snurfer to produce his first board. That's what he started out on. __________________ Sundown Mountain Don't Go Change'n!

11-01-06, 09:12 PM	#3
Superteddy I haven't picked a title Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 24	Thanks for finding this nice read.

18-12-07, 03:42 PM	#5
SkiCatDad I haven't picked a title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 25	I remember when snowboarding started picking up. The guys in the snowboarding videos never really impressed me. Their carving and turning didn't look good and wasn't a fluid movement. If you watch a video now adays you can definitely tell that snowboarding has come a long way. I think its actually improved skiing as well, forcing the younger generation skiers to be more versatile. Before snowboarding it was rare to hear of skiers performing 720's or 900's.