Evolution of snowboards inventions and innovations 3

Snowboards

In 1964, a young surfer named Sherman Poppen built the first surfboard for snow out of two kid’s skis bolted together.
One year later, Sherman’s idea was put into production and was called the “Snurfer”.
First Snowboard

A man named Jake Burton Carpenter from Vermont started making snowboards out of his garage after using the snurfer as a kid.
In 1977, Jake founded the company “Burton” which is still today one of the most successful snowboard companies.
He made several improvement to the snurfer by adding fins on the bottom and bindings to hold the feet down.
Beginning of Snowboarding

After years of progression and innovation, snowboards today are separated into three main categories according to the different kinds of riding people do.
These categories are Freeride/All Mountain, Freestyle, and Alpine.
Types of Snowboards Today Freestyle Freeride Alpine

Freeride snowboards are the most popular and most versatile boards.
They are very good all around boards, but they are used for powder snowboarding a lot of the time.
The tail of the board is generally more narrow, shorter, and flatter than the nose of the board.
Freeride boards have to be in the middle of stiff and flexible so they can be stable and manueverable.
Freeride

A freestyle snowboard is wider, more stable, and more flexible while being shorter and lighter.
These boards are usually twin tips which means that it is symmetrical so you can ride backwards or “switch”.
These boards are made for doing tricks such as jumps, spins, grabs, and rails.
Freestyle

Alpine snowboards are longer, narrower, and stiffer than freestyle and freeride boards so that they can stay stable at high speeds.
They are made for sharp turns, high speeds and racing.
The bindings are pointed more towards the nose than freeride and freestyle boards so they can turn easier.
Alpine

Evolution of snowboards inventions and innovations 3

by nturtola on Feb 24, 2012

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