Snowboarding By leticiacarvajal 1965 Inventor of "Snurfer" Sherman Poppen 1970 1970s Snurfer becomes a blooming business 1981 First Small Contest in Leadville Colorado 1983 Redesign of Snurfer - Snowboard 1983 First World Cup 1985 First US Open Championship 1990 Snowboarding Hall of Fame 1994 Founding of CASI 1997 First X Games 1998 Snowboarding appears in the Olympics 2000 Snowboarding grows in popularity worldwide 2010 Maelle Ricker First Female Athlete to win