The History of Snowboarding

By Yoshi69
  • Burton Snowboards was invented

    Burton Snowboards was invented

    It would grow to be one of the largest today and it's founder was credited with developing the economic system around the sport, it's culture and lifestyle.
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    1980-1985 Snowboarding

    Saw development, adding more and more competitions around the world, newer models & technology

  • First offical mountain ski resort to allow Snowboards on slope

    Some specialty designed slopes just for them, at The Suicide Six ski area in Pomfret, Vermont

  • First Snowboarding Olympics Nagano 1998

    The only one added to not have a previous medal or demo event.
    The first time snowboarding was featured and first appearance of athletes such as, Gian Simmen, Ross Rebagliati and Shannon Dunn.

  • Many people die in a snowboarding accident

    155 skiers and snowboarders die when a funicular railway catches fire in an alpine tunnel near Kaprun, Austria
  • First person to snowboard down Mount Everest

    First person to snowboard down Mount Everest

    Marco Siffredi becomes the first person to snowboard down Mount Everest via the Norton Couloir (some share record accreditation with Stefan Gatt)

  • Salt Lake City Olympics

    The 2002 winter Olympics with Snowboarding

  • By the 2006 Winter games The US took home 7 medals, 3 being gold

  • Jake Burton, founder of Burton Snowboards dies at age 65

    Passed away in Burlington, Vermont