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Snowboarding Timeline

By JoaquinS41099

  • Snurfer

    Snurfer
    The snurfer was invented in Muskegon, Michigan
  • Period: to

    Snowoboarding

    A timeline of snowboarding

  • Winterstick

    Winterstick
    Dimitrije Milovich begins Winterstick Snowboards (First “snowboard” company.)

  • Burton

    Burton
    Jake Burton Begins Burton snowboards.

  • Sims

    Sims
    Tom Sims begins Sims the first skateboard influenced snowboard company.

  • Snowboarders banned

    Snowboarders banned
    Snowboarders are bannned from ski resorts.

  • Absolutely Radical

    Absolutely Radical
    First snowboard magazine “Absolutely Radical”

  • First rounded tail

    First rounded tail
    Sims introduces the first rounded tail board.

  • First strap-in

    First strap-in
    Earl A. Miller introduces first release bindings.

  • Ski resorts welcome riders

    Ski resorts welcome riders
    Big name ski resorts open arms to snowboarders.

  • First snowboard parks

    First snowboard parks
    Snowboard parks begin to be built at ski resorts and gain popularity among riders

  • First winter X-Games

    First winter X-Games
    First ESPN winter X-games.

  • Snowboarding is an olympic sport.

    Snowboarding is an olympic sport.
    Snowboarding included in winter olympics.

  • Craig Kelley dies.

    Craig Kelley dies.
    Snowboarding legend Craig Kelley dies in an avalanche.

  • First Triple Cork

    First Triple Cork
    Torstein Horgmo lands the first triple cork in the big air event at X-games aspen.

  • The Art of Flight

    The Art of Flight
    "The Art of Flight" hits theatres.

  • Shaun White 6-peats

    Shaun White 6-peats
    Shaun white wins mens superpipe at winter X-games for the 6th time in a row.