Hobart, Washington USA (PRInside) September 15, 2009
Snowboarding Zone has just released a new section of their website that has all of the basics on Snowboarding History. This is part of a new community website that is all about Snowboarding History. Members and non-members can visit this Snowboarding History page on the Snowboarding Zone website for free at: http://snowboardingzone.org/
Here is an excerpt from the new Snowboarding History information webpage:
“Way back then, it was basically just putting a piece of plywood in the snow to use as a homemade sled mechanism, just for fun. Eventually, other similar devices were developed by several different people just out of necessity to provide their children with fun toys to entertain themselves with. One such father was Sherman Poppen who developed the Snurfer (named by his wife) for his daughter. Several people loved the idea of the Snurfer and Poppen began to sell them. Competitions were developed which in time evolved into a sport, but snowboarding was yet to come. One of the well known Snurfers was Jake Burton.
Burton wanted to surf but his parents wouldn’t buy him a board. He really loved the Snurfer and began to participate in the competitions where he became well known in the newly created sport. Later, after Burton graduated from college, he began production on his own line of snowboards. This line was the first to incorporate the use of ski technology and made Burton’s boards more maneuverable than the Snurfer. He really caught the attention of onlookers when he won the Snurfer competition with his own snowboard creation. He blew away the competition with the maneuverability of his creation and the skills that it allowed him to develop. Today, Burton’s boards are the most popular brand of snowboards making him one of the pioneers of the sport."
There is plenty of more information on the new general information Snowboarding website that can be found by visiting: http://snowboardingzone.org/
About Snowboarding Zone: Snowboarding Zone is a Community Site that brings users into a deeper relationship with Snowboarding and Snowboarders from all over the world, and other snowboarding community members.
