During the course of the next few years, Burton had been making his own modifications to the Snurfer. In 1977 Burton moved to Londonberry, Vermont in order to produce his first Burton Snowboard. The first snowboards that he made were in his garage by hand, although he couldn’t afford to...
The fanfare that accompanied these boards spawned still more refinements as well as many of the first snowboard companies. On the East Coast there was Burton Snowboards (founded by Jake Burton Carpenter); inCalifornia, Sims Snowboards (founded by skateboarder Tom Sims) and Barfoot Snoboards (founde...
The fanfare that accompanied these boards spawned still more refinements as well as many of the first snowboard companies. On the East Coast there was Burton Snowboards (founded by Jake Burton Carpenter); in California, Sims Snowboards (founded by skateboarder Tom Sims) and Barfoot Snoboards (foun...
The resort opened in December 1963, the same year Tom Sims, who along withJake Burton Carpenteris credited with inventing modern snowboarding, fashioned a ‘ski board’ from a plank of wood and used his skateboarding skills to ride snow-covered hills in the New Jersey winter. Two seasons lat...
Quiksilver, Inc.; Billabong International Ltd.; Burton Snowboards; Stussy, Inc.; Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. Chronology Key Dates 1991Richard Woolcott and Tucker Hall found Stone Boardwear, Inc. to make t-shirts. 1993Video division Veeco Productions is launched with film Alive We Ride....
Upon moving back to Japan, Nakamura’s love of snowboarding him landed him a design job with the Japanese division of Burton Snowboards. During his eight year occupation with Burton, Nakamura obsessed over American clothing and footwear, particularlywork bootsandmoccasinshe would pick up during visit...