History of Snowboarding-What do not you know?

The history of snowboarding is short but very interesting. This is a new respect in the world of winter sports, but rapidly gaining popularity among all age groups. But even with the start so young, there are always some doubts arose about the sport in the history of snowboarding. The most incredible of all this history of snowboarding is the way in which the parts are interrelated and jointly in a spirit of cooperation in a competitive sport.

A bit 'ofsay that the history of snowboarding started with a piece of plywood, some clothesline and some horse reins. In 1929 a man named MJ Burchett, strapped to plywood and made his historic run for the hills. However, his moment of recklessness and spontaneity, do not seem very lasting impact on the history of snowboarding have.

It was not until 1965, as many as the beginning of "true" history of snowboarding on the slopes occurred in the backyardMichigan. Sherman Poppen tied the noses of two skis with his daughter and sent him up the mountain. He immediately recognized the marketing of their products, which sold to navigate "Snurfer" (a combination of "snow" and "" and within a year he had only half a million of them. As a promotional tactic, Poppen Snurfing competitions. One child, took the occasion was Jake Burton.

To share just a few years later Sherman Poppen, the first placeChapter in the history of snowboarding in the books, Dimitrije Milovich, another young man tried to escape from a hilltop grounds in a tray with coffee table and a combination of the technique of skiing. Perhaps inspired by Poppen. In 1975, Milovich was named on the cover of Newsweek with his stick winter snowboarding and snowboard industry was moving in earnest.

Meanwhile, Jake Burton and Tom Sims, who compete in competitions and snurfingRefining their ideas for their papers with innovative features such as fiberglass and wood deck-ski-like links. In the late '70s, Jake Burton went to work with stick winter. Then, in 1982, was the first international snowboarding. Looked like a kamikaze race, but participants who survived even Jake Burton and Tom Sims, who had found the International Snowboard Federation.

In 1998, snowboarding, "grown" a bit ', and has been portrayed asIn an official Olympic sport in Nagano, Japan. Continues to grow.