The history of snowboarding: Jake Burton

Known as the Father of Snowboarding Jake Burton of Burton Snowboards talks about the sport s history. Banned by ski resorts for years, snowboarding was first allowed on the slopes in 1983 on Stratton Mountain. Jake Burton helped create the sport. In the late 1970s Jake had seen the possibilities of using a single board to surf on snow. He started Burton Snowboards, using snowboard boots and bindings, massively developed the sport, and worked to build the sport worldwide. By 1998 it had made it to the Olympics. Image Burton