Australia’s Longest-Standing Snowboarding Event, Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam, Starts This Week On July 24th, entries will open for the Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam, held at Mt Buller resort in Victoria, Australia. This is the 15th year the event has taken place, making it Australia’s longest-running snowboard contest. In a usual season, Cattleman’s Rail Jam takes place on a legendary three-piece stair set located at the heart of Mt Buller ski resort. […] Industry News Hannah | July 21, 2021 1 Comment
Ski Helmet Maker Smith Files Lawsuit Against Competitor Anon In recent years ski helmets have seen a flurry of innovation that has helped prevent or decrease the severity of head injuries. One of the most notable advancements is introducing integrated rubber films that help spread out and dampen impacts to a rider’s head. Founded in 2010, one of the first companies to patent this technology, Koroyd, partners with various […] Industry News Andrew | July 20, 2021 0 Comments
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Origins: Snowboarding In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a long look at the history of snowboarding. If you missed last week’s Origins on U.S. Avalanche Mitigation you can check it out here: Related: Origins: U.S. Avalanche Mitigation The cousin of surfing and skateboarding, snowboarding molded the sport to a whole new medium, snow. Sliding down snow on one plank of […] Olympics Ryan Flynn | October 15, 2020 0 Comments
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Burton Announces Cancelation of 2021 US Open Snowboard Championships at Vail Mountain, CO Burton Snowboards announced yesterday that due to uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, they are canceling next year’s US Open Snowboard Championships scheduled for March 2021 at Vail Mountain, CO. Related: Jake Burton Carpenter Gets His Own Run at Stowe Mountain Resort Burton has run the event since 1983, and it is the longest-running snowboard event in the world. Pretty much […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 27, 2020 0 Comments
Burton Snowboards to Donate 500,000 Masks to Hospitals Across the Northeast Snowboard company Burton, based in Vermont, is donating 500,000 respirator masks to hospitals across the Northeast. Related: Outdoor Research to Convert Seattle Factory to Make 200,000 Face Masks EVERY DAY Taking advantage of its worldwide footprint, the company is hoping to alleviate the lack of personal protective equipment available to healthcare professionals in the US. “It’s absolutely insane that a […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 11, 2020 0 Comments
Jake Burton Carpenter Gets His Own Run at Stowe Mountain Resort New Trail Sign at Stowe Moutain Resort On March 13, 2020, snowboarders around the world went and celebrated Jake Burton Carpenter’s life who passed away on November 20, 2019. Jake Burton left the desk life in 1977 and moved to Vermont from New York to start Burton Boards, a company eventually run out of his house and barn workshop. Jake spent […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | April 3, 2020 1 Comment
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