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Jake Burton

RECAP: ‘A Day for Jake’ at Copper Mountain, CO

A Day For Jake - Copper Mountain CO

Thereโ€™s no better way to celebrate the legacy of Jake Burton Carpenter than to join a crew of snowboarders for a global day of riding.ย With 7โ€ of fresh snow overnight (10โ€ total over the weekend), sunny Colorado skies, and a freshly groomed Woodward Peace Park, A Day for Jake at Copper Mountain Resort, CO, was one to remember for all […]

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Nick DeRiso | March 17, 2023
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Burton’s Online Store Has Been Shut Down For 2 Weeks Because of a Cyber Attack

Burton site down

For the last 10 days, Burton Snowboards has been battling with a cyber attack targeted at its online shop, resulting on an inability to place or track orders on its corporate website. The cyber attack forced the snowboard and clothing manufacturer to cancel all orders from February 14 onwards. The cyber attack comes in the middle of a bumper ski […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2023
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Burton Snowboards Responds to Rumor That They’re For Sale

Burton Responds To Bloomberg Sale Rumor

Whether it’s climate change, inclusion in snowsports, or equality in the workplace, Donna Carpenter has never been afraid to take a stand. And now, sheโ€™s undoubtedly taken a stand against the latest rumor and talk that Burton Snowboards is for sale. A sale that reportedly could fetch upwards of $800 million. Related: Family-Owned Burton Snowboards Looking to Sell for $800 […]

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Nick DeRiso | August 22, 2022
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Origins: Snowboarding

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In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a long look at the history of snowboarding.ย 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 […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | October 15, 2020
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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.ย 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 […]

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Dan Scheibelein | April 3, 2020
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Founder of Burton Snowboards, Jake Burton Carpenter, Has Died

Jake Burton passes away

Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019), the snowboarding pioneer and founder of Burton Snowboards, passed away from cancer today at the age of 65. Burton Snowboards announced Carpenter’s death on Thursday in an email to employees. “He was the soul of snowboarding, the one who gave us the sport we love,” the company said. Jake Burton founded Burton Snowboards in a Vermont […]

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