[BOOK REVIEW] โThe Darkest Whiteโ By Eric Blehm At the dawn of snowboarding there was Craig Kelly, a man who pioneered the sport and pushed it to become what it is today. The first patent application for the snurfer (what eventually became the snowboard) was submitted in March of 1966 by Sherman Poppen, just two weeks before the birth of Craig Kelly. The Darkest White by Eric Blehm [โฆ] Backcountry Luke Guilford | June 12, 2024 1 Comment
Surfing Legend Greg โDa Bullโ Noll, 84, Passed Away at his Home in California Yesterday View this post on Instagram A post shared by Noll Surfboards (@nollsurfboards) Surfing legend Greg โDa Bullโ Noll passed away peacefully yesterday. He was 84. According to an Instagram post from his sonโs surf company, Noll Surfboards, Greg died of natural causes. Related: El Salvadorโs Top Surfer Dead At 22 After Being Struck By Lightning Noll was one [โฆ] Surf SwellBrains | June 29, 2021 0 Comments
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VIDEO: #ThankYouDave โ Mammoth Mountain, CA Celebrates Their Founder Who Recently Passed Away [arve url="https://www.facebook.com/MammothMountain/videos/781122859031859/?v=781122859031859"] SnowBrains | February 20, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Founder of Burton Snowboards, Jake Burton Carpenter, Has Died 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 Carpenterโs death on Thursday in an email to employees. โHe was the soul of snowboarding, the one who gave us the sport we love,โ the company said. Jake Burton founded Burton Snowboards in a Vermont [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2019 0 Comments
Jake Phelps, Editor of Thrasher Magazine, Passes Away News broke this evening that universally-loved skateboard legend and Editor of Thrasher Magazine, Jake Phelps, has passed away. Tony Vitello, the owner of Thrasher Magazine, has issued the following statement: Jake Phelps was 100% skateboarder, but that label sells him way too short, because beyond his enormous influence in our world, he was truly an individual beyond this world. When loved ones [โฆ] Industry News Jon Roubik | March 14, 2019 1 Comment
This 98-Year-Old Legend Makes Health and Happiness Look Easy Next time you are feeling lazy, let Klaus Obermeyer, the CEO and Founder of Sport Obermeyer motivate you. At 98 years young, Obermeyer is active, skis, and owns the company he started in 1947. The Obermeyer story beats many of the health and lifestyle crazes out there. Plus, he makes it looks so simple. โObermeyer swims half a mile, [โฆ] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 3, 2018 0 Comments
โA Celebration of Lifeโ | McConkey Movie World Premiere Video from Red Bull The McConkey Movie premiere at Squaw was a celebration of life. It was also a powerful piece of closure for the Tahoe family. SnowBrains was at the premiere and we have a full report of the event along with a ton of photos and a film review here: McConkey Movie World Premiere [โฆ] SnowBrains | October 8, 2013 1 Comment