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Snurfing

Creator of the First Snowboard Called the ‘Snurfer’ Passes Away at 89

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A former Steamboat Springs resident who played an instrumental and pioneering role in the invention of snowboarding, passed away last week at the age of 89. Sherman R. Poppen was the inventor of an early snowboard called the “Snurfer”. Related: The Origins of Skiing? | 8,000 Years Ago… Back in 1965, Poppen had the brainwave to nail together his daughters’ skis, […]

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SnowBrains | August 5, 2019
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