One of the great things about the snow sports industry is that it keeps re-inventing itself every few years. Just when you think you’ve mastered everything there is in skiing, snowboarding, and backcountry skiing, somebody comes out with something new – like the dual edged snowboard.
Snowboarding was born during the 1960s and has gone through a number of evolutionary changes. Beginning with the “Snurf,” snowboarding started out as a simple toy without bindings or sophisticated technology. Jake Burton exploded onto the scene when he introduced his own unique snowboard design that included fixed bindings, space-age materials, and radical sidecut designs in the 1970s. Since then, snowboarding has enjoyed phenomenal success. But during the past five years, snowboarding interest has begun to wane as new winter sports enthusiasts return to the action of skiing made popular by the X-Games.
Many snowboarders have returned to skiing for one simple reason: skis allow the rider to take advantage of more varied terrain and ride them with more control. For riders who are still …Â More info
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