In honor of last weekend’s Father’s Day festivities, TransWorld SNOWboarding took a look back at those rad dads that collectively helped found the sport and create the industry that today is snowboarding.
Here’s a compilation of the top seven who made the list. As a side note, TWSNOW also would like to mention a few key names in snowboarding’s history:
“Now we know that these are not the only ‘Fathers of Snowboarding’ but there’s only seven days in a week. Some of the other ‘Fathers’ that we would like to recognize are Sherman Poppin, Bob Barci, Bert LaMar, Tom Burt, Jamie Lynn,Terje Haakonsen, Chris Roach, Shawn Farmer, Damian Sanders, and many more who helped shape the sport into what it is today.” … More
Volcom announced today that it is pulling the plug on its motocross program to focus its resources on the core channels that fostered the brand—skate, snow, and surf, as well as music and art.
“In an increasingly competitive and specialized global market it is imperative that we continue to simplify the Volcom brand message so that we can achieve maximum differentiation and voice amplification,” said Jason Steris, Volcom’s CEO, in the press release announcing the decision. “We have been extremely proud to have been a part of the motocross family for several years. However … More
Stakeout 2013 has been some of the most progressive paddling to date, with the likes of Dane Jackson, Rush Sturges, Nick Troutman, Ben Marr, Joel Kowalski, and the rest of ‘the boys’. Check out some huge air and big crashes as they move past double move combos into the triples on some of the biggest and best waves of the planet, like Buseater, Lucifers, Gladiator, High Tension, Bryson Bowl and Ruin.