The History of Snowboarding

The History of Snowboarding

At least 80 years before snowboarding became an Olympic sport, people were riding down snowy hills on single boards – similar to surfers – in a practice predating what we now call “snowboarding.” Vern Wicklund is credited with inventing the first single...
History of Olympic Snowboarding

History of Olympic Snowboarding

Even though snowboarding events are now some of the most popular at the Winter Olympic games, their inclusion in the Games is very recent. This is mostly because snowboarding, in general, is a very recent invention. In fact, snowboarding as we know it today...