by Shawn Boday | Feb 7, 2023 | Shawn Boday, 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...
by Shawn Boday | Apr 20, 2020 | Snowboarding, Uncategorized
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...
by Shawn Boday | Apr 2, 2019 | Hobbies, Leadership, Snowboarding
Since it was first invented in the mid-1960s, snowboarding has become one of the world’s most popular winter sports. The modern development of the sport has occurred at a lightning pace. here are some of the most important events in snowboarding history: 1....