Snurfer

Snurfer

"The Snurfer"' was the first marketed snowboard. The Snurfer was created in 1965 by Sherman Poppen in Muskegon, Michigan. Poppen was outside his house one day sledding with his daughters, when his 11 year old was going down the hill, standing on her old sled. Poppen then ran inside his shop and bound two skis together. Poppen used a string and tied it to the nose of the board so the rider could have control of the board. Poppen's wife called it the Snurfer, and soon after creating the first one, Poppen's daughters' friends all wanted one. Sherman Poppen licensed the concept to Brunswick Corporation to manufacture the Snurfer. The Snurfer's retail price was $10-$30. Poppen sold half a million Snurfers through 1966-1976."

Poppen also held Snurfer Competitions at Pando (Rockford, MI) in the 70's which attracted Snurfers from all over America. The competitions spawned innovations and improvements. In 1979, Jake Burton Carpenter showed up at one of the competitions with a custom board that had a prototype binding to secure his feet to the deck. This innovation led to the establishment of Burton Snowboards."wintersport-stub

References

* [http://neovox.cortland.edu/stadium/stadium_20/stadium_20.html http://neovox.cortland.edu/stadium/stadium_20/stadium_20.html]
* [http://www.flakezine.net/poppen.html "You Should Thank The Man Who Built This Board. His Name is Sherman Poppen and This Is His Flakezine Interview]
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* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=E890AAAAEBAJ patent 3378274] from Google Patents

External links

* [http://www.shredbetties.com/features/main/snurfer.shtml Rope on the Nose, Snurfing for Girls]

* [http://www.mashf.com/2001_inductees.htm#Sherman Sherman Poppen - Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame]


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