Burton Snowboards

The Sustainability of Burton Snowboards When we look at the snowboard industry, a few big names pop up, but only one is the biggest in the industry. This company is Burton. Burton accounts for forty to seventy percent of snowboard sales worldwide. It is safe to say that they are the biggest corporation in snowboarding. Given that they are the biggest corporation in the snowboard industry, you would believe that they are very environmentally aware, before we dwell into that we need to analyze what they produce and how. Burton was founded in 1977 by the founder, Jake Burton Carpenter. Burton aimed his products at snowboarders. His product line featured snowboards, snowboard bindings, and snow outerwear. Burton’s climb to fame in the snowboard…

Ever wondered where the surfboard originated, or how it is made? The creation of the surfboard is one of Americas greatest past times, and is one of Americas most fun thing to do. Surfing, used to only be something that royalty used to do, because it was expensive, and royalty had money to enter into competitions, in places like Hawaii. Although surfing used to only be a thing that royalty did, it is now done everywhere around the world, and it can be done by anyone, you do not have to be…

Jake Burton Jake Burton is the owner and founder of Burton Snowboards. The growth and popularity snowboarding sees today is directly related to Burton, as it was his vision and perseverance that has made the sport into a worldwide success story. Jake did not invent snowboarding, but instead capitalized on a product called the “snurf”, a freestanding board with a rope and no bindings, where the rider could slide down hills with little control. Jake saw immediate potential for an industry and…

started in North America and has gained in popularity. Snowboarding goes back many centuries but first started to get modern in the Unites States in the 1960s. It all started on December of 1965, when a man named Sherman Poppen decided he wanted to give his daughter a gift that she would love and would be different from all the other toys. He then went to his garage, and binded a pair of water skies together with horse reins , forming the first modern 'snowboard' of its day. His…

Did you know that one of the first inventors of the snowboard was fourteen years old and now he is worth one hundred million dollars? Snowboarding on the half-pipe has become a very popular sport especially in the olympics.I will be presenting you with the history of snowboarding, halfpipe snowboarding in the olympics, and telling about two of the best half pipe snowboarders now: Shaun White and Stale Sandbech. Now I will be telling you the history of the snowboard and snowboarding. “While we…

even on his early competitions.Mark grew up with his brother Craig McMorris who also succeeded in the sport in 2012 and 2013 Mark McMorris won back to back gold medals in slopestyle. Even though he had a good start disaster did strike Mark McMorris. Mark suffered severe injuries in a snowboard accident, Mark got into a serious injury during snowboarding his recovering from a broken jaw, broken left arm, ruptured spleen, stable pelvic fracture, rib fractures and a collapsed left lung. For many…

In 2018 Shaun White he was the first snowboarder to win three gold medals. He has claimed several medals at the winter and summer X Games. Shaun White is also a professional skateboarder, getting inspiration from the legend Tony Hawk, Whom White met at nine years old. White signed his first sponsorship at age seven with Burton snowboards. Shaun White his top performances were at the 2006 and 2010 winter games. Also it disappointing fourth-place finish on the halfpipe in 2014. Shaun started to…

Snowboarding is a very interesting sport there are many professional athletes out there. There are also many different styles of it like Freeriding, Freestyle, Alpine Snowboarding, Slopestyle, Big air, Half-pipe, Boardercross etc. Snowboarding is like surfing but on snow. It's shaped kinda like a surfboard but made for snow and your feet buckle into it, on a surfboard u just stand on it and balance. However slopestyle includes many varieties of obstacles including rails, jumps, and other…

gets old, and it has a very interesting past. For example, the very first snowboard was just a piece of plywood and a string! So read on to learn more about snowboarding. First of all, it is important to know the basics of snowboarding. Before the snowboarder goes snowboarding, they will need to know what equipment to get. First of all, a board is needed. The type and brand will depend on the snowboarder’s personal style. Next snowboarding boots will be needed. To protect against the cold…

Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding are two fun winter sports and are both in the Olympics. You might think that the two sport are polar opposites, but they actually have just as many similarities as differences. Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding have several similar traits. Athletes in both sports ride on slick polished pieces of wood that require special boots and can get going very fast. In snowboarding both feet are on one wide, straight piece of wood and you don’t need poles to propel you.…