... that the Snurfer (invented by Sherman Poppen in 1966) is being manufactured again. As the first person in the UK to write about "snow surfing" (it wasn't known as snowboarding until about a decade later) ... and the first importer of 'real' snowboards in 1978 - the revolutionary ones that ditched the tip-pull rope and made the sport 'hands free' - i.e the Winterstick - I'm very excited about all this!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
You'll want to ride one, just like Grandpa!
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
I took one (or a cheap knock off, perhaps... no, it was called a Snurfer so genuine) out on my first season in 1988. Tried once. Binned.
... that the Snurfer (invented by Sherman Poppen in 1966) is being manufactured again. As the first person in the UK to write about "snow surfing" (it wasn't known as snowboarding until about a decade later) ... and the first importer of 'real' snowboards in 1978 - the revolutionary ones that ditched the tip-pull rope and made the sport 'hands free' - i.e the Winterstick - I'm very excited about all this!
[end of age giveaway]
Does that mean you were too old to even qualify for BASI grandfather rights ?
I remember Burton coming to Ski Rossendale and a few of us were volunteered should we say to try out Snowboarding to help promote this new sport, and the idea was it was easy ( well they were 50% right )
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
A salient reminder as to how lucky we are that we have access to modern snowboards these days...
FAQ
Poster: A snowHead
( well they were 50% right 