when was the first time someone used a snowboard and what country or if in usa what state.?
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Did you know that the first of the snowboards goes back all the way to 1929? Back then they has skis, but the first person to come up with the idea of a snowboard was a man named M.J. "Jack" Burchett. He cut out a plank of plywood and tried to stick his feet to the wood with the help of some clothes and horse reins. It was over 30 years after Burchett that the next step was taken towards the evolution of snowboards. In 1965, Sherman Poppen, a chemical gases engineer in Muskegon invented the “The Snurfer”. The name was given by his wife. He came up with the “The Snurfer” in order to entertain his daughter. He made the Snurfer by putting two skis together and putting a rope at the nose so that the rider could hold it and keep it stable. Many of his friends were interested in this Snurfer and that inspired him into licensing his idea to a manufacturer. The Snurfer sold over half a million in 1966 but was only seen as a toy for kids, not something serious enough for adult entertainment. Poppen organized competitions in order to make the Snurfer even more poppular. Jake Burton was really into the Snurfer and participated in the competitions organized by Poppen. Since Burton’s parents wouldn’t buy him a board and let him surf, he amused himself with the Snurfer. He was also very into skiing alongside the Snurfer, but he broke his collarbone in a car accident and couldn’t participate in ski competitions anymore. Meanwhile, a college student, &#92;Dimitrije Milovich started making snowboards in 1969. He came up with the idea after sliding down with a cafeteria plate in College. He started his own company in 1972 with the name “Winterstick”. He got reviewed on Newsweek and Playboy, which increased the popularity of snowboards. Although he left the business in 1980, he is still recognised as one of the most important pioneers in developing snowboards. In 1977, Burton, after graduating from NYU moved to Vermont and started producing new versions of the Snurfer which he still remembered from childhood. He came up with the first binding and he amazed people when he won the Snurfer competition with his very own board with the bindings on it.
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SNOWBOARDING!!!!!\n\nskiing is fricken gay\n\n\nif you fall all your skis pop off and you drop ur poles and then you have to climb halfway up and down the hill to get your stuff, and you have to try getting your feet in on a 60 degree slope withch is pretty hard\n \n\n\nif u fall on snowboard you just roll over and stand up\n\n\ni used to ski but now i snowboard\n\n\nthis winter i crashed off a huge jump and broke my hip and femur if i had been on skis i prolly would have broken my neck too. \n\n\nso snowboarding is better
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Snowboarding is amazing! I used to love skiing but ever since I strapped on the snowboard ten years ago, I have an attachment: so much so that I competed in snowboarding competitions for two years! It rocks! \n\nSkiing is Safer\nSkiing is more Controlable\nSnowboarding is def. more fun to watch!!!
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Snowboarding is an expensive sport and it is very rare to find a place which offers such an intense course. It is best to get private intuition as group sessions can only progress at the slowest students level, but perserverance is very rewarding. Here is a site that gives you information on starting Snowboarding.\nhttp://www.doctordanger.com/other/Snowboarding2.html\n\nHere is a site where you can find a snowboarding school in the UK.\nhttp://www.snowlife.org.uk/directory/default.asp?searchsect=skiboard_schools
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It was an official sport in 1924. Was demoted to a demonstration sport until 1998, when it made it's official debut.
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i'm a snowboarder and yesterday i did a 540 for the 1st time when i was 10. it was soooo cool. but now i can do a 720 and almost a mctwist without killing myself.
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You can snowboard anywhere for free, the ticket is getting there, having your own board and hiking up the mountain instead of using the lift... oh and having a place to stay while you're there. I drove up to West Virginia and paid $50 for a lift ticket and $60 in gas. I wrapped up in a sleeping bag and slept in my truck for two days and had a great time. $110 ain't half bad.
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Burton is the type of Snowboard he uses.  Right now he is with the Birdhouse team with T Hawk.
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If you skateboard, wakeboard, or surf that would help you learn. I would recommend taking lessons your first several times til the get the hang of it. I started skiing when I was 9 and then started snowboarding when I went to college.
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Since the Winter Olympics started in 1924, the United States have won a total of 78 gold medals
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Alaska.  In fact it is the ONLY state that was ever part of the Russia/the Soviet Union.
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Both are absolutely awesome!\n\nI've been snowboarding for twenty years but I love to ski every now and then (I get about 100 days a year on the mountain and I spend 10 or 12 on skis). \n\nOn hard snow, skis are much better than a snowboard. A snowboard isn't exactly bad on hard snow but I can rail my turns so much better on my skis than on my board when it's icy. \n\nIn powder there is no contest, snowboard all the way. Much more fluid and graceful and most skiers can't keep up with me if I really want to run in deep snow.\n\nAnd I have to say when it all comes down to it, if you are a speed freak then you need to ditch the snowboard because skis are much, much faster than boards. On my board I can hang with all my skier friends, especially in deep snow, but if they want to go it's all I can do to just keep up and I ride really, really fast.\n\nThe Olympics is definately not the venue for Snowboarding and it's a bad place to compare Skiing and Snowboarding. You should see how big the skiers go in the Halfpipe or how much faster they are on the Snowcross course. It's really amazing to watch.\n\nDon't get me wrong, snowboarding is in my blood and I'm a snowboarder till I die but skiing is pretty cool too.\n\nEDIT: In reply to Golfguy. Snowboarders can and do ride moguls, in fact I charge moguls hard and I love them. They are a bit more challenging on a board but still totally fun and doable.\n\nAs for snowboarders pushing off the powder and making it icy, that is just ridiculous. It's ignorant statements like that that have given snowboarders such a bad rap. I NEVER "push" off the powder. I carve the powder as well as the best skiers and better than most. Yes, occasionally you see idiots, in over their head, sliding sideways down the hill because they don't know what they are doing. It's just as likely to happen with a guy on skis as it is with a guy on a board. You need to try snowboarding and see what it's all about before making misinformed comments like that.
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No idea. But Washington State had the first recorded one - that flight by Mt. Rainier (just south and west of Seattle).
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Curling first appeared in the Winter Olympics in 1924, was a demonstration sport in 1932 and then was out of the Olympics for 56 years. It was brought back as a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992 games and was an official medal sport again in 1998 in Nagano.
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I started as a skier but then tried snowboarding. And now have fell inlove with the sport. I feel that skiing is easier to learn on some basis. Snowboarding is harder and takes pactice as does any sport. But i feel that you get more that a thrill from snowboarding then you do when skiing. But all in all its the person you ask and what they prefer.
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i found myself picking up snowboarding faster than skiing. by picking up, i mean i felt ready to take on the more intermmediate/advanced runs after a day or two of the bunny slopes. one board and 2 turns (backside and frontside) was a lot less to deal with than 2 poles and 2 skis and limbs flailing around in different directions. moguls are harder on a snowboard and more fun on skis. flatter runs are more frustrating on a snowboard. getting off the ski lift seems easier on skis
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It all depends on how much money you have to spend, but a  Burton Snowboard would be ideal, they have the best snowboards. I just bought a 2006 Burton Custom X 158. It's really nice.\n\nCheck the 2006 lineup of boards at:\nwww.burton.com