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Ready for a Trip to the 'Park'? Snowboarding Takes Center Stage at the Winter Olympics

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The origins of snowboarding can be traced back to Christmas 1965, when an engineer named Sherman Poppen joined two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a "snurfer" and began selling it the following year.

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Ready for a Trip to the 'Park'? Snowboarding Takes Center Stage at the Winter Olympics

By Eddie Pels. The origins of snowboarding can be traced back to Christmas 1965, when an engineer named Sherman Poppen joined two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a “snurfer” and started selling it the following year. Jake Burton came along, refined the toy, and helped turn snowboarding into a mass-market sport. Along the way, superstars like Shaun White and Chloe Kim redefined what could be done in the air, and …

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readingeagle broke the news in United States on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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