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    The Snurfer was the predecessor of the snowboard. It was a monoski, ridden like a snowboard, but like a skateboard or surfboard, it had no binding. According...
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    "snowboard" in 1965 and was called the Snurfer (a blend of "snow" and "surfer") who sold his first 4 "snurfers" to Randall Baldwin Lee of Muskegon, MI...
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    some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, the toy proved so popular...
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    needed] The first snowskate traces its history to the Snurfer circa 1964.[citation needed] The Snurfer is considered to be the first snowboard to ever hit...
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  • of snowboard company Winterstick. Their snowboards were inspired by the Snurfer, which was created in 1965 by Sherman Poppen. In 1977, Burton moved to...
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  • a pair of 36-inch wooden snow skis side by side. The toy was named the snurfer. It gained popularity and the rights was given to Brunswick Corporation...
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  • slopes. Working from a barn in Londonderry, Vermont, he improved on the Snurfer, a snowboard precursor which featured a rope to allow the rider some basic...
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    Eventually, surfing made its way to the slopes with the invention of the Snurfer, later credited as the first snowboard. Many other board sports have been...
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  • ski or a steel brush. List of ski brands Noboard Monoski Skwal Snowboard Snurfer Splitboard Teleboard Water ski Caprona, Yann de: Norsk etymologisk ordbok...
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  • steer. The first commercially successful precursor to the snowboard, the snurfer, was introduced in 1965. 1952: The first major commercial snow-making machinery...
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