Back to the FUTURE of surfing snow (pt. 2)

THE PAST: This is a great clip, two legends doing their thing!


Nat Young rides the Winterstick
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The FUTURE:





a QUICK TIME OUT:

here's a interesting common thread among some of the innovators of snowboarding or ocean to snow surfing converts...
Jake Burton grew up in Long Island, New York....

Dimitrije Milovich the creator of Winterstick (possible founder of snowboarding)grew up in White Plains, New York

DM's surfboard shaper partner Wayne Stovekin grew up in NJ,(milovich gives wayne credit for creating or riding the first snow surfboard with no straps or ropes)

All three of these dudes lived within a half hour's drive to NYC...

in addition Tom Sims grew up about hour south of NYC in NJ, and his first employee was Chuck Barfoot a young NJ surfer/shaper/ripper who later started the legendary 'Barfoot Snowboards'....

another cool little connection? Tom Sims made his first snowboard in JR high Shop class and Mike Olson the founder of Lib Tech made his first snowboard in his High School shop class...Mike single handedly put bi-deck snowskates back on the map!!!

the only lesson I see in all this?.. viva shop class!!!!

the NAt Young clip:

For skaters who might not know, Nat Young (from australia) might be one of the best surfer to ever paddle out into an ocean...love his commentary and love Dimitrije style!!as you can see those early bindings were very crude, they were pow surfing without the snurfer rope...back to the future!