Snurfer Invented
1965
Early snowboard-like toy created by Sherman Poppen.
Burton Founded
1977
Jake Burton Carpenter starts Burton Snowboards.
World Cup Snowboarding Begins
1985
First official World Cup snowboarding event held.
Snowboarding in Olympics
1998
Snowboarding debuts as an Olympic sport in Nagano.
Freestyle Revolution
2003
Rise of freestyle snowboarding and terrain parks.
Paralympic Snowboarding
2012
Snowboarding introduced in the Winter Paralympics.