child toy by Sherman Poppen.
Two skis were fastened and
a rope was placed at the front end to afford control and stability.Sherman called the sport ‘snurfing’, a combination of ‘snow’ and ‘surfing’.
Jake Burton called the sport ‘snowboarding’ in 1977.
Early snowboarders, mostly male teenagers, were often viewed as rebels and risk-takers.
Snowboard debuted as an Olympic sport in 1998.