Binding Timeline: Part 1 of 3

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[First published in Transworld SNOWboarding, February 2005]

In the beginning there was an urge to find different ways to get down a snow-covered hill, to be different, and to tinker. This account is not meant to issue bragging rights or lay down who’s-first claims (unless they are widely known,) but it’s an effort to educate and give thanks to the early pioneers who had the ingenuity and took the time to make snowboarding better. This is a simple account of the evolution of the snowboard binding.

By Dennis Nazari
Photography by James Cassimus

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7. Companies tried to make the bungee cords tighter to keep the feet in a more secure stance. The center strap latch (old door handle) made it possible to tighten the bungee after your foot was strapped in. PHOTO: James Cassimus

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