Snowboard history

Westbeach’s book “Out West” release party

Tales of the early days of Canadian snowboard history!

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Bud Fawcett—History of Snowboarding In Photos 1985-1995

Bud Fawcett has been documenting snowboarding and living it since the early 80s in Tahoe. This slideshow really is snowboarding’s history.

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History Of The Riders’ Poll Awards

We dug through the TWS archives to bring you coverage and complete results from the last ten years. Plus bonus coverage from the inaugural awards show in 1991.

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Binding Timeline: Part 3 of 3

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.

[First published in Transworld SNOWboarding, February 2005]
By Dennis Nazari
Photography by James Cassimus

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Binding innovation started to slow during the mid 90’s. The next big change was the ratchet-binding buckle, which allowed for quicker and more precise binding strap adjustment. Virtually every manufacturer followed suit with ratchets, making all other bindings obsolete. Other additions of the era include padded baseplates, better strap padding, and the convenience of tool-free adjustments. PHOTO: James Cassimus

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Binding Timeline: Part 2 of 3

The timeline was first published in the Transworld SNOWboarding February 2005 issue.

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Binding Timeline: Part 1 of 3

An abbreviated timeline of snowboard binding evolution. The binding timeline was first published in Transworld SNOWboarding in February, 2005.

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