Author: Eddie Pells
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Flips only: Winter X Games on, but fans not part of the show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 2021 version of the Winter X Games promises lots of flipping and spinning, not so much singing and dancing. ESPN announced Tuesday that the first major action-sports contest since the COVID-19 pandemic started forcing…
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Ride with Jake: Burton’s impact on snowboarding felt over bittersweet weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save VAIL — One of Jake Burton Carpenter’s earliest sales trips didn’t work out so great. He loaded up his station wagon with 30 freshly built snowboards. He came home with all of them — plus…
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Burton Snowboards founder and sport pioneer dies at 65
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jake Burton Carpenter, the pioneer who brought snowboarding to the masses and helped turn the sport into a billion-dollar business and Olympic showpiece, has died at 65. He died Wednesday night in Burlington, Vermont, according…