For snowboard collectors there may be nothing more valuable than one of the original Wicklund “bunker” boards. The board, patented in 1939, featured leather straps and a nose cord. Don Burgeson, 67, the son of one of the board’s creator’s tells the the Daily Herald that he’s had one of them around for years.
Gunnar worked with his uncle’s Albin Carlson & Co. construction company, raised his family in Oak Park [Illinois{ and stuck his snowboard invention in the closet. “We just had it and used it,” remembers Don Burgeson, who turns 67 on Wednesday and is retired from the family construction business he sold in 2004. “We just thought, ‘Here’s this thing we had.'”
The authenticity of this footage has been discussed and argued in snowboarding circles since if first surfaced in the Burton Booth at the 2000 SIA Show. And yes, it still looks too modern to be shot in the 30s. . .
Hypebeast dives into the beast behind the hype with SF designer Benny Gold. His work for HUF, Carhartt, and Gravis has always confounded us with it’s simplistic, lo-fi lines. Then again, making good design look simple is one sign of genius.
Some snowboarders who looked like they had no idea what they were doing started an avalanche in Italy.
A walker who had seen (and filmed) the accident, called police who conducted a four hour search using dogs, heat seeking equipment and a helicopter. While officers were unable to find the snowboarding trio, it is believed they escaped unhurt.
This is a perfect reminder to avoid stopping in slide zones and to be clear before someone drops in above you.
Okay, we’re not going to lie. . . this whole thing is kind of weirding us out. But as Hannah says, “It’s fun to be sexy.” Guess all this sexiness will help Hannah make more money for her village in Africa.
