The Infamous Wicklund Films

by The Editors on August 16, 2011

In this time of fall snowboard movie premieres it’s good to look back and remember where it all came from. This film of Gunnar Burgson and Vern Wicklund reportedly using their new snow sliding invention in the early 1940s proves that the basics of sliding on snow really haven’t changed all that much in the last 70 years.

Follow the discussion of this clip started by OG shred Andy Coghlan in the facebook History of Snowboarding group.

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