Bob “Bubba” Haught made waves in the Colorado’s Summit County back in the late 70s because he was Snurfing all over the place. This caused him to be featured in The Rocky Mountain News on March 9, 1978 in a story titled “Snow surfer a curiosity in mountain community.”
“Apparently they didn’t think it was a real sport so they were all excited when they found me,” Haught said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if I was the first person to get interviewed about snowboarding west of the Mississippi.”
We guess that all depends on what constitutes an interview. Winterstick founder Dimitrije Milovich was featured in a story in the March 1975 issue of Newsweek and that probably has a larger circulation than the Rocky Mountain News. But, hey, Bubba who’s really keeping track of this stuff. Happy 30th story day.
[Link: Vail Daily]
