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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.. that’s why it is called the present..
— Master Oogway

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Thank you @burtonsnowboards @burton , @donnacarpenter @george_burton_carpenter , @taylor_carpenter13 and @timiburton77 for this gift and for being such a big part of my life.

So much of what I have came from standing sideways on a board. Confidence. Friendships. Skills. The courage to dream bigger. A way to work through the hard stuff and find some joy again.

But mostly, it’s the people. The trips, the jokes, the high fives, the falls, and the moments we’re still laughing about years later.

I’m grateful I found snowboarding as a kid. And grateful that people all over the world keep falling in love with that same feeling. Different places, different lives, connected by something we love.

Happy 50th, Burton. Thank you for all of it.

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AROUND THE WORD N BACK WITH @burtonsnowboards 🌎🛩️🌎🛩️

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Burton Air (1991/1992 model). The type designation 6.1 represents the length of the board: 161 centimeters. The Air production line from this exact era marks a crucial tipping point in the history of modern snowboarding.

Historical Background

The Freestyle Revolution: In the early '90s, snowboarding rapidly transformed from a niche backyard hobby into a mainstream, respected mountain sport. The Burton Air series played a starring role because it was one of the first boards specifically engineered for technical freestyle maneuvers and aerials, during an era when halfpipes were still dug out entirely by hand.

The Legacy Link: The evolution of the Air line is inextricably linked to the sport's greatest pioneers. Legend Craig Kelly helped develop these early Air shapes. Simultaneously, style icon Jeff Brushie won the iconic 1991 Men's Halfpipe Championship riding a variant of this Air series, instantly cementing its cult status among riders.

Foundation for the "Custom": The Air line was so successful that Burton used its exact blueprint and rider feedback to build a new prototype. This directly led to the 1995/1996 launch of the Burton Custom—which went on to become the best-selling and most iconic snowboard model of all time.

#dutchsnowboardmuseum
#burtonsnowboards
#burtonair
#craigkelly
#vintagesnowboards

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As Burton celebrates 50 years, we were honored to receive a Backhill modeled after the board that started it all, and a handwritten letter recognizing Hoods to Woods.

For us, that letter meant just as much as the board.

As hip-hop was taking shape on the blocks of New York City, Jake Burton Carpenter was in Vermont, building snowboards by hand and betting everything on an idea the world did not yet understand.

Different worlds, same spirit: use what you have, create what does not exist, and keep building before others see the vision.

Hip-hop turned breakbeats, neighborhood stories, and raw creativity into a global culture. Jake turned wood, bindings, determination, and riding sideways into a global culture of its own.

Nobody at those early Bronx parties could have imagined how b-boys and b-girls would transform the break through spins, freezes, and aerial moves. Likewise, Jake could not have imagined every possibility riders like Craig Kelly would unlock on his boards.

That is the power of culture. Someone creates an opening, and the next generation takes it somewhere even the originators could not have imagined.

Omar and I were raised by hip-hop and shaped by that belief. We carried it from the blocks to the mountains, and that spirit built Hoods to Woods.

We did not wait for our communities to be invited into snowboarding. We built a bridge and brought them with us.

That is why snowboarding is so dope. Kids from every hood can step in, make it their own, and take it somewhere none of us can imagine yet.

History is not only made by who builds the first board, but by who gets invited to ride the next one.

Thank you to Donna Carpenter, George, Taylor, Timi, and the Burton family and team for this piece of history and your support of our mission.

And to the late, great Jake Burton Carpenter, thank you for believing there was a sport here before the world could see it. We know what it means to believe in a vision before everyone else can see it.

We’re proud to be part of what came next.

From the blocks to the mountains. 🏂

#RideForTheHood #Burton50 #HoodsToWoods #JakeBurtonCarpenter

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This one really got me.

For @burton’s 50th anniversary, a Backhill showed up at my door — together with a handwritten letter signed “Timi and the Carpenter Family.”

Holding that board brought back a lot of memories.

Burton was never just a sponsor to me. From day one, it was a family. I was a young snowboarder from Bavaria when Jake gave me a chance, and I had no idea where that would take me.

I had travelled the world, ridden mountains I’d only dreamed about, made lifelong friends and learned more about snowboards — and life — than I could ever have imagined.

I sometimes call Burton my high school of life. And Jake was one of the best teachers you could possibly have.

He taught me to question things, listen to riders, obsess over details and never stop trying to make things better. I probably carry more of those lessons with me today than I realize.

But when I look back now, it’s not the contests or results that come to mind first. It’s the people.

Jake, Donna, Craig, Jean, Hermann and so many others. The trips, the conversations, the laughs, the arguments, the endless discussions about boards. Some of those people I haven’t seen in decades. Others I still sit down for a coffee with whenever I pass through Innsbruck.

That’s probably the best part: so many of those connections are still there.

And I’m grateful for the “guardians of history” like @tkohlman, @copevt and many others who keep the old boards, photos and stories alive. Because as snowboarding keeps moving forward, I think it’s important that the next generation knows where all of this came from — and who helped make it happen.

So, thank you, Burton.

For the Backhill, of course.

But much more importantly, for the family, the education, the friendships and a pretty incredible chapter of my life.

Happy 50th. ❤️

And no, this one won’t be gathering dust in the barn.

#snowboarding

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HISTORY…… This wasn’t sent from @burton for the anniversary, but an original from 85’ To have this as part of my collection to be able to pass down as it was passed down to me is really special! #thankyousnowboarding #rideonjake

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1977년,
제이크 버튼 카펜터(Jake Burton Carpenter)는 버몬트주의 한 헛간에서 참고할 만한 매뉴얼도, 의지할 만한 공장도 없는 상황에서 스노보드를 만들기 시작했습니다.

시제품은 무려 100개를 훌쩍 넘어섰습니다. 당시에는 아직 존재하지 않았던 ‘스노보드’라는 스포츠가 반드시 실현될 것이라고 그는 믿었습니다.

BURTON의 역사가,
곧 스노보드의 역사 입니다.

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❤️🇨🇳 🇯🇵❤️ Great trip! @burtonsnowboards

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Right in the feels. 🤍 Thank you @burton

We’ve got 50th anniversary reissue @burtonsnowboards tees and beanies— Come get them before they’re gone!

#weridetogether

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It sure is an honor to receive number 350 of 350 of these boards. Thank you @burtonsnowboards and the whole crew for sending one of these our way. It’s safe to say, like so many have already, that snowboarding wouldn’t be the same without this board any everything Jake did for this lifestyle. Snowboarding changed my life and can only assume it did for so many of you that follow us, so it’s truly an honor to hold this piece of history. Crossing our fingers for just a normal winter here in Montana, but either way we hope everyone makes the best of it wherever you are.

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Congratulations @burton for 50 years! We’re humbled and grateful to have had such a strong partnership together during that time.
Thank you Jake, Donna, and the entire Carpenter Family for everything that you’ve done for snowboarding!

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