Founder Jake Burton describes his journey to becoming a mega-brand. April 20, 2011— -- What if it were your job to spend 100 days out of the year goofing off with your friends on a snow-dusted ...

March 16, 2005 Snowmobile manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), has signed an agreement of cooperation with snowboard manufacturer Burton Snowboards, with a view to expanding their ...

Burton snowboards were first invented by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977 in Burlington, Vermont, when he built a snowboard based on the Snurfer, a snow surfer invented in 1965. The first Burton ...

Jake Burton Carpenter, more commonly known as Jake Burton, was a pioneer for the sport of snowboarding. Born in April 29, 1954 in El Paso, Texas, Burton helped develop the modern-day snowboard through ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press Snowboarders now have a new way to click with their ski friends. The typical rider’s hassle of bending down — or sitting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover style, travel, food, drink, and all of life's indulgences. Jake Burton, Founder and Chairman of Burton Snowboards ...

Tuesday, Burton announced the cancellation of what would have been the 38th US Open in 2021 due to uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic. Since its inception at Vermont’s Suicide Six in 1982, the ...

Burton Snowboards, which is outfitting the U.S. snowboard team for the fourth consecutive Olympic Winter Games, took inspiration from the American space program for its 2018 competition uniforms, ...

When it comes to snowboarding, there has always been one annoyance: bending down to buckle your boots into the bindings. Now, Burton has found a way to bring reliable, snap-in bindings to its ...

Jake Burton Carpenter, snowboarding trailblazer and founder of Burton snowboards, died on Wednesday night of complications from a testicular cancer relapse, according to the Associated Press. He was ...

Jake Burton Carpenter, the charismatic founder of Burton Snowboards, has died after complications from a second bout of cancer that he revealed to employees earlier this month. A company spokesperson ...