2.  Sherman was a young surf dreaming about surfing on snow  The first surfboard for the snow was 1.20 m. long plastic plank: two kids' skis bolted together

3.  Jake Burton Carpenter was born on April 29, 1954 in New York City.  Jake Burton had been working with Poppen for a while until he created his own company

4.  The first Burton snowboard was made in 1977.  Over 6 years went by and a new creation was made a snowboard without a rope and handle. 

5.  1979, at the annual Snurfer contest was held in Michigan  pro Snurfer Paul Graves performed a freestyle demo dropped down on one knee for part of the course, and dismounting off his board with a front flip.

6.  Jake Burton Carpenter tried to enter on his own equipment. There were protests about his non-Snurfer snowboard design.  Paul Graves and others stood up for Jake's right to race. Jake was able to enter and he won.

7.  The 34th Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships are returning to Vail Mountain  The world’s best will be competing at Golden Peak for the title in Halfpipe and Slopestyle.

8. What did Sherman Poppen create? What month was Jake Burton born on? When was the first Burton Snowboard made? When was the first Snowboard Event? Why was there a protest for Jake Burton?