Smith, the outdoor eyewear and headwear maker, and Koroyd, one of Smith’s ingredient brand partners, filed a joint lawsuit in ...

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 ...

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 ...

But it wasn’t always so. With the addition of snowboarding to the Olympics in the 1990s, Burton and U.S. Ski & Snowboard found themselves on different sides philosophically, and in court.

Jake Burton Carpenter would pen a letter to consumers on the first page of Burton Snowboards’ annual catalog. It always began with a familiar greeting: “Dear Rider…” As the founder and CEO ...

Editor's note: Snowboard pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter died yesterday at the age of 65. To celebrate the life of this iconic entrepreneur, Inc. is resurfacing this 2014 interview with contributing ...

The prototype facility is where snowboards for Burton’s professional athletes are made. Workers take one-off snowboards through a long assembly process, and do small-batch production of items ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Donna Carpenter, owner and chairwoman of Burton Snowboards, is planning to focus on the future of snowboarding and competition. "I think for Jake's ...

Whether you’re just starting out on the bunny hill or have been slashing the quarter pipe each season, the best time to shop for snowboarding gear is right now — during the offseason.