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The first Snowboard like invention was made in 1929 by Jack Burchett. He cut out a plank of plywood and secured it to his feet with a length of clothesline and some horse reins. Before the next step for the Snowboard was taken, it had to wait over 30 years until 1963. In this year Tom Sims, a Student in eighth grade, constructed what he called a "Ski Board", for a class project.
Two years later Sherman Poppen invented "The Snurfer" as a toy for his kids . He made The Snurfer by bolting two skis together. Later on he organized competitions with the Snurfer. The real change was made in 1970 when Dimitrije Milovich gets an idea after sliding on cafeteria trays. Milovich, who was a surfer on the east coast, started developing snowboards based

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