In 1977, a company was born that revolutionized an industry and opened the eyes of millions to a new sport. Jake Burton Carpenter does not claim to have invented the snowboard, but his company, Burton Snowboards has become the best selling snowboard company in the world to, in over 3,000 stores, and with factories in Vermont, Austria, and Japan, Burton Snowboards is able to observe world trends, find out what the people want, and sell their goods on a global scale. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is a board ridden by a rider in the sport of snowboarding. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43th 24,923 km² 130 km 260 km 3. ...

Born on April 29th, 1954 in New York City, and then moving to Cedarhurst, New York shortly after, Jake Burton grew up skiing and when he went to college at the University of Colorado in Boulder, he had aspirations to join the NCAA Champion Ski Team. But, perhaps by fate, Jake got in a car accident and broke his collarbone. After the accident, Jake moved to Virginia, worked on a horse farm for a few years, then enrolled in New York University (NYU). Graduating with a degree in economics, Jake moved to Londonderry, Vermont to pursue a childhood dream of his and modify the Snurfer- “a single ski sledding toy”- and Burton Snowboards was born. His base of operations was his home and barn, where he did all of his work and manufacturing. Though he struggled for over 2 years, Jake managed to get snowboarders into ski resorts, and the sport exploded overnight. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... Cedarhurst is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest An alpine skier Deep powder skiing Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... The University of Colorado (CU) System consists of five campuses: University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fitzsimons campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, scheduled to open in 2007 in Aurora, Colorado... This article is about the large rocks known as boulders. ... ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Economics (from the Greek οίκος [oikos], house, and νομος [nomos], rule, hence household management) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Londonderry, Vermont Londonderry is a town located in Windham County, Vermont. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Snowboard. ...

Jake Burton’s dream of making snowboarding a phenomena probably would not have happened without his family; not for their support, but because they thought that it was folly to play with snowboards and not get a real job. This motivated Jake to succeed in his dream and basically rub it in their faces when he became a millionaire. Though it has greatly changed over the years, not only in the design of the snowboards, but the size of the company and the acceptance worldwide. Burton has created daughter companies for specific aspects and to better cover the whole genre of snowboarding; R.E.D. makes helmets and body protection equipment, Gravis makes footwear, bags and apparel, Anon makes goggles and optics for riders, and finally Analog makes clothing such as snow jackets and pants, as well as street wear. A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is the main piece of equipment used in snowboarding. ... A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is the main piece of equipment used in snowboarding. ... Burton can mean: // People Burton, Adam aka Maxwell Atoms, U.S. comics creator Burton, Alexander Stewart, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross Burton, Amanda (born 1957), Irish actress Burton, Beryl (1937-1996), English racing cyclist Burton, Bob, Australian journalist Burton, Brandie (born 1972), U.S. professional golfer Burton, Brian aka... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder trail entry Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. ... Anon is a very fat boy who eats a lot of hagoo and does no exercise at all. ... An analog or analogue signal is any continuously variable signal. ...

Throughout the years though, Jake has not forgotten his roots, and how he had trouble starting out. In 2004, Burton started the Chill Program which helps out inner-city kids by taking them snowboarding, supplying gear, transportation, lessons, and lift tickets to local mountains. With the help of over a half dozen sponsors, and located in 9 cities nationwide, as well as other nations, Chill has been able to reach out to 170 kids per city per year, and since its beginning has been able to bring the sport of snowboarding to over 6600 kids who otherwise never would have known the sport of snowboarding. Burton also has the Learn to Ride (LTR) Program and the Method Centers, which were started in 1998, and has spread to over 9 countries, they are the only programs that solely focus on the advancement and teaching of young and new riders. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chill can refer to either Chill, a role-playing game. ... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder trail entry Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Chill can refer to either Chill, a role-playing game. ... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder trail entry Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. ... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder trail entry Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. ... Burton can mean: // People Burton, Adam aka Maxwell Atoms, U.S. comics creator Burton, Alexander Stewart, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross Burton, Amanda (born 1957), Irish actress Burton, Beryl (1937-1996), English racing cyclist Burton, Bob, Australian journalist Burton, Brandie (born 1972), U.S. professional golfer Burton, Brian aka...

Jake Burton Carpenter succeeded because he knew what he wanted and went for it. Even though he encountered hard times and a lack of faith from his family, Jake managed to make his dream into a multi million dollar business. But to him its not all about making a profit, its about having fun and bringing a sport to millions of people throughout this world. Every day, he comes to the international Burton headquarters in Burlington, Vermont and mingles with his employees. He gives his employees the day off when it snows more than two feet and regularly rides at least 100 days per season and recently took a 10 month trip around the world with his family to “chase winter” and snowboarded on 6 continents. To Jake Burton, snowboarding is not a business, it is a way of life. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The World in plate carrée projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is age or life of man. Its primary modern meaning is the planet Earth, especially when capitalized: the World. ... Burton can mean: // People Burton, Adam aka Maxwell Atoms, U.S. comics creator Burton, Alexander Stewart, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross Burton, Amanda (born 1957), Irish actress Burton, Beryl (1937-1996), English racing cyclist Burton, Bob, Australian journalist Burton, Brandie (born 1972), U.S. professional golfer Burton, Brian aka... Nickname: Motto: Official website: www. ... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder trail entry Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up life and living in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...