History of Snowboard Competitions - Summit County, Colorado

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History of Snowboard Competitions, Summit County, Colorado

Snowboarding is a relatively new spor,t in comparison to skiing, but has rapidly grown to numerous competitions all over the world.

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History of Snowboard Competitions, Summit County, CO

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History of Snowboard Competitions The first National Snowboard race was held outside Woodstock, Vermont and appeared to be more of a survival of the downhill run called Suicide Six. At this time in 1985, only 39 areas allowed snowboarding, so competitions were held other places. Vermont was the first state in the nation to host a Snowboard Park. The first emergence of a snowboard park was at Sonnenburg Ski Hill in Vermont. The area allowed snowboarders one trail to build jumps and place picnic tables on to jump and ride off. Interest in the sport spawned National Races at Suicide Six in Pomfret, VT. Interest in this new sport led to the U.S. Open, the first renowned snowboard competition to be held at Magic Mountain. The U.S. Open is now possibly the most well known snowboard event in the world, and is now held at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont. The Olympic committee finally admitted snowboarding and in 1998 was the first time it was ever in the Olympics. The new sport of snowboarding was a huge success and the competitions have only grown since then with half-pipe, slopestyle, boardercross, and big mountain events.

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