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Toys

Snowboarding
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Snowboarding

You can see it now. Executives in rooms with blinds come to the following conclusions:Since skateboarding is obviously cool and skiing a bit yuppyish, what about combining the two?

Snow boarding actually derives from surfing and skateboarding - not skiing. Like surfers, snowboarders are usually younger (23 on average) and live a tribal existence, travelling from country to country in search of the best snow. Ridden like a skateboard, it looked like a short, fat ski without metal edges or bindings.

One of the coolest things about Snowboards was that you could do tricks, flinging yourself into the air in 1080° spins, or doing oddly-named grabs like 'Flying Squirrels'.


1990 Toys: Snowboarding | Bungee Jumping | Ninja Turtles






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