A Burton Backhill snowboard standing upright in a snowy mountain landscape under a blue sky with clouds.
A Burton Backhill snowboard standing upright in deep snow, with a snowy mountain and pine forest in the background.
Burton logo from 1977
Burton logo from 1977

You could win this original '85 backhill

To celebrate 50 years of Burton, we dug deep in the archives and pulled out an original ’85 Backhill, a board that helped fuel the sideways revolution. Now you could own it.
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Sideways Revolution

(1977-1987)

Snowboarding is banned from resorts, called “winter’s worst new sport.” Jake Burton Carpenter builds boards in a barn, sells them from his car, and fights for the right to slide sideways. The obsession spreads one rider at a time.

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