This was first released in 1984, featuring Chuck Barfoot. Chuck’s company is credited with being the first to create a conventional bottomed twin-tip snowboard, forever changing the way we all ride. Before the twin-tip, every snowboard on the market had a directional shape; snowboarders looked like a bunch of surfers on snow. It wasn’t until after Barfoot manufactured the twin-tip that skate-influenced snowboarding progressed.
Photo by Tom Sims (RIP)