Three Questions For Five Burton Riders

CH recently had the chance to catch up with some of Amazon.) We asked them all the same three questions and naturally they supplied some rather entertaining answers. What was your biggest fail?Mads Jonsson (below, right): I broke my arm during a contest earlier this year. It was snowing a lot, I was just warming up, and that was it for the rest of the …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: How to Make a Burton Snowboard

We travel to Burlington to learn what goes into a snowboard from Chris Doyle, Burton's veteran board developer

by Gregory Mitnick Traveling to Burlington, Vermont, our video visits Burton’s snowboard manufacturing center to learn about their handmade process and prototyping techniques. Chris Doyle, the brand’s “mad scientist” who’s worked with founder Jake Burton since 1996, gives a behind-the-scenes tour explaining what makes their snowboards industry leaders.

Burton Private Stock Snowboards 2010: Fritz the Cat

Burton released another board in their exclusive Private Stock Collection today. Available in only 100 specialty shops worldwide, the 2010 edition features Fritz the Cat, cartoonist R. Crumb's infamous feline con artist. Fritz also starred in the first animated feature film to receive an X rating in the United States, the most successful independent animated feature of all time. The limited-edition board features the Channel …