Words cannot do justice to an event that had to be experienced to be truly understood. What went down January 13-15 at Powder Mountain, Utah was an unforgettable collision of forces that cemented snowboarding as a colossal force in the lives of so many and secured Winterstick’s legacy as the founder of modern snowboarding. 

From our forefathers who first built these snow-surfing freedom machines, to the next generation of groms who are lucky enough to have mothers and fathers that are legends in the sport. Winterstick is a tribe. A family. And it’s open door results in a cross pollination of cultures from various segmented inside of snowboarding as whole. Over the weekend we had multi generational families riding together. Young olympic athletes teaching legends about modern binding systems and legends sharing stories about inventing the high back. Our history would not be as rich without the cast of characters to color outside the lines and make a lifestyle out of what was a moonshot idea. Welcome to the tribe.   

We are fortunate to have riders in each generation who are legendary in their own right. Tom Burt, an on snow athlete for over four decades is our north star in this regard, and a major part to the 50 Years of Snowboarding event was providing our snowboard family with access to our pro-team and those lesser known Winterstickers responsible for birthing aspects of this sport before a method had a name.

Big Thanks: Tom Burt, Rob Kingwill, Mikey Marohn, Noah Elliott, Mark Winkelaar

Our history in the Wasatch runs deep, but there’s no resort partner whose history is coupled as deeply to ours than Powder Mountain. 

Also founded in 1972, Powder Mountain was one of the first lift access mountains Dimitrije Milovich used to test his various prototypes. 

For the Winterstick 50 Years of Snowboarding event, Powder Mountain did not disappoint. With 24 inches dropping the day before kick off and another 12+ inches over the course of the weekend, we were all jockeying for the 183 Swallowtail demos. 

The weekend culminated with the entire posse of Winterstickers riding together, channeling our tribe’s shared stock into one cohesive snow sliding MOB. 

With our first patent in the snowboarding industry dating back to 1972, Winterstick Snowboards has the unknown history of sparking a snow surfing revolution. While most core snowboarders know this fact, what, or who rather they don’t know are the characters who developed the brand. At our gala event, we heard from a small selection of legends who paved the road for the rest of us within the snowboard industry. Shout out to: