Snowboarding

12/18/2024 |  SIA Participation Study Data Reveals Snowboarding and XC Skiing as Most Diverse () Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has released its 2023/24 Participation Study, outlining insights into the changing demographics of winter sports participation, highlighting the diversity in snowboarding and cross-country skiing, particularly among Hispanic and Black athletes.

12/11/2024 |  Ski racers, snowboarders challenge sport’s governing body to reconsider lucrative investment chance (Associated Press (AP)) DENVER (AP) — A group of high-profile ski racers and snowboarders, along with executives and board members, are challenging their sport’s governing body to reconsider a lucrative investment opportunity that could be worth more than $400 million.

10/18/2024 |  Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding wanted by FBI on drug trafficking, murder charges (CBS Sports) Authorities announced Thursday that former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that has shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the United States and has also killed several people. The 43-year-old Canadian is being charged by prosecutors in the United States with running a criminal enterprise, murder and conspiring to distribute cocaine, among other crimes.

10/16/2024 |  Jones Snowboards Expands Re-Up Recycling Program (SGB UPDATE)

Jones Snowboards has expanded its Re-Up recycling program, which the company launched in 2023, to include snowboard trade-in and resale.

Jones will recycle dead snowboards of any model or brand through the program, with “95 percent of the materials used to make new Jones boards. The company reported in a media release that since launching the program, it has “recycled over 3000 retired boards collected from riders, dealers and resorts.”

3/29/2024 |  Anon and Burton Secure Legal Win in German Federal Patent Court (SGB UPDATE) Snow helmet and goggle brand Anon and parent company Burton Snowboards secured a legal victory against Koroyd S.A.R.L.
Following a 26-month legal battle in the German Federal Patent Court (Docket No. 7 Ni 1/22 (EP)), the court fully confirmed Burton Snowboard’s position and declared Koroyd’s patent (EP 1694 152 B1) invalid in Germany. Burton said the decision, announced on March 19, marks a “pivotal moment in the ongoing dispute over intellectual property rights regarding WaveCel technology.”