Burton Prowess Jacket 2012 - Women's Burton Jackets This jacket is nothing like your stereotypical crunchy eco garment. Driven by Hannah Teter, the women’s Burton Prowess Jacket combines 100% recycled materials with parka jacket styling to turn heads on and off the hill. NEW Trail Mapping with strategically placed 3M Thinsulate insulation and a crisp taffeta lining, plus features like a fur lined hood lock in heat. Venting options keep you going through the slushy days of spring. New features include a secure, easy access sound pocket and a NEW Nor’easter Collar with exhaust that works with your scarf or face mask to prevent fogging goggles. Add a little recycled trash to your slash. Worn by: Hannah Teter Shop all of our 2012 Burton Snowboard Jackets for women like the Burton Prowess Jacket, the 2012 Burton Jet Set Jacket, and the Burton Penelope Jacket!
Burton Snowboards was founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977. Carpenter was inspired by the snurfer, invented by Sherman Poppen. He modified it. In 1977 Carpenter moved to Londonderry, Vermont to make the first Burton Snowboards. Carpenter first made snowboards by hand in his garage. He couldn't afford the proper equipment -- so he applied polyurethane wearing a scuba mask. His co-founder Dimitrije Milovich, was an East coast surfer and founder of Winterstick.
In 1978, they moved to Manchester, Vermont. During the early years 4 or 5 workers sold, shaped, and repaired their snowboards.
Carpenter campaigned for local resorts to open their lifts to snowboard riders. The first mountain to have reportedly let snowboarders in was in 1982, the Suicide Six Resort in Pomfret, Vermont. Next was Stratton Mountain, and later, Jay Peak and Stowe. When resorts started to accept riders, the public did too. Burton was in place to supply them with snowboards.
In 1982 Burton was marketing their product at the National Snowboarding Championships were organized at the Suicide Six Resort. In 1985 the National Snowboarding Championships moved to Stratton Mountain and became the U.S. Open Snowboarding championships which was operated and owned by Burton. This competition helped legitimize the sport.
In 1985 Burton established the European Division of Burton in Innsbruck, Austria. In 1986 distribution started in New Zealand. In 1992 the Burton factory relocated to Burlington VT. In 1994 they opened the Japan division in Urawa-shi.
In 2009, Burton owned 10 companies that sold snowboards, outerwear, and shoes. R.E.D, Gravis, Anon, Analog, Forum, Special Blend, Foursquare, Jeenyus, and most recently Channel Islands. Channel Islands is a surfboard company, and surfboards seems to be Burtons next goal. In 2008 Burton began to make surfboards in Vermont.
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