MICHIGAN SNOWBOARD MUSEUM
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  • EARLY NON-SNOWBOARD SLIDING DEVICES
  • A HISTORY OF PROGRESSION, AND ATTEMPTS
  • BOARDS FROM THE LEGENDS
  • THE SNURFER
  • SNURFER KNOCK OFFS
  • BURTON - EARLY YEARS TO THE MODERN TWIN
  • BURTON - FIRSTS & UNIQUE DECKS
  • BURTON - 1980'S ACCESSORIES
  • THE "NEON" ERA & OTHER 80'S DECKS
  • DECKS WITH A MICHIGAN THEME & CONNECTION
  • MICHIGAN LEGENDS AND MORE
  • MICHIGAN STREET & PARK VIDS
  • MICHIGAN SB PHOTO GALLERY
  • MICHIGAN SNOWBOARDING HISTORY TIMELINE
  • GLSS - GREAT LAKES SNOW SERIES OF USASA
  • MHSSA - MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL SNOWBOARD ASSOCIATION
  • OLD SNOWBOARD REFERENCE LIST
  • CHARITIES, SPONSORSHIP & THANK YOU
  • CONTACT
  • FINAL WORDS

EARLY "NON-snowboard"
​SNOW SLIDING DEVICES

ALTHOUGH DEFINITLY NOT SNOWBOARDS, THESE EARLY DEVICES OF
WOOD, IRON, AND LEATHER BEGAN A HISTORY "SLIDING ON SNOW". 

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EARLY CROSS COUNTRY SKIES WITH LEATHER BUCKLE BINDINGS, ONTARIO CANADA 1940(?)
​oNE OF THE EARLIEST FORMS OF SNOW SLIDING TRANSPORTATION.

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DOWNHILL SKIES WITH FREE HEEL TENSION BINDING, UPPER PENINSULA, MI (1950?)

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geoco co. - davoser-rodel wooden sledge (19??)
vintage WOODEN SLED WITH IRON RUNNERS, found in NORTHERn LOWER, mi. 

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toboggan - adirondack Peters co. (1960's)

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eARLY SNOWSHOE SKIS, NORTHER LOWER mi (1930?)

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vintage aluminum boot skis with canvas binding straps (year uknown). likely manufactured in the upper midwest, possibly Minnesota or wisconsin.
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SIT DOWN "BUMPJUMPER", WOOD WITH IRON RUNER. WALOON LAKE, mi AREA (1940?)

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STAND UP SKI SCOOTER. IRON AND WOOD, NORHTERN LOWER, mi (19??)

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snow savage? ski bike 1970's
mass prodcued ski bob with hand brake and spring suspension seat.
made in ?
home made snow bike 1980's?
simple but functional Welded steel frame, bars, runners. 
​Dundee, MI 

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  • HOME & ABOUT
  • EARLY NON-SNOWBOARD SLIDING DEVICES
  • A HISTORY OF PROGRESSION, AND ATTEMPTS
  • BOARDS FROM THE LEGENDS
  • THE SNURFER
  • SNURFER KNOCK OFFS
  • BURTON - EARLY YEARS TO THE MODERN TWIN
  • BURTON - FIRSTS & UNIQUE DECKS
  • BURTON - 1980'S ACCESSORIES
  • THE "NEON" ERA & OTHER 80'S DECKS
  • DECKS WITH A MICHIGAN THEME & CONNECTION
  • MICHIGAN LEGENDS AND MORE
  • MICHIGAN STREET & PARK VIDS
  • MICHIGAN SB PHOTO GALLERY
  • MICHIGAN SNOWBOARDING HISTORY TIMELINE
  • GLSS - GREAT LAKES SNOW SERIES OF USASA
  • MHSSA - MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL SNOWBOARD ASSOCIATION
  • OLD SNOWBOARD REFERENCE LIST
  • CHARITIES, SPONSORSHIP & THANK YOU
  • CONTACT
  • FINAL WORDS