Development of Freeride Snowboarding (1990-2010)

1. Freeride begins shifting from contest to lifestyle

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: Freeride style, Natural terrain

   • Lib Tech
   • Snow Blind

2. Voilé releases early splitboard kit

   Jan 1, 1994Labels: Voil, Splitboard kit

   • Splitboard com

3. Arbor Snowboards founded with backcountry focus

   Jan 1, 1995Labels: Arbor Snowboards

   • Snowboard Mag

4. Teton Gravity Research forms to film big-mountain riding

   Jan 1, 1996Labels: Teton Gravity, Jackson Hole

   • TGR

5. FIS competition grows around halfpipe and race disciplines

   Jan 24, 1996Labels: FIS, Competitive snowboarding

   • FIS 1996
   • FIS WC 1995

6. Verbier “Xtreme” debuts as snowboard-only freeride contest

   Mar 24, 1996Labels: Xtreme de, Bec des

   • Xtreme Verbier
   • FWT Event

7. Absinthe Films founded, helping define freeride film style

   Jan 1, 1997Labels: Absinthe Films

   • Absinthe
   • Snowboarders Journal

8. Craig Kelly’s legacy continues shaping freeride direction

   Jan 20, 2003Labels: Craig Kelly, Revelstoke

   • Craig Kelly
   • WSJ Review

9. Lib Tech introduces Magne-Traction edge technology

   Jan 1, 2004Labels: Lib Tech, Magne-Traction

   • Lib Tech

10. Big-mountain documentaries bring freeride culture to wider audiences

    Dec 8, 2006Labels: Snow Blind, Documentary

    • Snow Blind

11. Jeremy Jones founds Protect Our Winters

    Jan 1, 2007Labels: Jeremy Jones, Protect Our

    • POW
    • POW Alliance

12. Freeride World Tour name launches for event series

    Jan 1, 2008Labels: Freeride World

    • FWT
    • FWT Event

13. Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro spotlights freeride competition

    Feb 25, 2008Labels: Swatch O'Neill, Chamonix

    • Chamonix net
    • TGR 2008

14. Jones and TGR release *Deeper*, summarizing an era

    Jan 1, 2010Labels: Deeper, TGR

    • TGR Deeper