A patent for the Snurfer.
A patent for the Snurfer. (Wikimedia Commons)

Snurfer

A patent for the Snurfer.
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A bindingless monoski invented in 1965. The skateboard for snow gave dedicated snurfer Jake Burton (see Snowboarding) the idea for the snowboard and nearly went extinct soon after. 

From Outside Magazine, August 2015 Lead Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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