Barfoot in the door of snowboarding history

By Dan Falloon

Pioneer recalls memories as part of Mountain Story
by Dan Falloon
With his affable, easygoing demeanour, it’s easy to listen to Chuck Barfoot describe how snowboarders were first allowed to use chairlifts at his local hill in California. Invited to the Garibaldi Lift Co. as the sophomore speaker in the Mountain Story series with interviewer Naheed Henderson, the Barfoot Snowboards founder — credited with developing the twin-tip board — described the tensions between the entrenched skiing crowd and the brand-new boarders at Mountain High Resort.…

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February 25, 2015