First designs 1963 -Sims made skiboard -grade 8 school project 1966 -Poppen made board for his kids -called it "snurfer" -means "snow" and "surf" 1969 -Burton got a snurfer -began making boards -now popular brand		In 1963, a Grade 8 student named Tom Sims designed a skiboard for a school project in New Jersey. Then, in 1966, a man named Sherman Poppen attached two skis together for his kids on Christmas day. He called his invention "the Snurfer," which combines the words "snow" and "surf." In 1969, Jake Burton Carpenter received a snurfer for Christmas. He soon began designing boards, and today "Burton" is a popular brand of snowboard.