It’s aimed at filling a void for Burton’s professional riders; whether or not the market responds to that remains to be seen. At Burton’s Craig’s facility, the process of creating a snowboard is less ...

'Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story,' a documentary about snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter, is set at HBO and will premiere November 9.

For decades, Jake Burton Carpenter would pen a letter on the first page of Burton Snowboards’ annual catalog. It always began with, "Dear Rider." Those words are the title of a new Red Bull ...

Jake Burton Carpenter was an early snowboarding pioneer and a key figure in the sport. A documentary on him will premier on HBO on Nov. 9.

People who know the sport — really know it — will tell you that the best snowboarding movies are those that never let you get too comfortable. That might explain how “Dear Rider” could ...