Behind the Boned Out Era: Snowboarding in 1990

About this episode

The episode explores the Boned Out Era of snowboarding in 1990 through the insights of Jason Ford and the hosts.

Once upon a time the colors were freaky, and tuck-knees and tweaks ruled the day. Going Off dives behind the scenes on an iconic 1990 photo of Jason Ford shot by Rod Walker—to learn from one of the masters what it took to be a snowboarder in the Boned Out Era. In this episode, Jen, Tricia and legend Jason Ford talk about how riders were riffing off what the 80s vert skaters were doing—styling out their straight airs and achieving levels of poking and tweaking that have never been seen again in snowboarding. They dip into the equipment of the day, and being on the Burton A team with Craig Kelly and Brushie. After 36 years of gossip and conjecture, Ford finally reveals how he got his tricks so totally boned out. They also tackle what it takes for an image to hold up after 3 decades of progression, and why this era remains so beloved to snowboarders in their ibuprofen-popping years.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jen, Tricia

Guest: Jason Ford

Topics covered

• snowboarding history
• Boned Out Era
• 1990s snowboarding
• iconic photography
• snowboard tricks
• equipment history

Keywords

• snowboarding
• Boned Out Era
• Jason Ford
• Rod Walker
• Burton
• tricks
• 1990
• equipment
• photography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Burton

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