When was the golden age of snowboarding?

About this episode

The episode explores the debate over the true golden age of snowboarding, featuring insights from hosts Jen and Tricia, along with guest Pat Bridges.

Was it the fat-stance fat-pants period? The era of the big film star? The wild pioneer days of the 70s and 80s? Join the snowboard history debate team as they dive into our sport’s primordial stew. The mission: to unearth which time in snowboarding lives on in our collective imagination as the true golden age. After a fly-by-night tour of our sport’s history to date, Jen and Tricia identify a specific season that dons the golden mantle. Later in the hour, snowboard-media-luminary Pat Bridges taps in with an informed rebuttal—suggesting a different era entirely. Facts, opinions, controversy, and nostalgic rants all abound in Episode 8 of Going Off. What’s your take? Let’s keep it going in the chat.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jen, Tricia

Guest: Pat Bridges

Topics covered

• snowboarding history
• golden age debate
• nostalgia
• snowboard culture
• sports history

Keywords

• snowboarding
• golden age
• history
• nostalgia
• Pat Bridges

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