Episode 3 - From Straight Lines to Triple Corks - History of Competitive Snowboarding

"From Straight Lines to Triple Corks" Episode 3 takes a look at trick progression in the 90's. Jim Rippey pens his signature flip while Jamie Lynn & Peter Line influence the development of style. It's also the time when the US Open begins to draw big crowds and first ever Winter X Games are held! For competitive snowboarding, 2013 has been a year for reminiscing and good times; from legends' sessions at O'Neill Evolution and the historical 20th Anniversary of Air&Style, to a genuine retro look and feel etched all over the Burton European and US Open. We also saw legends like Gian Simmen saying goodbye to the competition scene and moving on to new chapters in their lives. Why have we felt so nostalgic this season? It might have something to do with the insane amount of progression the sport is currently witnessing; but we would like to stop for a minute, catch our breath and take five from concerning ourselves with the future and dive deeper into the marvelous tale of snowboarding. It's a rich narrative, filled with some illustrious characters, such as Tom Sims and Jake Burton who wrote and starred on the first pages. It moves on, with adventurers and immortal heroes like Craig Kelly, Terje Haakonsen and Shaun White. And the story does not end there... Here at the TTR Pro Snowboarding headquarters, we probably own one of the world's largest collections of competitive snowboarding footage. From TTR's inaugural year in 2002 to the Tour's inclusion of X Games in 2013 and ev