The man who transformed how people schuss down the slopes in the subject of a new documentary from HBO Sports. Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story, about snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton, hails from Red Bull Media House and will premiere November 9 on HBO.Narrated by Woody Harrelson — a close friend of the late Burton, who also was known as Jake Burton Carpenter — the film features interviews with his family, friends and fellow snowboarders, including action sports icons Mark McMorris, Shaun White, and Kelly Clark.
Director Fernando Villena’s film also has as a wealth of archival material and home movies. Check out the key art poster below.Inspired by the Snurfer, a surfboard-inspired strip of wood, Burton created his first snowboard in 1977
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