Vintage Snowboard by Nash called the Skifer
c. 1960’s – 70’s, 20th century
Wood, nylon (rope), metal (nails)
50.5"l x 6.5"w x 2"h
© Vintage Winter

This Skifer is made by Nash and is the rare (original) color - yellow with black graphics. This skifer has been well loved and cared for.  It still has the original rope and the logo / Skifer graphics. Used but not abused, this is a relic for the snowboarding ages.

Snow Skimmers, Snurfers and Skifers were the first versions of snowboards. Most of the early pioneers of modern snowboarding owned these “toys” throughout their life. Jake Burton (one of the first to shape vintage snowboards) would modify Snurfers in his backyard. Sherman Poppen invented Snurfers in 1965 in Muskegon, Michigan. Many attribute Sherm as the father of modern snowboarding.