My NBC5 - "Ride on, Jake." Founder of Burton Snowboards and boarding pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter has died at the age of 65. https://bit.ly/2O8Umfh | Facebook
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Burton Snowboards founder Jake Burton Carpenter, who helped bring snowboarding to the masses, has died at 65 – Hartford Courant
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Dear Rider' Is More Than Burton Snowboards' Origin Story; It's A Love Letter To Founder Jake Burton Carpenter
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