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COPPER MOUNTAIN — On Friday snowboarders from all across Summit County and beyond descended on Copper Mountain Resort to ride in honor of the lake Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboarders.
Burton Carpenter, the 65-year-old founder of Burton, died in November after complications from a second bout of cancer.
After founding Burton Snowboards in 1977, Burton Carpenter dedicated his life to snowboarding, pioneering the growth of snowboarding from a backyard hobby to a world-class sport by creating groundbreaking products, supporting a team of top snowboarders and pushing resorts to allow snowboarding.
On Friday, many snowboarders rode old and new Burton boards. The group included such pro snowboard stars as the up-and-coming teen Burton rider Jake Canter and Breckenridge local and Norwegian snowboard legend Torstein Horgmo.
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Snowboarders ride through Woodward Copper’s Peace Park at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
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Snowboarders pose for a picture together off the top of the American Flyer lift at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
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Snowboarders ride together off the top of the American Flyer lift at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s Snowboarders pose for a picture together at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain Resort in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
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Snowboarders ride off the top of the American Flyer lift together at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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Snowboarders show off their Burton boards while riding a chairlift together at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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Snowboarders pose for a picture together at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain Resort in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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A snowboarder carves a turn during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain Resort in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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Snowboarders pose for a picture together in Copper Mountain Resort’s Center Village during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain Resort in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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Summit County local and Burton rider Jake Canter hits a rail during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain Resort in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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Snowboarders show off their Burton boards while riding a chairlift together at Copper Mountain Resort during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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Breckenridge local and Norwegian pro snowboarder Torstein Horgmo inverts off of a massive Woodward Copper jump during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain Resort in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
Chip Proulx / Copper Mountain Resort
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Snowboarders ride through the Family Cross course at Woodward Copper’s Mountain Park during Friday’s ‘A Day For Jake’ snowboard ride day at Copper Mountain Resort in honor of the late Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards.
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