Burton Snowboards is a manufacturer of snowboards.[2][3] Founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977, the company specializes in a product line aimed at snowboarders: snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessories. The company's flagship store is in Burlington, Vermont.[4] The company is privately owned by Burton and his wife, Donna Carpenter, who has been active in the business since 1983.[5]
The world’s best snowboarders come together each February in Vail, Colorado, to compete in the longest running, premier snowboarding event, the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships.