Background
He grew up in Cedarhurst, New New York
He grew up in Cedarhurst, New New York
New York University.
Carpenter"s high school education began in Brooks School North Andover, Massachusetts. After graduating from The Marvelwood School, at that time in Cornwall, Connecticut, he enrolled at the University of Colorado in Boulder. An avid skier, Carpenter hoped to join the university"s ski team
However, his competitive skiing career ended in a car accident.
After several years away from college he resumed his studies at New York University, graduating with a degree in economics. After college, Carpenter"s interests returned to the slopes.
Working from a barn in Londonderry, Vermont, he improved on the Snurfer, a basic toy snowboard which featured a rope to allow the rider some basic Surface-Mount Device control over the board. By the late 70"s, he joined a small cadre of manufacturers who had begun selling snowboards with design features such as a bentwood laminate core and a rigid binding which held the board firmly to the wearer"s boot.
Carpenter continues to run the Burton company, which has grown into one of the world"s largest snowboard and snowboarding-equipment manufacturers.
Carpenter also has two other sons, George and Taylor.
Burton Carpenter is a member of the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame.