AT MADRID, WE
MAKE OUR BOARDS
FOR RIDING.
SERIOUSLY
THRASHER
February 1984, Vol. 4 #2
STAFF
PUBLISHER
Edward Riggins
EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR
Kevin J. Thatcher
PHOTO EDITOR AT LARGE
MoFo
PIPE
ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER
Rick D. Noll
ADVERTISING/SALES
Matt Etheridge
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rick Blackhart
Bob Denike
Morizen Foche
'Lowboy'
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Glen E. Friedman
Jeff Newton
C. R. Stecyk III
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Mike Folmer
Stacy Peralta
Paul Schmitt
Brian Schroeder
Brian Ware
CONTRIBUTING
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Wesley Восхе
Matt Etheridge
Craig Ramsay
Ron Schneider
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Ken McGuire
Pushead
PRODUCTION
Andy Croft
Bryce Kanights
BURTON
PERFORMER
Schopped by baby
tant, USA
The Burton
PERFORMER
For all you snowboarders out there, here is the word on the 1984 Burton
Performer. For those of you who are still investigating winter's most outrageous
sport here is some useful information.
Burton Snowboards introduced the Performer last year on an experimental
basis. We designed the Performer primarily for competition riding in packed
snow. We discovered that the combination of a convex base, triple fins, and
competition bindings were as helpful to the beginner as they were to the expert.
The Performer turned out to be easier to ride in hard snow than any board we
had ever made.
After months of on-snow testing with last year's experimental Performer, we
improved even further on the Board, developing a slightly longer and wider
Performer with a centered stance. We came up with a Snowboard that dominated
the National Championships, was supreme in powder, and easier to ride in
hard snow than ever. After winning the World Championship Downhill (on
hardpack in Tahoe, CA.) Chris Karol chose to use the very same Board on a
powder safari the next day. That's Versatility.
We now manufacture this Board for all riders and we know it is the best snow-
board available for anyone from the ambitious beginner to the current World
Champion.
The Competition Performer is identical to the standard Performer but comes
with a P-tex base for added speed. The Competition Performer is also available
with steel edges on a special order basis.
The Burton Performer is pictured at left, price $150 ($195 with P-Tex). Other
models include the Backyard $60 and the Backhill $110. All Burton Snowboards.
are guaranteed against product related failure for one year.
To receive a free information kit on the sport of Snowboarding and the world's
best selling line of Snowboards please call or write to the address below. The
information kit includes our mail order catalog, dealer locations, a color mini-
poster, and lots more information on Snowboarding. You will receive your
kit immediately.
BURTON SNOWBOARDS
Dept. TR-84
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255
Tel. 802-362-4000
Phone (credit card) orders accepted.
Qualified Dealer Inquiries Invited.
Explosive T-Shirts
$7.95+ $1.50 Shipping & Handling
KIETH STEPHENSON
TEARING
AT DEL MAR ON
THE EXPLOSION MODEL.
madrid
P.O. Box 2845 Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (213) 921-0133
THRASHER Magazine
A publication of High Speed
Productions, Inc.
P. O. Box 24592
San Francisco, CA 94124
Phone: (415) 822-3083
©1984 by High Speed Productions, Inc.
All rights reserved. THRASHER is a trademark
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CONTRIBUTIONS: THRASHER welcomes
story and photo contributions. However, all
unsolicited photographs and manuscripts must
include proper return postage (in stamps) and
a self-addressed envelope, if they are to be
returned.
Chris Karol
Killington, Vermont
Photo: CARSON