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Review: “Dear Rider” is a well-told story of the history of snowboarding through the life of Jake Burton Carpenter

Dear Rider is juggling a lot of story threads, from Jake Burton Carpenter's life through the story of Burton Snowboards through the overall story of snowboarding. But it does a good job of weaving a compelling story out of all those different angles.

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Director Fernando Villena talks “Dear Rider,” on Jake Burton Carpenter and Burton Snowboards: “This was the startup of startups.”

"Jake's story was also the story of an entrepreneur, and a man who envisioned a sport where there was none, and threw everything he had into making it a sport."

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“Dear Rider” trailer shows Jake Burton Carpenter’s long journey with snowboarding: “He was so damn determined.”

"I started the company in '77, and I remember I went out with 30 snowboards and I came home with 40, because one dealer said 'I don't want this crap.'"

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“Dear Rider,” a Fernando Villena documentary on snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter, is coming to HBO

This will be narrated by Woody Harrelson, and will include interviews with Mark McMorris, Shaun White, and Kelly Clark.