Yep snow boards years before I ever saw one I was 13 at the time. Just checked when the first one was made, my idea was better. I made mine out of that white hardboard paneling and put a rope on the front to pull the nose up, that thing screamed! Wish I had known then they were going to be that popular and older. I built my first skate board in 1960 and had never seen one of those either before then, 2x4 and a roller skate I tore apart. It has always been about speed.