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Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

We didn't knowwhat the hell we were doing, so we asked people, "Hey,how do you do business...

We didn't know
what the hell we were doing, so we asked people, "Hey,
how do you do business here?" - I met Jake in 1985

Full Transcript

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We didn't know what the hell we were doing,
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so we asked people, "Hey, how do you do business here?"
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- I met Jake in 1985.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:16
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
Red Bull Media House,HBO Sports

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Movie Summary

An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon: snowboarding.
My first impression was, "The guy is crazy. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:12
My first impression was, "The guy is crazy.
Maybe you're gonna help me." - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:17
Maybe you're gonna help me."
We're gonna start Burton Europe." - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:06
We're gonna start Burton Europe."
I'm so happy that I could meet Hermann - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:05
I'm so happy that I could meet Hermann
People like Dimitrije Milovich in Utah, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:16
People like Dimitrije Milovich in Utah,
- Whatever animosity there was between Tom and Jake, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:29
- Whatever animosity there was between Tom and Jake,
[tape whirring] - Let's get back to basics. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:17
[tape whirring] - Let's get back to basics.
- We were definitely just so much more driven - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:06
- We were definitely just so much more driven
I would say those guys were having fun on the East Coast, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:05
I would say those guys were having fun on the East Coast,
- We were coming out of a ski racing tradition. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:07
- We were coming out of a ski racing tradition.
[crowd cheering] - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:20
[crowd cheering]
Tom Sims showed up with some photographers. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:14
Tom Sims showed up with some photographers.
- I'm Tom Sims and I invented ski-boarding 18 years ago - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:06
- I'm Tom Sims and I invented ski-boarding 18 years ago
- Sims saying he invented the sport, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:13
- Sims saying he invented the sport,
You might find a lot of people out there that claim to have - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:06
You might find a lot of people out there that claim to have
- Come on, Jake! - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:05
- Come on, Jake! - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[crowd cheering] - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:07
[crowd cheering]
- Jake grew up in the ski world, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:15
- Jake grew up in the ski world,
The kings and the queens, let's say, are the contests. - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:04
The kings and the queens, let's say, are the contests.
Jake had the U.S. Open, - Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 00:13
Jake had the U.S. Open,