Pro Files featuring Ken Achenbach • First in Canada, First in the World
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THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT
Pro Files : Ken Achenbach
Ken may be Canada's first snowboarder - if you don't believe me find someone who went riding before him.
While that may be in dispute, The Snowboard Shop is not - it was the world's first snowboard specific retailer - inspiring a generation of Canadian riders.
He also built the world's first twin tip snowboard - the Barfoot Twin Tip, created an early snowboard specific clothing line and started The Camp of Campions - a snowboard camp that trained aspiring riders for 25 years.
To say Ken is a legend is an understatement - to say that he is still, 40 plus years on, a dedicated snowboarder, is simply a statement of fact.
This is a long one - but a good one.
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