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Who is the G.O.A.T.? (Greatest Of All Time)

Craig Kelly
12% (21 votes)
Jamie Lynn
15% (25 votes)
Terje Haakonsen
27% (46 votes)
Peter Line
7% (12 votes)
Damian Sanders
2% (4 votes)
Travis Rice
9% (15 votes)
Danny Kass
7% (12 votes)
Jake Burton
2% (3 votes)
Kevin Jones
3% (5 votes)
Shaun White
6% (11 votes)
Todd Richards
3% (5 votes)
Terry Kidwell
3% (5 votes)
Shaun Palmer
3% (5 votes)
Andy "Dog" Coghlan
1% (1 vote)
Total votes: 170

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No es G.R.O.A.T., verdad?

EL JEFFE!!!!

why isnt jeff anderson on this list??!?! hes like... the father of modern jibbing (the most recent trends i.e. spinning on/off rails) not to mention his style off jumps and in the backcountry. he had one of the meanest methods ever!! hes deffinitely my G.O.A.T

Jeff Anderson

Jeffy was definately a great rider, but I think that the modern jib era started with Dale Rehburg, Nate Cole and Jake Blattner. Those are the guys that invented modern jibbing.

true

but still, i think JLA should be on the list. i mean, the guy had all the bases covered, rails, park, pipe, backcounttry. he could kill anything.

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JLA was a great rider-no doubt aboot this in anyway. however, i have to wonder if you want him on the list because he is no longer with us. i am correct?

having said this valdez is on target...and may i add tarquin robins, adam merriman and jeff petit to the 'future bonk' movement.

incorrect

i dont want him on the list cause hes dead, that has nothing to do with it. for me, in my eyes, he was and always will be one of the greatest of all time. and im not trying to take away from any of the other riders on the list, they all deserve it too. just my opinion

Wrong,

Hetz, Salaz, and myself really got the ball rolling in 90 at the kemper cooper camp for kids. I rode wood and such in the beggining, but nothing like I laid down in the early ninties from a skate state of mind. Dale, Jake, and Nate are products from the stepping stones that we laid down before them, and they were part of my team on Joyride. Ever ride black larry at Breck? Great log!

Jonny B.

Is there only one greatest?

I doubt any of these guys on the list would agree that there is one greatest. Kidwell is the greatest because he did things on a board that nobody had done and he continued to be ahead of the pack for almost a decade. Craig was the greatest because he brought professionalism into it. He also had a way of making products better without bashing the company. Obviously a leader in snowboarding, but different from what Kidwell did. Shaun Palmer is the greatest because he could ride anywhere, anytime in any condition (his or the snow). He won all the titles that Kidwell and Kelly did, and he brought punk style to the scene. He also had incredible riding style. Terje is the greatest for all of his winning, but he is really the greatest for being in control of his values. He never changed his approach and he is the coolest cat for that.

There isn't anybody else worth discussing. These 4 riders were absolutely the greatest.

Bob, er Robert

I agree with you. Each of those four are have really had a significant impact to the sport. I would also include Jamie Lynn for the way that he brought creative expression to the table both on and off the snow. Plus he had bad ass style.

The idea behind this pole is simplly to take every persons impression of who the best ever was and equalize thhat overa bunch of voting. Some people value video parts, other contests, others to pioneering new areas. It isn't meant to take a slant to one of these things just to let people use their own intrepritation of what is the greatest to them.
I hope that makes sense.

Godfathers

What about guys like Noah Salaznek or Mike Ranquet - the first guys to really take skateboarding tricks to the snow, like cab 360's, etc... Maybe not the greatest of all time, but for sure the most influential. I mean, when we were first learning how to snowboard, it was just an activity to do when there was too much snow to skateboard - riding fakie tward a little kicker with a swallowtail attempting cabs and frontside cabs before we were even allowed to ride at the local ski area. Jeez I'm old. Now we've dudes building kickers up to regular handrails. Check out Chad Schnacky in Uppin the Ante circa 1992 - no kicker - switch ollie to backside lipslide at the original peak 8 base handrails, first pioneered by Dave Englund and Jonny Bioc. Oh yeah,,, Terje's the G.O.A.T.

Dubbs...

Nuff respect. You were there– helping give this new direction to the sport that has really taken root. And yes. Schnuckums didn't need no stinkin' booter for no rail. Remermber the Blue Moose Rail?

Killer and all, but.....

Noah and Ranquet were years behind Kidwell. Ranquet was a mini shred in 1986, but by 89 he was pioneering fakie tricks. Kidwell was doing cab 360's in the TC pipe in the early 80s. There was even some jibbing going on in the mid 80s for sure. Noah and Ranquet pushed the existing envelope, they didn't actually create it. I would say Hetzel was one of the big envelope pushers as well. Palmer was jibbing early on too.

It becomes an opinionated deal, but the chronological order dictates who did what when. Sometimes people skew chronology.

The best

all others fall away at the feet of Kelly. Aside from winning titles and walking away at the top, he set the standard for professionalism, the standard for style. He helped others reach down into themselves, helping them become the best they could and then some.

Kidwell is 2nd and andy coglan 3rd. the palm is a distant 4th IMHO

Is it only about the" jib" cause 4 me it's all about decent

Damian Sanders in " Snowboarders in Exile " did a backside 50-50 to indy grab on a log, rode the half pipe, back flipped a solid thirty footer and spun BS7'S, all on an Avalanche Kick 175 with hardboots.Just from an equipment standpoint I think what he left as his legacy is pretty f-in punk. Peter Line, Terje,Kevin Jones, all of them are sick because they can do alittle of it all, but Damian, in my opinion, gave them at least a track to follow, both in career and video. Where would we be as a sport without Exile or Western Front, cause Chill and that Sims video sucked. pray for snow

shit

what about pappas? piss crappas

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the pappas bros were hot on those mistral decks.

Craig Kelly Forever.

actually

im claiming dave smellie. if you werent in jackson in the mid to late 90's you missed out. the media never got to this kid. just ask anyone who witnesed it. not one of those, "oh my bro is sick you should have seen him". this was the real deal. he lit a fire under our asses.

WITTLAKE!!!

what the hell? How could we forget scott e wittlake. and we forgot huffman too. but worst of all, we forgot JP Walker. without J.P. jibbing would be nothing.

Mark, you took that from moto...

It was in reference to RC, he is the goat of goats. In snowboarding there is only one - CK.

Jonny B.

you are correct

Man B!

It took 2 months 28 days for someone to figure that out.

I might have Terje as the GOAT. CK or Terje.

Good to hear from you

Tough to pick just one, ya know.

Hope all is well and take care.

Jonny B.

Growing up riding in the late

Growing up riding in the late80's early 90's, guys like Damien, Craig, Trichards and Jamie Lynn were HUGE. It was early enough that Dog and Kidwell were still getting press, and Peter and Terje brought us to where we are with modern freestyle. El Jeffe is snowboarding (TWSnow cover). Shaun has the contest thing looked up as well or even better than Craig and Terje did in their prime. Instead of debating the fine points I WANT TO THANK ALL THE RIDERS ON THIS LIST, ANY RIDER WHO I EVER WATCHED A VIDEO PART OF, SAW AT A CONTEST, OR HAD A CHANCEW TO RIDE WITH. You have all been a major influence on not only my riding style but also my life choices as well. But thanks to CK for showing me methods back at Stratton in 90. You are a god among men, Shred in peace

Personal... Style

We all have different eras and reasons for what inspires us. I give props to all Riders that make me smile, want to snowboard or see more of it. Throughout my years, there are definitely some Riders that have stood out in my mind.

Jamie Lynn has inspired me from the beginning. His ride, passion, art, independence and style has always made me want stay true to what I love. These pieces make up a much bigger part of what my inspiration was- and still is, in my mind- based on.

Terje stepped it up and has a deep passion and natural ability for the ride. Much props to him... he goes for everything w/ everything and stomps it. Craig Kelly definitely had the 'love of the ride'- to say the least. I really love Nic Muller's style- definitely makes me smile. And much love/respect to Jeff Anderson for his love of the ride and what seemed a good heart/mind to boot. Always much love & respect for that.