Glen Plake born (father of extreme sports) Smiley Face Logo, Harvey Ball Snurfer SNB, Sherman Poppen Kevlar invented, Stephanie Kwolek (Dupont)
8-Track tapes introduced for cars, RCA Victor First self-release heelpiece binding: Salomon First freestyle ski: Hart Javelin
Rolling Stone Magazine First Ski World Cup: Berchtesgaden, West Germany, Jean-Claude Killy of FRA and Nancy Greene of CAN win overall 2 seasons. 10th Olympic Games at Grenoble, FRA
Woodstock Music festival, NY Man on Moon: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin SNB with Metal Edges, Winterstick
Easy Rider starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson and Terry Southern
First Winter ISPO in Munich Nike Swoosh logo First Starbucks, Seattle Email, Ray Tomlinson Atomic builds ski factory in Altenmarkt, AUS First ski descent of Grand Tetons: Bill Briggs, father of big mountain skiing.
Powder Magazine: Jake and Dave Moe, ID First production SNB: Winterstick by Milovich Patent for Skiboard, Bob Weber 11th Olympic Winter Games at Sapporo, JAP #1 binding manufacturer: Salomon