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​All Along the Clocktower:
Musings,Thoughts and Images 

Worst Sport

2/18/2019

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In 1988, a Parade Magazine (or Time) article listed snowboarding as 1988’s “worst new sport.” The article stated that according “to traditionalists, the breezy fad is a clumsy intrusion on the sleek precision of downhill skiing.”
In 1992, the magazine bestowed the same honor to lawn mower racing. While this sport did have a
governing body, the U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association, it certainly did not have the athletic, recreational and cultural impact like the earlier award recipient.
Find out more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com

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