Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

'The Art on Burton'

When even Mom thinks snowboarding is cool, you can be sure the sport has slipped into the mainstream. Still, snowboarding has managed to retain its counterculture cred, in large part because of the envelope-pushing imagery artists and designers emblazon on the boards. Get a load of the eye-catching artwork by designers who have contributed to Burton Snowboards at Stowe’s Helen Day Art Center through April 15. When the gallery asked area artists of all ages to enter their own designs into a competition, more than 450 submissions flooded in. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on March 15, followed by a panel discussion with Burton’s creative team. Winners in three age groups will get a brand-new Burton snowboard. Sweet. Pictured: design by Greg Gossel.