Stowe, VT – The board of directors of the Vermont Ski Museum in Stowe have changed the facility’s name to the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum.

The decision to rename the museum reflects the significant impact Vermont has had upon snowboarding development and history, according to Tom Sequist, the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum board chairman. Among Vermont’s contributions are the annual staging of the U.S. Open and Burton, the snowboard manufacturer founded in Manchester Center, Vt.

A number of years ago the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum was moved from its original location in a barn behind the Brandon Inn in Brandon, Vt., to its current location near the four corners in the center of Stowe that also includes the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.