Similar to other action sports, in snowboarding, “firsts” carry weight. They’re markers of progression, bragging rights, and often the spark that opens the floodgates for others to follow. But in women’s snowboarding—especially in the streets and backcountry—many of those firsts were never properly documented or celebrated. Unlike contests, where results are archived and footage is easier to find, a lot of these milestones happened quietly, without cameras rolling or media taking note.

While digging for facts for their upcoming documentary, Tomboy Media quickly realized there was no master list. No central archive. So… we made one. We use the term "first" lightly. Its more so a unoffical list of moments caught on film that made a difference. 

In an effort to fill that gap, we’ve pulled together this totally unofficial, only partially verified, and definitely incomplete list of some of the most impactful “firsts” in women’s snowboarding.

It’s a best guess based on what we’ve seen, heard, and pieced together—and we know there’s more out there. If we missed something (or got something wrong), we want to hear about it.

This is meant to be a living document, updated as we learn more. Because snowboarding history is still being written—and we want to make sure this part gets remembered.

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BACKCOUNTRY 

• Victoria Jealouse – First major AK & BC descents. Psycho lines in TB3 (1994); held her own with the guys
• Morgan Lafonte – First ever double backflip (1997/98)Way ahead of her time; "No Man’s Land
  
• Cheryl Maas – Switch double backie (2012) Clean, technical, and switch.  
• Kimmy Fasani – First regular double backie in pow (2012) Same session as Cheryl; both groundbreaking
• Hana Beaman – First 720 on the Mt. Baker road gap (2012)  A moment of legend on a legendary gap

PARK/BIG AIR

• Tina Basich – First women’s BS720 in comp (1998) X Games breakthrough
• Barrett Christy – Invented the Barrett Roll (1999);OG signature trick era
  
• Kimmy Fasani – First female park double backie (2012) Took the pow trick to the park

• Anna Gasser – First double cork in comp (2013) Cab double 9 that changed the game
  
• Katie Ormerod – First woman to land double cork 1080 (2014) Teen prodigy moment
• Anna Gasser – First triple (Cab triple underflip 12) (2018) Literally flipped the script
• Kokomo Murase – First BS double cork 1260 in comp (2018) Youngest X Games Big Air rider at 13
  
• Zoi Sadowski-Synnott – First back-to-back doubles in contest (2022) Unreal consistency under pressure
  
• Mia Brookes – First Cab 1440 in comp (age 16) New school domination
• Reira Iwabuchi – First triple in comp (2023) Triple underflip at X Games
• Kokomo Murase – First BS 1440 (triple) Next-level amplitude

PIPE

• Anne Molin Kongsgård – First FS900 in pipe, Smooth and stylish early progression
• Elena Hight – First BS900 in comp (2003, age 13) Young and sending
• Torah Bright – First to attempt double in pipe (2010) Pushed limits with the double crippler
• Kelly Clark – First 1080 in pipe (XG 2011) Legendary moment
• Elena Hight – First double cork in pipe (2013)  BS alley-oop rodeo that made history
• Chloe Kim – First back-to-back 1080s (2016, age 15)
• Maddie Mastro – First double crippler in comp. Massive commitment and follow-through'
  

• Jana Meyen – 270 out (2002) Classic boardslide sameway in "PULSE"
• Erin Comstock – FB on street rails that set a standard for style & commitment
• Marie-France Roy – 270 gap (2007) Rome "Any Means"; big and bold
• Jess Kimura – First one foot in streets / crippler on wall & also wall-to-wall pioneering grit
• Desiree Melancon – First to go sideways on Red Ledge (2012) Claim to the infamous spot
• Darrah Reid-McLean – BS180 sw BS180 on Smooth style, tube or not
  
• Maria Thomson – FB pretzel to switch BS pretzel Serious tech in the streets
• Jill Perkins – Front board on kink (2017/18) Bold entry on the kink rail game
• Lexi Roland – SW FB on kink at Superpark (2019) Pushing it for the goofy-footers