Powder surfing, also known as powsurfing or noboarding, is snowboarding on a modified board with no bindings. Like on a surfboard, a rope is attached to the rider's lead leg with a leash. The style was pioneered by Greg Todds, a skilled snowboarder who began riding bindingless to make snowboarding more challenging. The precursor of the snowboard, the snurfer, had no bindings and a lanyard attached to the front, like a sled.
In 2002, Todds and his friend, Cholo Burns, began selling rubber foot pads that could be attached to any snowboard. Their kits also included a bungee cord that attached to a point in front of the front foot, as well as a point behind the back foot. The cords acted like training wheels for riders who needed help keeping the board on their feet. They called their innovation Noboard. A Noboard is a kit to convert a snowboard into a board without bindings. The conversion kit consists of a rubber pad (where the rider stands), a rope, retractable leash, and fastening hardware. Other companies are manufacturing boards designed to be ridden bindingless, as opposed to Noboard's conversion kit.
Noboard remains on the market under Burns's direction and even had a short-lived business partnership with snowboard giant Burton Snowboards from 2007-2009.