'Treasure-trove'| Never-before-seen footage of Michigan's Snurfing origin discovered by Sparta man Filmmaker Zeppelin Zeerip was visiting with some snowboarding legends when he was told they had 3 hours of unseen footage in bags in their basement. Author: Brent Ashcroft Updated: 8:40 PM CST December 7, 2020 MUSKEGON, Mich. — It was Christmas Day 1965 when Muskegon native Sherman Poppen decided to take his daughters out of the house so his then pregnant wife could get some peace. Little did Poppen know what would happen that cold and snowy day in his backyard would be his discovery of the Snurfer, which set in motion a new snow sport.