Let's see if this has any legs!

[Funky_Catskills]

Heard they won't even serve a latte to boarders at Deer Valley.

heheheheheh

 

[thetrailboss]

Wow - that all I have!

Welcome to 2014.....


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[thetrailboss]

Bump. First, I was just reading about my snowcat skiing trip and saw this on the site:

Snowcat Skiing/Snowboard Statement
We are pleased to offer snowboarding as an option for Grizzly Gulch snowcat skiing. Otherwise, please remember that snowboarding is not allowed within the Alta Ski Area.

Interesting.

http://www.alta.com/the-mountain/backcountry-adventures#alta-snow-skiing

And they had oral argument in the case. TGR's update on it: http://www.tetongravity.com/story/snowboard/will-alta-ever-share-with-snowboarders

KSL's take on it: http://www.ksl.com/?sid=37396027&ni...tah-ski-resort-in-appeals-court&s_cid=queue-4

I'd urge you to take the little poll at the end. The results will surprise you.

 

[wtcobb]

I'd urge you to take the little poll at the end. The results will surprise you.

I'm surprised there are skiers in Niger!

 

[Cannonball]

I'd urge you to take the little poll at the end. The results will surprise you.

Results (as of now): "Should be allowed at Alta"=23%, "Should not be allowed at Alta"=75%. So 75% of respondents think Alta shouldn't allow snowboarders, and they don't. That seems to add up to me. What do you find surprising about that?

 

[thetrailboss]

I'm surprised there are skiers in Niger!

:lol:

 

[thetrailboss]

Results (as of now): "Should be allowed at Alta"=23%, "Should not be allowed at Alta"=75%. So 75% of respondents think Alta shouldn't allow snowboarders, and they don't. That seems to add up to me. What do you find surprising about that?

Granted it's not scientific, but considering the noise it appears that most don't want the policy to change. That is a surprise.

 

[Cannonball]

Granted it's not scientific, but considering the noise it appears that most don't want the policy to change. That is a surprise.

If most wanted the policy to change, it would.

 

[thetrailboss]

If most wanted the policy to change, it would.

Yes. Here it is a vocal minority.

 

[cdskier]

Granted it's not scientific, but considering the noise it appears that most don't want the policy to change. That is a surprise.

I wasn't surprised by the results. Like you said, it is simply a vocal minority making all the noise. They need to stop wasting the court's time with this. The court has more important things to deal with than who can ski/snowboard where.

 

[thetrailboss]

No surprise

Affirmed

http://fox13now.com/2016/04/19/appeals-court-rejects-lawsuit-over-alta-snowboarding-ban/


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[thetrailboss]

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...ign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160419

 

[Domeskier]

I started reading this article but got distracted by a link to a list of 10 celebrities who are said to smell awful. None of them really surprised me. How long before these lunatics file a new suit claiming snowboarders are a protected class?

 

[thetrailboss]

I started reading this article but got distracted by a link to a list of 10 celebrities who are said to smell awful. None of them really surprised me. How long before these lunatics file a new suit claiming snowboarders are a protected class?

That was one of their arguments.

 

[Domeskier]

That was one of their arguments.

Nice. I didn't think you needed a State actor for discrimination against a protected class to be unconstitutional, but I guess that isn't so.

 

[VTKilarney]

If they were smart they would find someone with a handicap that can only snowboard and can't ski.

 

[manhattanskier]

If they were smart they would find someone with a handicap that can only snowboard and can't ski.

There are ways for people with many kinds of disabilities to ski, so there is no case there.

 

[deadheadskier]

There's no legal case one way or another. No laws against Alta (or any other business) being lame.

 

[steamboat1]

No laws against thinking businesses are lame either. There are laws about who uses mens & womens bathrooms though.

 

[Cannonball]

So what exactly do these posts have to do with Northeast Mountain Adventure

Good point