Vail Resorts Was Sent a Cease & Desist Letter After Bulldozing Unauthorized Road in Alpine Tundra During Keystone Resort, CO, Expansion It’s been a tough summer for Vail Resorts as it attempts to upgrade and improve its resorts. At Park City, UT, the planning commission ‘shockingly blocked‘ two previously approved chairlift upgrades, and in Vail, CO, previously approved plans to build employee housing have been shelved after the property was condemned as the parcel is critical for bighorn sheep. Related: Keystone Resort, […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2022 4 Comments
‘Ski the East’ Sent Cease and Desist Order to ‘Snowboard the East’ For Trademark Infringement Ski the East, a Facebook group with over 40k members and an online store selling ‘Ski the East’ merchandise, have sent Snowboard the East a Facebook group with over 15k members and an online store selling ‘Snowboard the East’ merchandise a cease and desist order for trademark infringement. Related: The Top 9 East Coast Ski Resorts & Why You Must “SKI THE […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2022 1 Comment
Walmart Sent Cease and Desist Letter when they Added Black Diamond Gear to their Online Store Earlier this week Walmart announced that they’re to start selling a wide variety of high-end equipment through an online platform managed by Moosejaw. Walmart actually bought Moosejaw last year but are letting them operate totally separately as its own entity. Until now. Around 50 brands debuted at Walmart’s new premium gear shop on Monday, carefully curated by Moosejaw, including names […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 3, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Business Owner Claims he Owns Rights to the Word ‘Icon’ | Sends Cease and Desist Notice to Alterra for Using ‘Ikon’ Carbondale, CO resident Cary Thompson, founder of Glenwood Springs-based Ride In Harmony Athletics, a ski and snowboard instruction program, recently sent a cease-and-desist notice to Alterra and its partners claiming that he holds the rights to the use of the word “icon” or any of its derivatives, such as “Ikon” being used by Alterra. Alterra, however, says it had the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 21, 2018 1 Comment