It’s Time to Stop Debating & Start Putting the Bar Down Every winter, the same conversation echoes across North American chairlifts: bar up or bar down? In much of Europe, the debate doesn’t exist. Safety bars are used as a matter of course—not always by federal law but as part of the resort’s rules of operations. In North America, however, it remains a cultural flashpoint framed as personal preference. Related: Snowboarder […] Julia Schneemann | March 3, 2026 2 Comments