FIS Changes Name to Finally Include Snowboarding The FIS Congress was held last Friday in Milan, Italy, and many important decisions were made, including, after nearly 99 years of existence, the world’s preeminent governing body for snowsports has a new name. Related: FIS Cancels All Forthcoming 2022 World Cup Events in Russia, Including Ski Cross and Aerial Events In a groundbreaking decision, the General Assembly voted to […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 6, 2022 0 Comments
Owner of Big Squaw Mountain Resort, ME Refuses to Change Resort Name, Says It’s a Tribute to American Indians The owner of Big Squaw Mountain Resort, ME refuses to change the name of his resort under increasing pressure to remove the derogatory word ‘squaw’. James Confalone has no intention of changing the name, saying ‘squaw’ is a tribute to American Indians and his resort stands as a monument to Maine’s Indian tribes. Earlier this week, Squaw Valley ski resort in […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 28, 2020 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Legend Scott Gaffney Supports the Resort Changing Their Name Scott Gaffney, filmmaker, Matchstick Director, skier, mediocre diehard surfer, and literally the G in GNAR, spoke out in support of Squaw Valley’s decision to remove ‘Squaw’ from their name in 2021. Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA yesterday committed to changing their name from the word “Squaw” since the word “Squaw” is considered a racial & sexist slur against […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 26, 2020 6 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Will Change Its Name In 2021 Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA has committed to changing their name from the word “Squaw” since the word “Squaw” is considered a racial & sexist slur against Native Americans. “After extensive research into the etymology and history of the term “squaw,” both generally and specifically with respect to Squaw Valley, outreach to Native American groups, including the […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 25, 2020 11 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA To Consider Changing Name Since “Squaw” Is a Racial Slur “The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur,[1][2][3] historically used for Indigenous North American women.[4] Contemporary use of the term, especially by non-Natives, is considered offensive, derogatory, misogynist and racist.[1][2][3][4][5][6]” – Wikipedia According to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows CEO of, Ron Cohen, Squaw Valley is considering changing its name due to the word “squaw” being a racial slur. We realize it is time to re-examine our use of the […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 22, 2020 27 Comments
This 14er In Colorado May Be Getting A Name Change Colorado’s 14th highest peak may be getting a new name. A proposal to change the name of Mt Evans to Mt Cheyenne-Arapaho has been submitted by Denver Elementary school teacher Kate Tynan-Ridgeway. The reason for the change concerns the second governor of Colorado, John Evans and his role in the Sand Creek Massacre. The Sand Creek massacre was an attack […] Jason Ringenberg | November 28, 2018 1 Comment
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