Snowboarders

Two Snowboarders Buried, Seriously Injured in Avalanche Outside of Park City, Utah

Two snowboarders were rescued late Wednesday night after becoming buried and seriously injured in an avalanche on a backcountry slope near the Smith and Morehouse Reservoir in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, one of the boarders jumped off a cliff, fracturing a large slab of snow. The slide carried one of the men, slamming him into trees on […]
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Alta Defends Right to Keep Snowboarders Out

Alta successfully defended itself at a federal appeals court on Friday from a lawsuit saying that their exclusion of snowboarders is unconstitutional. “Quite simply, the Constitution neither recognizes nor protects a right to snowboard,” Alta attorneys wrote in court documents The Alta attorney actually went so far as to say that the skiing experience at Alta is “safer” due to the lack of snowboarders because skiers down’t have to worry about being hit by snowboarders-sideways-stance- […]
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Alta is for Skiers | Judge Dismisses Snowboarders’ Lawsuit

Alta Ski Area is known for some of the deepest powder on the planet and its policy banning snowboarders from their lifts. Because of this, Alta “Ski” Area has been in the cross-hairs of Snowboarders for years who wish they could ride the lifts, and now thanks to U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson, Alta can breathe a sigh of relief. If you haven’t been following the debate for nearly the last year, a group called Wasatch Equality has claimed their 14th Amendment rights were being violated by Alta Ski Area for not allowing them […]
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Kyler Roush |
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Four Snowboarders Sue Alta Ski Resort Using 14th Amendment

You did just read the title right… A 501(c3) pendng group (Not for Profit) has just filed suit against Alta Ski Lifts Company and their policy that has banned snowboarders from accessing their lifts. The entire 4 person group who has started a not for profit entitled Wasatch Equality are all listed as plaintiffs in the suit filed in the Utah District Court. Read the whole lawsuit here. Rick Alden, Drew Hicken, Bjorn Leines and Richard Varga believe that Alta’s ban on Snowboarding violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Section 1. All persons born or naturalized […]
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Kyler Roush |
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5 People Killed in Colorado Avalanche | Deadliest Colorado Avalanche Since 1962

SnowBrains is saddened to report that 5 backcountry snowboarders have perished in a large avalanche near Loveland Ski Area in Colorado yesterday.  This was the deadliest avalanche in Colorado since 1962.  Please stay safe out there.  Avalanche season is not over. The avalanche struck around 1pm Saturday, April 20th, 2013 near Loveland Pass (11,990 feet) in Colorado.  5 backcountry snowboarders were […]
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