Ski Resorts
Smuggs’ and Vail Ban Employees From Riding Burton Love Boards
I know, I know, we keep posting on the topic, but it keeps getting more interesting.
Previously, we’ve covered the controversy surrounding Burton Love snowboards, the ones with the Playboy models on them, here and here. I thought we were done with the topic but along comes Smugglers’ Notch, a well-known Vermont ski resort, banning their employees from riding the controversial snowboards.
On one hand, that’s pretty crazy. It’s just a snowboard. And I’ve never heard of a ski resort telling staff what the can and cannot ride. On the other hand, Smuggs’ markets itself as an extremely family-oriented resort, so I get it.
Then the article goes on to say that Vail has banned staff from using the board at its entire set of resorts, too. Wow! Officially Vail apparently has a policy against ‘offensive’ equipment but I bet this is the first real high-profile situation regarding offensive equipment that they have had to deal with.
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This is EXACTLY how 1984 began. I think. I haven’t read it since junior high.
I can understand this policy, espcially if it is the boards they are riding while on duty, giving instructions. I wouldn’t want my six-year-old exposed to those pics while he or she is learning to shred.
It’s on their own time that things get cloudy.
I’m an instructor and I can understand the “while on duty” ban, as long as they don’t start banning people for riding them, that would be going too far.
Look, these boards dont even have any nudity on them. You see more skin going to the pool or the beach. Everyone needs to calm down.