It appears that Australian surfers aren’t the only shreds with bad manners, Colorado is have its share of trouble as well according to a story in the Denver Post.
Snowboarders plopped across the middle of runs chatting on cellphones. Gondola cars reeking of smoke. Red Bull cans littering the snow under lifts. Shredders turning black runs blue with their “F-bombs. . . Powder hounds are decrying conduct more expected in malls and high school hallways than on the snowy slopes where controlled schussing used to be the norm but shredding — today’s term for tearing up the slopes — is now customary.
Winter Park is now making snowboarders watch a 15 minute video on “safety and civility” before they get access to the resorts high-end Dark Territory terrain park. Twenty-five other resorts are working on it as well.
Yeah, instructional videos do the trick every time. . .
[Link: Denver Post]
