Until the mid 1980's, snowboarding was basically unheard of at major ski resorts and therefore it was not allowed. Because it was an unknown sport that which only a handful of people understood, there was much fear and concern on the part of traditional skiers, resulting in an alarming conflict between both sides. As many of the very first snowboarders will recall, even the sports name was often changed by people who did not know …showed first 75 words of 620 total…

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