BRIAN HEAD, Utah – Utah ski resorts hopes to recover from snow drought it has been facing for the past several weeks with the help of this week’s winter storm. A year ago, snowfall at Utah was about twice the average rate, and resorts were rejoicing in the white stuff, crammed with crowds of tourists swarming the ski slopes. “Definitely that’s a concern in the whole state,” said Brian Head … [Read more...]
Lawsuit against Utah ski resort over snowboarding ban
A group of snowboarders has sued a Utah resort for refusing to open its slopes to them. A lawsuit has been filed against the Alta Ski Lifts Company, which operates the Alta ski resort in Utah. The Ski Company is among the handful of resorts in the United States that allow only skiers and not the snowboarders on their slopes. Four snowboarders have claimed that this is a pure discrimination … [Read more...]