I find that boarders are much more aware on the unloading part, pus now that I think of it, it may be that the layout of the resort I am usually at may have something to do with that. In any event, snowboarders are much better about that.

I stand by my notion that snowboarding is often a statement of rebellion. I agree though that will not last forever and as kids (those 21 years and older of course) are now turning to old-school beer brands I will guess that will occur to snowboarding and skiing too. Yeah, I see lots of young skiers tricking it out like snowboarders instead of trying to go fast and lay down carves or mash a mogul field.

I’ll crack the jokes with my ski buddies but they are really just jokes.

As for restrictions on snowboards, big whoop. Three lift-served resorts–count ’em, 3 in the whole country–don’t allow snowboards. On the other hand, 99 percent of all lifts ARE open to snowboards.

Snowboarding is actually getting long in the tooth, so it’s not clear that undertaking it is an act of rebellion. In fact, twin-tip skis have given skiing a boost; snowboarding participation has reached a plateau.

Each discipline has its downsides, its own glorious rhythms; its own clueless individuals and its own model citizens.