Viewed as a danger to themselves and skiers, snowboarders were banned from most ski resorts 20 years ago.
Today, no resort interested in staying in business discriminates against these free spirits, now represented by all ages and backgrounds.
Exposure provided by the X Games and Olympics has helped make snowboarding the fastest growing arm of the winter sports family, with ski centers building more terrain parks, halfpipes and adding lesson programs.
“I just see it getting even bigger,” said Rick Roxin, general manager at Hunt Hollow Ski Club in Naples. “Kids are bypassing …Â More info