Those Burton Boards

[AnneC]

I was skiing recently on a cold, windy day. The crowds were avoiding the chair lifts in favor of the gondola so the lines were rather long. I started looking at the graphics on the ski boards. During the day I probably saw about 70-75 snow boards. Only one had some offensive graphics with scantly clad females. Is the tide changing? Have the protests been heard about those offensive Burton Boards or was I just seeing a more refined segment of boarders? I have continued to notice boards and it looks to this one observer that perhaps there is a change in the graphics.

 

[MaineSkiLady]

FWIW, I saw my first one up close and personal last weekend. I was asking the guy about his bindings, as I'd gotten some for DS for xmas and was curious about his. It really took me a couple of minutes to figure out that it was one of those boards, and all that was visible between the bindings was her wildly well-toned abs and navel, very pretty blonde hair and face. It really didn't jump out and scream "PORNO!" I was surprised that it took me so long to figure it out.

Could live w/o it, but I've frankly seen worse graphics, even on some of the twin-tip/freestyle skis.

 

[alaski]

I think at least a few resorts have banned them, which might be why we see less of them. At least they're a good weed-out mechanism; i.e. if a dude has a board like that, I know I don't need to talk to him. Kind of like those guys with the naked lady cutouts on their trucks.

 

[AnneC]

Several mountains have taken a stand on the Burton boards but they can't ban what people use. They have banned their instructors from using them while working. If a ski board instructor has an offensive board they can not use it while they are working. On their own time they can do what they want.
I think it is a great stand by the mountains that chose to stand up. In the east I know that both Killington and Okemo have a policy where instructors can't use the boards while teaching. Probably a lot more have adopted that policy and perhaps we should let those mountains know that we approve and appreciate their policy.

 

[alaski]

Of course they can ban them! Ski resorts are usually privately owned and they can put whatever rules into place they care to enforce. Since families are usually a big target audience, I think it would not take much for the resorts to sit up and take notice if these boards became commonplace and patrons started complaining.

 

[Slidergirl]

I haven't seen the Burton Boards yet, but I have seen a provocative pair of skis. The woman is "divided" between the two skis, but if you put them together, it's one picture. She has on a crochet bikini top. It was a teenager who had them. I felt like slapping his head and asking if his mom knew he has those skis!!