SnowBoarding's TIPPING POINT

When snowboarding came along in the '80s, it got its foot in the door by barely getting on the chair-lifts. Then the Rental Shops noticed, "If we rent out a board instead of skis, we won't have to mess with ski poles or binding settings!"--so lazy rental employees were instrumental in pointing newcomers toward a snowboard instead of a pair of skis. And the infiltration of dysfunctional snowboarding closely paralleled the passage of the American Disabilities Act. Shackled snowboarders played the handicapped card and won. The funny thing is, snowboarders are not handicapped . . . until they shackle that board to their feet. Fact is: SnowBoarding is a SOCIAL EPIDEMIC, and many skiers would not be caught dead on one--but it is not Politically Correct to admit it.