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Today, snowboarders representing Wasatch Equality will arrive in Denver’s 10 Circuit Court of Appeals to formulate their arguments as to why Alta Ski Area should allow snowboarders on its prized and famed terrain.
The group argues that since Alta is positioned on US Forest Service land, their subset of winter sport enthusiasm should not be denied from accessing the ski area. Wasatch Equality has cited the 14th amendment, which grants all people within the United States “equal protection” under the law. Advocates for legalized snowboarding are arguing that they are being discriminated against by being forbidden from riding on what many consider to be public land.
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However, a 2014 ruling favored Alta’s claims as a skier’s only resort. In that ruling, judge Dee Benson cited the need for Wasatch Equality to prove discrimination on the part of the government… Not Alta Ski Area.
If the case is thrown out, the next move would be to take their case to the Supreme Court.
