You know the video of Utah snowboarders in the parking lot of Alta trying to collect signatures to allow snowboarding. In the video you see a bunch of crusty old skiers talking about how much they hate snowboarders. In these peoples minds, Geoff McAndrews is just like all the other snowboarders and it scares them.

Tim Konrad is the founder of Unofficial Networks and a passionate skier with over two decades of experience in the ski industry. In 2006, he launched the blog from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, evolving...