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BURLINGTON, Vt. — A half-dozen ski resorts in New England and the West, including Vail Resorts, are joining in protests against two new lines of snowboards that feature images of Playboy models and cartoons of self-mutilation.
Smugglers’ Notch in Vermont says it has banned employees from using the Love and Primo boards made by Burton Snowboards. Vail Resorts has prohibited employees of its Vail, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Keystone and Heavenly Mountain from using the Love boards or any other inappropriate, offensive or suggestive equipment while on duty.
Burton chief executive Laurent Potdevin says the company supports freedom of artistic expression and stands by the limited-edition boards. Post staff and news services
