A group of snowboarders suing one of the last US ski resorts to ban the sport are arguing in a legal action that it is not only discriminatory and based on stereotypes, but also encourages "hostile and divisive skier-versus-snowboarder attitudes".

The snowboarders filed the action regarding national forest lands that make up most of the Alta ski area in the mountains east of Salt Lake City, Utah.

But Alta lawyers say the decision to promote a snowboarder-free experience to lure skiers is within the ski area's rights and violates no constitutional rights.

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