Article: FEATURE/Opening Hearts to Open Minds at Taos Ski Valley; Snowboarders and Business Leaders Seek to Lift Snowboard Ban through Valentine's Day Outreach.

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TAOS, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Feb. 14, 2001

A group of snowboarders and businesses have tried to mend the increasingly bitter divide between Taos Ski Valley and the nearby town of Taos, NM, by spreading "a little love" this Valentine's Day with gifts to over 100 ski valley employees.

The gesture is in response to Taos Ski Valley's continuing ban on snowboarding. The ban has led to an unlikely alliance between the large local snowboarding population, barred from the town's major recreational resource, and local business owners who increasingly view the ban on snowboarding as deeply ...

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