After a collision with a snowboarder left a skier dead last winter in Cortina, Italy, Mari Pesante, the Italian undersecretary of sport, proposed a bill to the Italian Parliament that calls for a complete separation of skiers and snowboarders at ski areas. This, despite the fact that no study has ever been produced that shows an increase in accidents when skiers and snowboarders share the slopes. Up Next: Segregated ski area restrooms
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