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• Burton's "Love" snowboards feature pictures of naked Playboy models. The snowboards have sparked controversy because the intended market for the product is for 14 to 24 year old males. Some people have raised concerns that the naked-girl snowboards are sending "the wrong message."Times Argus: Some Upset By Playboy Images on Snowboards (October 3, 2008)

  Some ski resorts, including Smuggler's Notch in Vermont and all five resorts in Vail, have banned employees from using the boards.Maine Outdoor Journal: Burton boards' nudity, missing digits don't add up (December 8, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Burton and Playboy collaborated on the 2009 line of snowboards called "Love"FreshnessMag: Burton x Playboy - Coalition Series -Love Snowboard (April 18, 2008)
  2. Price: $429.95Official Site: Burton: "Love"
  3. Playboy centerfolds are featured on the top sides of the snowboardsFreshnessMag: Burton x Playboy - Coalition Series -Love Snowboard (April 18, 2008)
  4. Released in late summer - early fall of 2008FreshnessMag: Burton x Playboy - Coalition Series -Love Snowboard (April 18, 2008)
  5. Features the Playboy logo with a heart
  6. Is a part of the Coalition series, available at Burton flagship storesFreshnessMag: Burton x Playboy - Coalition Series -Love Snowboard (April 18, 2008)
  7. Burton issued 700 limited edition snowboards featuring the Playboy logo Playboy's 50th Anniversary in 2003Snowboarder Mag: Burton Snowboards Honors Playboy's 50th...
  8. Primo Blunt, the newest board from Burton, includes graphic cartoon images of self-mutilationCampus Press: Naked ladies on the slopes (December 3, 2008)

• Quote

  "We are not breaking any laws by creating these boards, and it is our sincere belief that these graphics do not condone or encourage violence towards women in any way."—Laurent Potdevin, CEO of Burton SnowboardsCampus Press: Naked ladies on the slopes (December 3, 2008)

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