Active Action Sports : 2007 : October : 26

Don't be surprised if you see skiers and snowboarders wearing pink tickets on the slopes this year. Mountain High, Southern California's closest winter resort, has teamed up with Revlon to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. This season, guests at the resort will have the option to upgrade their normal lift tickets to a customized "Pink Ticket" for just $1 more. Mountain High will match every dollar and the proceeds will go to the Revlon Run/Walk for women, one of the largest events for cancer research. Mountain High hopes to raise over $100,000 this season for the cause and has added a pink terrain on the mountain to further promote and raise awareness for the cause.

It's really great to see two different sports-skiing and running--come together for one great cause. I'm definitely going to head up to Mountain High for a "Pink Ticket" this winter.

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Here are some links for more information:

Revlon Run/Walk

Mountain High Resort

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Attempts to introduce skateboarding to the 2012 London Olympics have failed.

The International Olympic Committee wanted to debut the sport to increase the youth appeal of the 2012 Games.

Skateboarders have been divided over the idea of taking part in the Olympics. Some would have welcomed the exposure; others said it would lead to a conformity that doesn't lend itself to the sport that grew out of the Californian surf craze.

As the deadline for a completely new sport at London 2012 has long passed, the only chance skateboarding has to be included is if it is adopted by an existing Olympic sport as a discipline. The International Cycling Federation did not even consider adopting skateboarding as a "wheel-based" sport.

However, the federation remains in talks with the IOC about introducing an additional form of BMX for London. The cycling sport will make its debut at next year's Beijing games but, by 2012, a "freestyle" discipline could be added.

Do you think skateboarding and BMX should be included as Olympic sports?