Politically Correct Trail Name Changes

jgreco

I noticed that between the 2016 and 2017 trail maps, Big Sky changed the name of Wounded Knee to Spotted Elk (Chief of the Miniconjou, Lakota Sioux, who was killed at the Wounded Knee Massacre). 

Have you encountered any other trails that have changed names due to their old names being somewhat politically incorrect? 

I hope we can avoid debate over reasons for name changes being justified or not, or an overall political debate. Just thought this was an interesting change.

pagamony

Wounded Knee is a great name for a ski slope, too bad.  

Massanutten in Virginia had a bunch of dixie theme trail names such as rebel yell that were changed about five years ago.  I can’t even remember the original names anymore.

jaytrem

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“pagamony”>Wounded Knee is a great name for a ski slope, too bad.

Massanutten in Virginia had a bunch of dixie theme trail names such as rebel yell that were changed about five years ago.  I can’t even remember the original names anymore.

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Kings Dominion just changed the name of a coaster from Rebel Yell to Racer 75.

newman

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“pagamony”>Wounded Knee is a kgreat name for a ski slope, too bad.

Massanutten in Virginia had a bunch of dixie theme trail names such as rebel yell that were changed about five years ago.  I can’t even remember the original names anymore.

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Dixie Dare

newman

I remember talk of wanting Big Squaw to change its name. Does anyone remember the politically incorrect Big Squaw emblem with the girl with the feathered headband?

obienick

The state changed the name of the mountain. The ski area still keeps the original name, but not that logo.  People are pretty quiet about it but I saw a “visitor post” on their Facebook page a week or so ago complaining about the name.

Didn’t Tenney have a similarly racist logo when it was Lookout for a year or so?

newman

I found the girl image, but have no clue on how to post images anymore. I think the name they wanted was Big Moose Mt. I couldn’t find any Lookout logos anyplace. On another note, the old Vernon Valley NJ had a half black, half white down the middle skier.

ciscokid

There’s a Rebel Yell trail at Boyne Highlands

newman

Thanks Cisco. She has quite the ski outfit. Looks like the kind of girl Captain Kirk would meet skiing on Riegal 12.

210

The trail “Trump” is still named “Trump” at Deer Valley…  ;)

ceo

If we’re moving away from trail names that perpetuate ethnic stereotypes, Nashoba needs to change all of theirs. 

joshua_segal

At Ragged Mtn., there was reported to me to be a trail in a region of the ski area that were both changed because some found the combination of the name of the region and the trail through it to be racist toward African Americans. 

The region is the Gorge between Ragged and Spear.  The trail going through it was renamed “Rags to Riches” (if I remember right).

JMaul

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“210”>The trail “Trump” is still named “Trump” at Deer Valley…  ;)</blockquote>

rickbolger

Stratton still has a trail with the outrageous name of White Birch 

NJSki

I am sure a Social Justice Warrior could have a field day at Deer Valley. Besides Trump; (Mr) Burns lift, Lucky BillRed Cloud, Square Deal, Custer, Big Stick, Muldoon, Tycoon, etc….

joshua_segal

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“NJSki”>I am sure a Social Justice Warrior could have a field day at Deer Valley. Besides Trump; (Mr) Burns lift, Lucky BillRed Cloud, Square Deal, Custer, Big Stick, Muldoon, Tycoon, etc….</blockquote>

I think the topic is not about un-PC trail names, but un-PC trail names that were actually changed because they were un-PC..

jgreco

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“joshua_segal”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“NJSki”>I think the topic is not about un-PC trail names, but un-PC trail names that were actually changed because they were un-PC..</blockquote></blockquote> Correct. Maybe a better/wider topic could be trail names that have changed for non-marketing reasons, but that may be too much overlap with Trail Names with Interesting Backstories.

rickbolger

Okemo had a trail called Squaw, I know that’s politically incorrect.

They also had a trail called Peacepipe, from what I read that is now considered politically incorrect.  I won’t question that, since we aren’t here to do that, but I am compelled to point out  that they could’ve saved money by just sawing the smoking mechanism part off the trail signs, and it would’ve been fine.

newman

Okemo has Chief. I’d say that’s after a KC player so it’s good.

obienick

The Square Deal was a very progressive movement by the Endicott Johnson Company of Endicott, NY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endicott_Johnson_Corporation#George_F._and_the_Square_Deal </div>