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Mohawk-headed Glen Plake was turned back at the Canadian border on his way to talk about skiing at Whistler's Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival last week. It would seem that Plake was convicted for possession of marijuana some years ago. Apparently, Canadian border officials are rejecting more US visitors because of new technology that allows them to better tap into files maintained by U.S. Homeland Security....See: http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070428/NEWS/104280070
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Can understand why Whistler tourism is a bit upset - if every US visitor with a DUI, misdemeanor posseession etc in their past is barred then there may be a significant drop off in visitor numbers.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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fatbob, Ever tried getting into the US with a drugs conviction? What goes around. as they say.
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el Hen, I'm just so pleased that we live in an otherwise perfect world - so we can pay woollen headed morons (I am making an assumption here) to protect our countries from all the evil, misguided, extreme skiers??!! in the world. I thought the US were bad, it's sad to see Canaduh going the same way.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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it's not like anyone in Canada smokes shed loads of pot all the frikken time is it? 
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A little-known useless alledged fact is that the conviction happened around the time he was making Blizzard of Ahhhhhs in '88 hence why a large proportion of it centred around Chamonix. Can't remember exactly how the story goes... I think he fled and exiled himself in Cham trying to avoid prosecution and potential prison in the US.
For some reason the Canadians have got very picky about who they want in their country. Pal of mine was turned around at Vancouver a few years ago because he'd been done for drink driving here in the UK. OK, it's a criminal offence but hardly the stuff of terrorists.
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Bode Swiller, same thing happened to a friend of mine.
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So, are we going to see any international snowboarding contests in either the US or Canada anytime in the near future? 
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| So, are we going to see any international snowboarding contests in either the US or Canada anytime in the near future? |
That is a good observation.
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richjp, I suppose the US can just revert to type and have the World snowboarding/etc. with drug free US riders only. If they can find any... 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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David Murdoch, same friend perhaps...
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