SAFETY LEASH

Many resorts will not allow you to use their chair lifts unless you have a snowboard leash attaching your snowboard to your leg.
The main reason is that a 6-10 pound snowboard hurling down the hill at 30+ miles an hour can cause serious damage.
Historically this has been a problem as many snowboards have escaped from the rider downhill causing serious injuries.
The properly attached safety leash is preventing your snowboard from racing down the mountain without you on it!
Without it, you can easily lose your board in deep snow or it could race off the edge of a cliff.
Worse than this, you could also end up seriously injuring someone.