Hmmmm. Hints of the real problem for skiers...... Access. Maybe we should look into getting the skiers closer to Wilderness, rather than bringing the Wilderness closer to the skiers....... Snowpark at Beverly, anyone???
In the meantime, until we're 'banned', we'll keep working on keeping sleds out of WMC's playground. Once we're locked out of the Teanaway, the skiers will just have to deal with those law-breaking sledders on their own....
P.S. Nice tag line WMC...
Your Beverly Sno Park idea is a good one and I and WMC folks will help with it. We discussed it last year here, and thanks again for a great idea! And many thanks for all of your and Blindman etc folks efforts at placing signs on the Wilderness Boundary, and for taking heat in advocating against snomos in Wilderness- very commendable! I will report to you when I go up to that area and see no snomos or tracks in Wilderness and then will thank you again!
So if someone spends money on a snowmobile and etc then they should be in charge of Forest Policy? So if someone acts all loud and aggressive and disrespectful of USFS Officials charged by Law and Policy to manage the Forest, then you think that you win? Please keep up that strategy, it is fun to watch. And in anticipation of some of your comebacks, please note that we have always advocated to include snowmobile use, and advocated that USFS please manage the Forest in some balance for all of the public.
It is not difficult to understand that non-motorized Forest users are the clear majority of users for offhighway winter recreation. Snowmobile riding belongs on the Forest as well. Separation is needed, some balance of uses as well. By the way, skiers will avoid areas of high snowmobile useage.
USFS has not denied that there has been no planning or consideration, designation or NEPA process for offroad snowmobile riding in the areas or our advocacy. It has occurred while USFS has ignored it and the proper issues surrounding offroad riding. Even some grooming programs are in question on that basis. Please study NEPA and tell me if it says undesignated offroad snowmobile riding is allowable especially without the Lawfully required process. Please let us know what you think the chances are that all of the offroad riding in pristine high-altitude areas will stand under the proper process including input from all of the public, not just from some loud and aggressive snowmobile riders who believe that their use supersedes everyone else.
When the proper evaluation of this offroad riding is examined per the NEPA 1969, perhaps you and other riders will then understand. You are fighting the wrong fight, collaboration with other Forest users to find solutions would have been your best strategy. Your snomo guys against the world strategy is fun to watch, so we shall see in this day and age if public policy in the end yields to that or follows Policy and Law in the greater public interest. Just one of the Organizations supporting many of the WMC goals has 8 million members, and there are 1/2 dozen other Organizations talking about the issues of our advocacy. If the proper NEPA process occurs, should these Organizations get mobilized someday, do the loud snomo guys think they will shut down or scare away 8 to 10 million Americans? We- the 'sides'- should be at the table talking instead of at meetings trying to dominate.
PS Some one hacked my tagline so if they do it again, well hardy harr harr...you so funny. Nobody looks here anyway except you guys and I have been trying to reach you all with ideas of respectful discussion for a year, otherwise I would not be here.
