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paragonUE

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  1. Can a resort lease a defined area with the Forest Service? Usually when anyone builds something on USFS land they have a use permit that doesn't have a defined area ("space occupied") and you can't keep people from hanging around your stuff since it's still public land.

    I assumed ski resorts had the same deal because last summer I was riding my mountain bike at the Kirkwood ski area (USFS land) for work (radio site surveys). It was legit, but it was sure weird getting paid to go mountain biking :-) Anyway, they sell lift tickets where you can ride the chair to the top with your bike. I asked them what would happen if people just came up and rode without buying lift tickets, and they said that since it was USFS land, they couldn't keep anyone from doing that, they only controlled who got to ride the lift.

    I don't know if this means you can ride anything you want (on snow) as long as you hike to the top yourself. Anyone know about this or have connections at a resort and can ask?

    100 percent true, you can ride just about any mountain you want if its on state park land, provided you hike to the top if skiers have cordoned off the precious lift.

    perhaps the new mexico ski patrol should get new jackets "securitrol" what a bunch of douchebags

  2. I'd think Taos would go cheap as would MRG if the co-op was willing to let go of it.

    MRG would cost a minimum of 10 mil to modernize after purchase so that would be out.

    taos, all they'd need is a pipe dragon and some new patrollers!

    naaa, keep the old patrollers, and watch the bitter look on their face as they watch the resort owner strap on a coiler custom

  3. sort of a shame, i liked the old video. Despite the stupidity of those girls poaching at taos. it was a good warm up video, got me stoked to go out and hit the groomers.

    PS. im suprised the whole new mexico poachers getting full on tackled by ski patrol thing isnt getting more attention. that seemed a little over the top on their part.

  4. theres six more parts, very comprehensive. hope it helps :biggthump

    P.S. i know your kids probably wont be hitting the park much this season. But softboot riders gennerally keep their edges at a relatively steeper bevel from what a hardbooter would be used to, because a uber sharp, carve specific edge would catch on rails.

  5. burton puts out a good product. period.

    and i personally dont think its some sort of publicity stunt, burton doesnt need it, they have shawn white for that. everyone seems to think this is the wrong way to go about changing things, but im sure that hundreds of people thought the same thing in the past when reform was needed. be it for any set of people. it was always the peaceful yet extreme forms of protest that seemed to prevail, why should that change now. simply because we arent fighting for a race or a creed. were still fighting for a civil right. so why argue over which form of protest is right?

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