 Poster: A snowHead
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Summit County has raised the maximum penalty for ducking under the ropes to ski forbidden slopes, from $300 to $1000. A 'handful' of people have already been caught this season. You also risk confiscation of your beloved ski pass...
I suppose the question is " Do I feel lucky today? " 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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er, isn't that normal? There were nice big signs up at A-Basin two weeks ago!
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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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Is out-of-bounds skiing allowed with an (approved?) guide?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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so what happens if you haven't bought a ski pass and just walk up?
Rules eh? made to be broken. Principles are what matter...
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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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| David Murdoch wrote: |
so what happens if you haven't bought a ski pass and just walk up?
Rules eh? made to be broken. Principles are what matter... |
Aren't many of the ski areas privately owned land?
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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FYI
It not just USA.
If you ski on closed areas (due to avalanche danger) in St Anton and get caught your lift pass can be annulled & heavy fines imposed. This has happnened more & more in recent seasons and particuarly on seasonal workers with season passes.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| Aren't many of the ski areas privately owned land? |
No, most US ski areas are on US Forestry Service land, AFAIK.
Many of the ski areas have gates - approved access points to the back country. (and for those who don't know, most US ski areas have lots of off-piste available within the ski area boundary)
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As I understood it there's a difference between skiing "back country" - i.e. beyond the ski area boundary - and skiing areas within the ski area boundry that are closed because they have a very high avalanche risk.
This is certainly the case in Whistler where once beyond the ski area boundry it's not an issue - but there are a couple of closed couloirs that would avalanche straight down onto busy pistes below.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| rob@rar wrote: |
| Aren't many of the ski areas privately owned land? |
No, most US ski areas are on US Forestry Service land, AFAIK.
Many of the ski areas have gates - approved access points to the back country. (and for those who don't know, most US ski areas have lots of off-piste available within the ski area boundary) |
Thanks. If you want to duck under a rope are you allowed to with a guide?
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rob@rar, no. If a guide does that, they will lose their job. (if caught)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| hibernia wrote: |
Summit County has raised the maximum penalty for ducking under the ropes to ski forbidden slopes, from $300 to $1000. A 'handful' of people have already been caught this season. You also risk confiscation of your beloved ski pass...
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But you can buy a shotgun at 12.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Someone's got to shoot the out-of-bounds skiers.
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laundryman,  Probably keeps the yooves off the streets too!
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You know it makes sense.
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There's usually a good reason why areas within a resort are closed, which is generally because of high avalanche danger. Since Ski Patrol do patrol the areas it is their job to make sure the open areas are as safe as possible. Skiing the back country is allowed, but it is generally areas of National Forest or National Park which is not included in a resort, and therefore not served by Ski Patrol - you ski at your own risk (not served by any lifts, either). In the US it usually pays to abide by what Ski Patrol post - what looks like a perfectly good run may be terribly unstable! A case in point - from the top of KT-22 at Squaw there looks to be a fantastic run down to Alpine Meadows, which is what 2 teenagers who ought to have know better thought a couple of years ago - it's out of bounds from Squaw and out of bounds from Alpine - high avalanche area, and both boys died. That's why we pay attention to the ropes and signs!
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