Judge OKs White Pass ski resort expansion

Wouldn't the new lifts give more access to even more back country?

And then more lifts giving access to more lifts?
Larry, "why be so stingy "?

And yes a lot us myself included spend money at White pass to lift ski ,appreciate the homey feeling there and even take the one way ride and then skin out to appreciate a quieter place of untracked powder and a natural beauty. I think Filbro and G Vogt said it quite nicely. Knowing these guys who have shared a lot of thier local knowledge.Filbro I only know from this site but G Vogt is a friend.I'd hardly call them stingy.

The Hogsback you want isn't going to be the Hogsback you get.

Beyond the north face of the south cordillera of the complete Hogback cordillera there is only Shoe Lake with some small vert. The lifts will make the longer trek to the south cordillera shorter, but the bowl at Hogback down to Mirriam Lake and the steep 500' vert of Gunsight bowl will be spitting distance from the proposed lifts which will become lost to the hordes of resort boarders and skiers who will now jump into them with a minimum of ease. I hate to see a great secret stash go, but I will also make the best of the new situation. My take is one of those who love to ski untracked powder and have moved into the bc as a means to that end no matter how difficult the climb or the hike. The bottom line seems to be that for those who love this area and the steep bowls and faces of virgin pow there are probably two seasons left before it is changed forever.

I don't have as much at stake regarding White Pass/Hogsback as some of you others do.  So, my argument is simply to allow ski areas expand.  I appreciate your heartfelt arguments.

"....The Hogsback you want isn't going to be the Hogsback you get. ...."
Yea... I was a little disappointed as to how the lift access at Crystal's Northback worked out.  It wasn't quite what I expected.... bumped out to the max, esp. near the bottom chair.  However, I did catch some nice powder at Crystal North... I need to explore more of it out there.

The Installation of the Northback chair at Crystal killed that whole area.
I am weeping for you :'(

I've toured the Hogback quite a few times going back to the 80s. The terrain is pretty gentle as a cursory examination of a topo map shows. Nice for touring but I think people will find the new lift-served terrain boring. The shots into Miriam Creek? Kiss 'em goodbye. Yeah, I'm bitter about it. The removal of designated Wilderness for commercial development is a lousy precedent. Has it been done anywhere else yet?

The Installation of the Northback chair at Crystal killed that whole area.
I am weeping for you :'(

Yeah. "Northback Chair" creates a bitter taste - makes me need to spit.