Good point on the Forest Service cabin , however as you point out foot traffic only. They can't park their car, use your toilet or sit in your dining room eating their brown bag lunch can they?
Northback chair....needs a mid-way station so we don't have to ski that lower bit unless we want to.
BB chair IMHO = great
East Peak Chair IMHO= even greater
As was pointed out earlier, ones perspective makes all the difference on this matter. It sounds like you are logging more resort days than touring days and I am sure most resort skiers would love to see more expansion of the resort. I would hazard to guess that most of the BC community without a season pass to CM would not be so enthusiastic regarding a E Peak chair lift.
I fully understand that the easy access I enjoy at Crystal is due to the ski resort's existence and I appreciate how accommodating CM has been to the touring community. But, to have something taken away sucks... and an E. Peak lift would certainly be a big minus in my life. There is already so much slack country that goes untouched from the Crystal ski resort.
Cheers and pray for cold.
Orion
