WMC Update 2012

I consider myself a BC showboarder, but your numbers are way out of wack IMO.  The 20% number for BC riders is a total guess because there is no way to verify this, and most BC riders do so near ski areas.  The numbers of people that enter areas your proposing to rope off to the rest of the civilized world I'd bet have very very small numbers of BC skiers/boarders compared to snowmobilers. 

Instead of hiding behind your group name, why don't you post as the individual that you are?  Who are you?   A few years back there was an issue of people hiding behind anonymous profiles and posting here.  Has that restriction changed?

Those are quotes from a Wildsnow - Lou Dawson article. Pertinent to the discussion. It is fairly straightforward for an intuitive person to realize that non-motorized winter Forest users greatly outnumber motorized/ snowmobile Forest users. What is your point? Do you wish to advocate for more of USFS Lands to be made available for snowmobile/ motorized use?

This discussion was allowed because it is pertinent to this website. Thank you Marcus.

...“The recreational transport category suffered a double-digit category decline in 2009. Wholesale sales were $27.33 billion in 2009, down from $31.48 billion in 2008 – a decline of 13.2%. As recently as 2007, the recreational transport category was at $37.47 billion.

One positive outcome of the great recession and the record oil prices of 2008.

Those are quotes from a Wildsnow - Lou Dawson article. Pertinent to the discussion. It is fairly straightforward for an intuitive person to realize that non-motorized winter Forest users greatly outnumber motorized/ snowmobile Forest users. What is your point? Do you wish to advocate for more of USFS Lands to be made available for snowmobile/ motorized use?

This discussion was allowed because it is pertinent to this website. Thank you Marcus.

You can have a discussion as an individual without hiding behind a group name. If I believe in a cause I would have no problem in staying so and I would not hide behind an anonymous name.

No, I am not a snowmobiler and do not push for more land to be made available, though it might not be a bad idea. I am a dual sport bike rider and restrictions to snowmobiles could have a ripple effect which is why I support them.

Just when I thought this thread was a dead horse....

It is fairly straightforward for an intuitive person to realize that non-motorized winter Forest users greatly outnumber motorized/ snowmobile Forest users.

and yet your previous source for numbers showed it almost a 50/50 split between the two user groups. I guess the meaning behind the numbers doesn't count for much these days, only the number.

Figures lie and liers figure, seems fitting with this discussion.

One positive outcome of the great recession and the record oil prices of 2008.

Next step, banning all motors period!! Won't that be heaven?