Uphill policy in Ski areas

Avy control on the slide paths that cross those sections of 410 and the Sunrise Road would be apart of that equation of plowing to White River Camp Ground and/or Sunrise. 

I believe in the possibilities and that the money does indeed exist; I don't buy into governmental claims of lack of funding.  That's all code-speak for get active and make them do it.

A conscientious movement is needed.  These times of social-media reactivity, and ubiquitous distractions from devices, news, advertising, etc leads to a lot of finger pointing and apathy.  It's been documented that we receive more education on operating a motor vehicle than we do on applying the art/science of listening (Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence ).

An example of a non-profit funding plowing operations: www.hyalite.org/what-we-do/winter-road-plowing

Doesn't cross any avalanche paths, but it does give the idea of what is possible with funding from a much smaller community.

It seems to me that the first step towards beginning to address any of the problems discussed here is finding a unified voice with which to advocate for our community of users (as suggested by Martin, Kamtron, ~link~, and many others).

By my eye, TAY is about as close to this as currently exists (even with what seems to be a recent drop-off in use), but is not really formalized in any way, beyond whoever shows up to the forum. It has always baffled me that the backcountry skiing community in Washington has not organized in a more formal manner in order to advocate for themselves, as so many other local recreational groups have (see: Washington Climber's Coalition , Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance , Washington Trails Association among many others).

Obviously, there are many conflicting opinions even among our own community on what this advocacy would look like, but why not hash that out in the context of a unified organization? Everyone here is on this site because they enjoy skiing in the mountains, which I would think is enough to get us going in the right direction.

This sport is growing at an undeniably rapid rate, and it would stand to reason that access problems aren't going to get any better as long as there are more and more people trying to access the backcountry through the same limited access points. If (when) we, as a community, want to advocate for some kind of improved access - be it more parking, more plowing, better dispersion of users, whatever - we will have a more effective voice if it is unified.

Just my thoughts.

For comparision to what other regions have"
backcountrymagazine.com/uphill-travel-gu...t-skinning-policies/

Does any of this 'safety' talk have anything to do with guide outfitters partnering with ski areas for paid guided tours accessing the  ski resort side backcountry?
How do those programs work exactly? Is uphill ski area access to the bc going to cut into profits for these types of tours?
Nice touch on all that L & I shutting down explosives use at ski areas because of uphill traffic stuff. Really? Any Facts?
I would love to focus at least some energy on safety measures that would put an end to guides getting themselves and clients killed.
Let's start with transparency shall we?   

For comparision to what other regions have"
backcountrymagazine.com/uphill-travel-gu...t-skinning-policies/

Freeski, it seems like everyone else on this thread is discussing skinning in resorts and more access to more terrain for bc skiers. But you seem determined to keep trying to change the discussion to the same old worn out drum that you have been beating on for years implying that all professional guides are incompetent and/or killers.
Martin obviously took a lot of time to contribute to this topic with good and helpful information to add, which was on topic. But you have repeatedly quoted him and then made disparaging comments regarding guides and their safety practices. I think Martin is a pillar of our community and deserves better. And I have heard of nothing of him killing himself or his clients. If you want to rip on the guiding community at least have the decency to start your own thread so you can at least stay on topic. You have had a lot of you posts deleted in the past for good reason. This forum does not exist solely for you to conduct your personal war with the professional guide community. If you continue the way you at going you can again expect to see a lot of your posts disappearing.