Re. snowmobile area closure for profit using caribou herd population statistics.
As sledders we are getting slowly pushed out of our favorite riding areas and it is quite unfortunate that for the most part we have been just standing back and watching these closures take place. Some companies have been manipulating statistics, and government organizations to manifest their agenda which is to keep this back country closed to snowmobilers and maintain their profit (heli ski, cat ski tour operators) using Caribou as the catalyst to cause these area closures. It is quite obvious that buying trail passes and club memberships has not been enough to prevent these closures, we as sledders must form an organization in which we have a fairer say in these negotiations. I appreciate the efforts put forth by the clubs and associations in British Columbia and Alberta, but these clubs need a louder voice. There seems to be more power with one unified organization, which will require funding and cooperation from ALL mountian sledders, if we can spend tens of thousands of dollars buying accesories, performance parts,fuel, hotels, beer, we definetly can donate a small portion of this sport invested money to keep our sport alive. Web sites and forums, like this one, are a great place to get information out there and to gain support, also our sled manufacturers and after market part builders and suppliers are a great medium to convey information and get support. Is there any existing organization out there that I can get involved in to fight these closures for profit? Any comments please pm
As sledders we are getting slowly pushed out of our favorite riding areas and it is quite unfortunate that for the most part we have been just standing back and watching these closures take place. Some companies have been manipulating statistics, and government organizations to manifest their agenda which is to keep this back country closed to snowmobilers and maintain their profit (heli ski, cat ski tour operators) using Caribou as the catalyst to cause these area closures. It is quite obvious that buying trail passes and club memberships has not been enough to prevent these closures, we as sledders must form an organization in which we have a fairer say in these negotiations. I appreciate the efforts put forth by the clubs and associations in British Columbia and Alberta, but these clubs need a louder voice. There seems to be more power with one unified organization, which will require funding and cooperation from ALL mountian sledders, if we can spend tens of thousands of dollars buying accesories, performance parts,fuel, hotels, beer, we definetly can donate a small portion of this sport invested money to keep our sport alive. Web sites and forums, like this one, are a great place to get information out there and to gain support, also our sled manufacturers and after market part builders and suppliers are a great medium to convey information and get support. Is there any existing organization out there that I can get involved in to fight these closures for profit? Any comments please pm
