Yes.
Although I agreed that the site ought to be able to support itself on ad revenue, when they threw in the ability to be able to view back issues of Sledheads and Snowest, I could at least see some value added there.
I don't like the way they flipped a switch overnight and locked things down with no warning, but it's their sandbox. I enjoy the forum and am willing to give it a couple bucks to see how things go. I enjoy the other sites too, not just Snowest, but Snowest had kind of become a favorite of mine. $10 a year didn't seem unreasonable.