Correct.
But the money that we pay for our permits does pay the grooming and snow removal. ( at least some of it does )
You think WE complain about getting a ticket for parking there without a permit...
You should see the click clicks go off while they justify their parking W/O one saying things like...
"I don't take up as much space as their trucks and trailers with my little car".
Or, "I'm a taxpayer and I have every right to park here without a permit, I'm just walking in the snow".
I've seen it for myself and it's hilarious!
I remember last year at Price Creek there were some subarus and VWs parked in the snopark. They were parked so crooked that they took up more room than a dually towing a 4-place. Amazes me the amount of people that can't park if there's no lines to guide them.