Recently, on Jan 28, I lead a Spokane Mountaineers group on the Stevens Peak traverse from Lookout Pass to Mullan, ID. We encountered snowmobile tracks on the entire route until we dropped into the Boulder Creek drainage. There were the usual tracks in St Regis. We also saw tracks from highmarkers in Stevens Lake basin, Lone Lake basin, and the south side of Stevens Peak. We had to wait while a group of 8 bilers descended the headwall at the top of St Regis to avoid being hit or avalanched. Unbelievable!
That's why some friends and I created the Backcountry Alliance. We've done everything we can think of to try to get the USFS to create a winter travel plan for the Stevens Peak backcountry. Look at the map of the area I'm talking about at http://ibackcountry.org
I've been trying to do something about this for about 17 years. Now I am 64 and I may not be able to ski in the backcountry for many more years. So I'm asking you to think about what is important to you. If it's important to you it's something you're going to have to work for to save. It's a political problem and that means if enough people don't get active, nothing will change.
You can start by watching this video:
That's why some friends and I created the Backcountry Alliance. We've done everything we can think of to try to get the USFS to create a winter travel plan for the Stevens Peak backcountry. Look at the map of the area I'm talking about at http://ibackcountry.org
I've been trying to do something about this for about 17 years. Now I am 64 and I may not be able to ski in the backcountry for many more years. So I'm asking you to think about what is important to you. If it's important to you it's something you're going to have to work for to save. It's a political problem and that means if enough people don't get active, nothing will change.
You can start by watching this video:
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