Comments on: Alternative Solutions to Big Jay Closure http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure what is your way in life? Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Steve http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-32 Steve Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:39:29 +0000 http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-32 Hi Don, Thanks for the link. That Press Release is from October 2007 and was detailed on TheSnowWay.com in a <a href="http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/10/29/bc-ski-community-rallies-gmc-sub-committee-formed" rel="nofollow">previous article</a>. Thanks for linking through the <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/SkiBigJay?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Ski Big Jay Google Group</a> via the email distribution! Cheers, -Steve Hi Don,

Thanks for the link. That Press Release is from October 2007 and was detailed on TheSnowWay.com in a previous article. Thanks for linking through the Ski Big Jay Google Group via the email distribution!

Cheers,
-Steve

]]> By: don http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-31 don Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:47:41 +0000 http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-31 GMC has updated their public release info on the 'scar'. A better perspective on the general backcountry ski community is expressed here. http://www.greenmountainclub.org/news.php?id=112 GMC has updated their public release info on the ’scar’. A better perspective on the general backcountry ski community is expressed here.

http://www.greenmountainclub.org/news.php?id=112

]]> By: Steve http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-22 Steve Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:18:33 +0000 http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-22 Gregg, Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks also for taking the time to read through my suggested alternatives to the closure. Yes, there is definitely nothing that can be done for this season but hopefully the backcountry community can plant some seeds for a different direction next season. Most specifically, we really need more communication and partnership between the three decision maker parties and the community. Disappointed more with the way the situation was handled than with the closure itself... which just might have been the best thing to do for the first season and in the short term... but it would have been nice for the community to be partnered and feel like a part of that decision. It would have been respected much more, so would the GMC, the State, and JPR. Cheers, -Steve Gregg,

Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks also for taking the time to read through my suggested alternatives to the closure. Yes, there is definitely nothing that can be done for this season but hopefully the backcountry community can plant some seeds for a different direction next season. Most specifically, we really need more communication and partnership between the three decision maker parties and the community. Disappointed more with the way the situation was handled than with the closure itself… which just might have been the best thing to do for the first season and in the short term… but it would have been nice for the community to be partnered and feel like a part of that decision. It would have been respected much more, so would the GMC, the State, and JPR.

Cheers,
-Steve

]]> By: Gregg L. http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-21 Gregg L. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:42:12 +0000 http://www.thesnowway.com/2007/12/28/alternative-solutions-to-big-jay-closure#comment-21 Steve, Excellent article. You have proposed some solutions that have real merit. Hopefully, the skiing community and the powers that be can agree to some sort of compromise for this area. I'm afraid it's too late for this year. I hope something positive can come out of all this. There sure seemed to be some hard feelings at the meeting. I hope the state, the GMC and the BC community can work together but it sure seems like it's off to a rocky start, if you can even call it a "start". Gregg Steve,

Excellent article. You have proposed some solutions that have real merit. Hopefully, the skiing community and the powers that be can agree to some sort of compromise for this area. I’m afraid it’s too late for this year. I hope something positive can come out of all this. There sure seemed to be some hard feelings at the meeting. I hope the state, the GMC and the BC community can work together but it sure seems like it’s off to a rocky start, if you can even call it a “start”.

Gregg

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