NewsFlash: Crystal ROD Boundary Issue Resolved

[Buster Highmen]

This just hot off the grapevine: The USFS ROD for the Crystal Mountain Master Development plan is removing the boundary closure.

Sources deep inside the various, nefarious legal armatures of da gubbermint have conceded that they can't argue the case successfully.

Mount Rainier National Park may yet try to close the areas bordering he ski area, but that would be a costly and precedent setting move. Keep tuned in to see what those bozos try next.

Thanks to the USFS folks around here, Larry Donovan and Chris Hansen-Murray who listened to our reasoning and responded to a tough situation in an even handed and fair way.

Thanks to the work of many hard core sleuths, weirdo, lawyers and lovers of backcountry skiing who helped push this through.

Once again, youse folks rool.

[The AD]

That's good to hear.

On the subject of Crystal, apparently the Northback chair is supposed to go in next summer, so this will probably be the last season of the Northback as it is today. The new chair will be a fixed grip double, though, which seems like a smart move by them.

[Woodsy]

Thanks to the work of many hard core sleuths, weirdo, lawyers and lovers of backcountry skiing who helped push this through.

Once again, youse folks rool.

thank YOU Buster,
your NIMBYism & crumedgery are appreciated by all us who dont want to have to fight that battle in our back yards!

[Grizz]

Add yourself to the Thank you list BH.

While I infrequently have the opportunity to enjoy Crystal I'm glad you brought up the proposed changes here. Thanks to you and everyone who took the time to go to the meetings and made the skier's voice heard.

[Greydon Clark]

Nice, way to shut down the NPS quackery.

[SnowyOwl]

I know you bird-dogged this hard, BH. Big pat on the back.

[tibaher]

sweetness!!!

somewhere, Ullr is smiling!

I hope this will discourage other similar efforts of the man tryin to flex his power

[Schmear]

^bump^

The official Decision Appeal Review was just forwarded to me. Hats off to Buster & co for challenging the system. The people win.

[PeachesN'Cream]

this is great news!

i have tingles of anticipation for my first season at crystal. buster your efforts are priceless. to everyone who contributed to keeping the boundaries open i give you a big nor-cal...

hella mad props

[Buster Highmen]

I'll be lurking @ the AI 12/27-30. C'mon by to snort some elk in celebation, err, yeah...

addendum: I hope the MRNP admins don't go Stranglove and try to disbar skiing completely. The rumors have been circulating to this effect.

[powndnstein]

Well fought highman; david beats goliath every time.