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Poaching a ski hill after closing day

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270on420out
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Anyone ever do this? My home hill still has a good amount of snow. I could go to this secluded spot and shred it with some friends. Just don't want mountain safety coming by. All I want to do is make a sketchy setup and shred for a lil.
Apr 7 2014 9:22PM
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Lemuel
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This is very common and a lot of people do this. Many mountains will not care, but there will always be some fun police.
Apr 7 2014 9:25PM
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Brule.
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As long as you're willing to spare them from cleaning up for you if they do show up...
Apr 7 2014 9:25PM
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Holte
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I think this is pretty common. Even if your mountain isn't cool about it, there are probably good patches of snow off the road outside the boundary for setting a rail or building a little jump.
Apr 7 2014 9:32PM
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Bagina
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Nothing worse than Mountain Safety coming by.
Apr 7 2014 10:18PM
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edai
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Me and a friend went up just to take a ride down my local mountain, it was kinda sick, we were gonna get a crew and set up features but they already stored them and re painted them so were not gonna fuck em up
Apr 7 2014 10:25PM
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SurfaceHoar
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I skin up in the dark with the groomers running a lot and never gotten more than a wave.

If you are really worried about it, just make sure you are out of sight.
Apr 7 2014 10:38PM
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slaagmaster
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so, like, if your local hill is on national forest land, you are in the clear!!! otherwise, who knows!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 7 2014 11:53PM
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gotti
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im just sayin you missed a great opportunity
Apr 8 2014 1:14AM
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gotti
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im just sayin you missed a great opportunity
Apr 8 2014 1:14AM
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K-Dot.
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Legitimate question, if your resort is on forest service land, do they really have a say as to what you can and can't do? It's public land as soon as their lease is up right? So couldn't you technically be doing anything that you want?
Apr 10 2014 4:24PM
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integralmgmt
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K-Dot.Legitimate question, if your resort is on forest service land, do they really have a say as to what you can and can't do? It's public land as soon as their lease is up right? So couldn't you technically be doing anything that you want?


Yeah I'm pretty sure you can as long as you don't fuck with any of the resort's equipment.
Apr 10 2014 8:47PM
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Turd.Ferguson
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integralmgmtYeah I'm pretty sure you can as long as you don't fuck with any of the resort's equipment.


jackson hole here i come
Apr 10 2014 9:15PM
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Goku
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K-Dot.Legitimate question, if your resort is on forest service land, do they really have a say as to what you can and can't do? It's public land as soon as their lease is up right? So couldn't you technically be doing anything that you want?


You're fine.
It's OUR land, just don't use or hurt THEIR shit.

Source: Protected Area Management
Apr 10 2014 9:26PM
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K-Dot.
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Turd.Fergusonjackson hole here i come


Targhee, my home hill, is still spinning

GokuYou're fine.
It's OUR land, just don't use or hurt THEIR shit.

Source: Protected Area Management


But okay, thats kinda what i thought. I think hiking a melting jump would be kinda fun after the season and don't wanna get yelled at
Apr 10 2014 10:46PM
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extravert
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Turd.Fergusonjackson hole here i come


My understanding is that is Jackson's early closing date is to protect wildlife
Apr 11 2014 12:17AM
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kalle.
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when our local hill closes we set up a rail or two and sesh it and last year we got a snowmobile and went to a hill near us. we built a hip jump there and it was soooo much fun to just ride in sunny weather all day long. best times of the season!
Apr 11 2014 11:42AM
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3mania
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From a little after season session at my mountain. Good times.
Apr 11 2014 1:45PM
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cobra_commander
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If they are not open why would they be paying mountain safety personal?
Apr 11 2014 1:50PM
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ChipDirt
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I do this all the time . My home mountain park crew even leaves rails for us to set up. Me and my brothers got to ski til Mother's Day last year. About a month after closing day
Apr 11 2014 4:41PM
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theabortionator
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If you go up to shred be respectful. A lot of mountains will let people go shred, or not care enough to bother yelling at them.


Don't leave trash all over the place, basically don't be a dick. Leaving trash all over the hill side, rails and tools might be a good way to get the mountain to say GTFO next time.

If the mountains pretty cool you might want to check with them or the park crew just so they know somebodies up there. If you're up there and they ask you to bounce don't be a douche.
Apr 11 2014 4:53PM
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last_tango
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Once sunday river shuts down they are way chill with you riding there. If you get hurt just don't call an ambulance, that will really piss them off. Last year there was a patch of ice/snow past 4th of july.
Apr 11 2014 6:12PM
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Nike_Nako
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My home resort is on forest service land, so its public property, so we can ski there until the snows gone in late may. The park crew doesn't mind if you mess with the rails, either, as long as you put them back and don't steal them (which has happened multiple times)
Apr 11 2014 6:27PM
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theabortionator
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Nike_NakoMy home resort is on forest service land, so its public property, so we can ski there until the snows gone in late may. The park crew doesn't mind if you mess with the rails, either, as long as you put them back and don't steal them (which has happened multiple times)


I'm surprised they still let people use them. I would move them to a spot out of the way or chain them if it was happening regularly.


That's shitty. One of the douchiest things a park kid can do. Steel features so now the mountain doesn't have them to use and all the other kids that ride there are the ones that suffer so some asshole can shred a rail in his backyard.
Apr 11 2014 6:30PM
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caderobinson
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If your mountain is a state mt you are welcome to ski it all you want. Its like a ski at your own risk kinda thing. Like at a beach, if its closed you can still swim, just at your own risk
Apr 11 2014 6:42PM
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