From KZone: Guerilla Trailblazers Arrested

**thetrailboss** · Aug 4, 2007, 9:43 PM

Admittedly we don't know. By the sound of it, the mess is extensive and they caught the guys who did it.

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Originally Posted by riverc0il

They would almost certainly have needed powder tools and assistance moving fallen trees. If this truly is accurately report as a clear cut sixty foot wide swath that runs 3/4 a mile long, these guys should get the book thrown at them. That is beyond reckless.

Powder tools?

Someone is jonesin'!!!!

riverc0il · Aug 4, 2007, 9:52 PM

Oops, that was a really bad slip. I was converting my 04-05 season trip reports today and had powder on the brain. That would be power tools, of course, a complete and total no no for more appropriate and subtle brushing.

**thetrailboss** · Aug 4, 2007, 9:54 PM

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Originally Posted by riverc0il

Oops, that was a really bad slip. I was converting my 04-05 season trip reports today and had powder on the brain. That would be power tools, of course, a complete and total no no for more appropriate and subtle brushing.

As I said, you are jonesin' to ski.

twinplanx · Aug 5, 2007, 10:09 AM

well with the width of the trail maybe they were planning on some "powder tools"

kingdom-tele · Aug 6, 2007, 6:51 AM

was up on jay for the jay challenge cheering a friend on - having heard about investigation and the details from one of the state workers i too couldn't believe it when he said it was clear cut...

well, it is, there is now a huge open gash on big jay, it is awful, and sad, i can only wonder how it will effect the drainage of heavy rain and snow over the years, land slide does not seem out of the question, you can now drive my VW down the face of big jay

everyone be careful this fall heading into the woods with loppers - and be smart, if you have to chop it down then it isn't the right way

**bvibert** · Aug 6, 2007, 7:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kingdom-tele

well, it is, there is now a huge open gash on big jay, it is awful, and sad, i can only wonder how it will effect the drainage of heavy rain and snow over the years, land slide does not seem out of the question, you can now drive my VW down the face of big jay

That is really sad to hear that it is indeed clear cut. I wonder how long they were working on it?

wa-loaf · Aug 6, 2007, 8:00 AM

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Originally Posted by kingdom-tele

was up on jay for the jay challenge cheering a friend on - having heard about investigation and the details from one of the state workers i too couldn't believe it when he said it was clear cut...

well, it is, there is now a huge open gash on big jay, it is awful, and sad, i can only wonder how it will effect the drainage of heavy rain and snow over the years, land slide does not seem out of the question, you can now drive my VW down the face of big jay

everyone be careful this fall heading into the woods with loppers - and be smart, if you have to chop it down then it isn't the right way

Wow! I hope they throw the book at them, they probably screwed things up for everyone for several years.

Are the authorities sure they were doing this for skiing? It could have been an illegal logging operation? Either way they were not too bright.

David Metsky · Aug 6, 2007, 8:04 AM

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Originally Posted by wa-loaf

Are the authorities sure they were doing this for skiing? It could have been an illegal logging operation?

There's no way to haul logs out from there, and they are literally 1000's of places much easier to get wood from. It's for skiing, no other reason to cut up there.

wa-loaf · Aug 6, 2007, 8:34 AM

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Originally Posted by David Metsky

There's no way to haul logs out from there, and they are literally 1000's of places much easier to get wood from. It's for skiing, no other reason to cut up there.

Makes you wonder what they did with all the lumber?

David Metsky · Aug 6, 2007, 9:06 AM

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Originally Posted by wa-loaf

Makes you wonder what they did with all the lumber?

From what it sounds like, just tossed it to the sides.

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twinplanx Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: lawnguyland Posts: 248	well with the width of the trail maybe they were planning on some "powder tools"

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kingdom-tele Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 156	was up on jay for the jay challenge cheering a friend on - having heard about investigation and the details from one of the state workers i too couldn't believe it when he said it was clear cut... well, it is, there is now a huge open gash on big jay, it is awful, and sad, i can only wonder how it will effect the drainage of heavy rain and snow over the years, land slide does not seem out of the question, you can now drive my VW down the face of big jay everyone be careful this fall heading into the woods with loppers - and be smart, if you have to chop it down then it isn't the right way

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