| mergs, thanks for your thoughts. I have not had a chance to type up my detailed thoughts on the issue. But in summary, I really think it is in BC'ers hands to provide alternative solutions that are acceptable to all parties, or at least can provide some leverage to the point that certain proposed solutions make so much sense they can not be dismissed out of hand.
The case that was stated was VERY simple: the only issue here is what do we do to keep people from skiing the cut. Period. We get our access back when we come up with a solution to that problem. It is not fair and not done with much respect, but the state and GMC basically said "you created the problem, we came up with a temporary solution. you don't like it? give us something better." So right or wrong, ball is in our court now and it may take some personal sacrifice (monetary or time) to create a better solution. I have some ideas I am working on. Neither monetary nor time donations will help without organization though. Currently working on a media category on my web page for info, going back and finding as much documentation about this as possible to build a kind of achieve on the issue. It is a start, also helps ground my mind in the issue, the players, and the history.
One great question from that meeting addressed how long it will take for the cut to heal. Fifty years? So when does the access open back up? No answer. One season? Two seasons? Obviously most Big Jay skiers will be either dead or no longer in condition to ski Big Jay by the time to cut heals even in optimal conditions.
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