If you enjoy Colorado’s network of backcountry roads (or primitive tracks anywhere in the U.S.), watch out for bulldozers “improving” them. Just last summer we headed for one of our popular local 4×4, ATV and mountain bike trails (Schofield Pass)…
hunting
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Various backcountry activities comprise the WildSnow lifestyle, including acquiring elk meat.
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Lou Dawson interview about backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering, otherwise known as randonnee or rando.
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Alaskan backcountry skiing from the Backside Glacier, excellent ski mountaineering.
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The facts are you can drive an OHV just about anywhere that’s not too steep, they’re small and easy to hide (many come in camo colors), and they’re easy to maneuver around closure gates.
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When you go to the Forest Service office to get a tree cut permit, they read you the riot act about not cutting any Blue Spruce (our state tree). Of course it follows that Blue Spruce are nice bushy things that make the best Christmas trees.
