CMC and SRCA Introduce Winter Recreation Policy Principles

The story of winter backcountry travel management has too often been one of quiet users and conservationists fighting last minute, defensive battles against the ever-increasing threat of reckless or misplaced snowmobile use. Summer recreation management has taken the spotlight in recent years, during a period of advancement in engine technology that has allowed snow machines to penetrate deeper into once quiet animal habitat and backcountry recreation areas. The damage caused by these machines and their toxic emissions is being closely watched by Colorado Mountain Club, government agencies, and others.
 
CMC, working with the Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance (SRCA), has just put the finishing touches on a policy paper that will help land managers put good, proactive policy in place to prevent snowmobile damage before it occurs. CMC and SRCA have delivered the policy to the U.S. Forest Service at the Regional level and soon will be sitting down with local managers around the state to discuss its details. Read the policy here.