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Welcome to PowdertothePeople.org's media room, your online resource for recent press about PTTP, news releases and other information related to our organization. For media inquiries, please contact Mike Sladdin at sladski@msn.com or 970-618-8988.media@powdertothepeople.org | |
 Forest Service will restrict the back of Ajax09/10/2008 Scott Condon-The Aspen Times. Snowmobiles will be restricted to county roads in dispute over powder stashes 07/08 Avy Discussions Streamed Powder to the People put off 07/02/2008 Aspen Daily News, by Brent Gardner Smith. The Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday declined a request by local advocacy group Powder to the People to set.............. Planning process pitched for powder problem 06/30/2008 Aspen Daily News, by Brent Gardner Smith. Local advocacy group Powder to the People has asked the Pitkin County commissioners to support a special planning process related to powder skiing on Richmond Ridge......... Two Weeks in the West 06/09/2008 The line\'s aren\'t always quite so clear between motorized and non-motorized users in WRNF. On Richmond Ridge............ District ranger now supports status quo on Richmond Ridge 04/21/2008 Aspen Daily News article, By Brent-Gardrer Smith. The Forest Service district ranger for the Aspen-Sopris District said last week she is likely to recommend that existing motorized uses stay in place on Richmond Ridge....... Days numbered for the ‘marina’? 04/20/2008 The Aspen Times article, By John Colson. Will the so-called “marina” at the top of Aspen Mountain soon be a thing of the past, forcing snowmobiling powder-poachers to find other spots to park their machines in between runs? County, feds talk recreational vehicles 04/20/2008 The Aspen Times article, by John Colson. It seems like a recipe either for a renewed clash of cultures, a clash of budgetary priorities, or the kind of cooperation among government agencies that voters would like to see happen more often. And it has to Local Easter egg hunt salvaged 03/21/2008 PowderToThePeople.org picks up where Aspen Historical Society left off Aspen Time article, by Aspen Times Staff. Although the Aspen Historical Society chose to cancel its annual Easter egg hunt on the grounds of their Wheeler/Stallard Museum beca Find the beacon 03/19/2008 Aspen Times article, Aspen Times Staff Report. On Sunday, PowdertothePeople.org is hosting its inaugural local beacon search competition on top of Aspen Mountain. PlumTV video interview BeaconBash08 03/19/2008 Gary Gleason from Powdertothepeople.org stopped by Fresh Tracks to talk about avalanche awareness and Beacon Bash 08, the amateur class beacon search on Aspen Mountain March 23. The politics of powder 03/08/2008 Aspen Times article, by Joel Stonington. A decades-long controversy rears its head on Aspen’s Richmond Ridge. It’s an average day on an Aspen Skiing Co. powder tour when powder tour manager Bob Perlmutter points out a pair of snowmobilers cruising into a Forest Service, PitCo players on Richmond Ridge 12/28/2007 Aspen Daily News article, By Brent Gardner-Smith, 12/28/2007. There are two major government players........................... The Rural and Remote factor 12/28/2007 Aspen Daily News article, By Brent-Gardner Smith, 12/28/2007. If the Aspen Mountain Powder Tours were to close its operation................. SkiCo hoping for powder compromise 12/27/2007 Aspen Daily News article, By Brent-Gardner Smith, 12/27/2007. Managers of Aspen Mountain Powder Tours are hoping a local advocacy group will agree............ Forest Service eyes changes on back of Ajax 10/31/2007 Aspen Times Report - Agency tired of conflicts among users New winter rules could open back of Ajax 10/30/2007 Aspen Times Report - Feds lean toward easing limits on snowmobiles on area’s public lands Be aware in the backcountry 02/28/2007 Aspen Times article, by Aspen Times Staff. Backcountry adventurers who want to get a grip on what to expect with avalanches this spring - as near as anyone can tell - can attend a free presentation Wednesday. PowderToThePeople.org and the Roaring Fork Richmond Ridge Beacon Basin - KDNK report 12/20/2006 Richmond Ridge Beacon Basin - KDNK report Avalanche training park installed on Ajax 12/08/2006 Curtis Wackerle - Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Fri 12/08/2006 05:00PM MST Aspen Mountain now has its own beacon basin. Special order 92-6 This is the order which is hanging over the public's head with regards to the area we feel the public should have equal mootorized access Battle for Aspen Mountain's backside continues For some die-hard skiers, the best powder on Aspen Mountain is tucked away on the backside where....... Denial letter from Forest Service on PttP application For the third time in less than a year, PowdertothePeople.org has been denied equal access to public lands by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency charged with managing public lands for the greater public good. Following is the latest letter of denial. Letter to Rick Cables Regional Forester Following is the letter PowdertothePeople.org sent to the Forest Service regional director in Denver, when we were not getting a response from our local officials on our most recent application to have equal public access to our public lands. Looking for equal treatment Letter Addressed to Bill Westbrook of the Aspen Ranger District along with application for special use non commercial permit for PowdertothePeople.org New York Times Feb. 17, 2006 : Sled-Skiing: Effortless Backcountry By: Christopher Solomon 7.1 Residential - Forest Intermix chapter-three-section-seven This is pertinent information to the description of the area and how it is to be managed per USFS regulations Powder truce Powder truce By Scott Condon Aspen Times Weekly Can Skico, backcountry skiers share the stashes on Richmond Ridge? USFS Area Map & Richmond Ridge Travel Management Flyer PowdertothePeople.org is a Nonprofit Corporation Office of the Secretary of the State of Colorado Certificate The Other Side of Richmond Ridge This is a letter to the editor from the majority share holder of Castle Creek Investors, John Miller. Powder hounds say backcountry deal is crud 11/30/2005 An effort by powder hounds to gain greater access to slopes on the back of Aspen Mountain this winter has failed. A little less powder to the people The U.S. Forest Service has denied a special-use permit to a group of backcountry skiers........... Denied Club Permit Again! Once again, without reference to written doctrine to base a decision, PttP has been deined equal access to public lands! The USFS's Bill Westbrook continiues to protect exclusive corporate interests on our lands to our publics detriment. Powder hounds, SkiCo strike deal The two main parties in a dispute over access to 400 acres of prime ski terrain on the back of Aspen Mountain have reached an informal agreement that could finally resolve the decades-old controversy. County refuses to dive into backcountry powder fight 09/14/2005 The Aspen Skiing Co. maintained the upper hand Tuesday in a dispute with powderhounds over access to winter stashes on the back of Aspen Mountain. Forest Service urges compromise in Aspen backcountry A decision over whether the public will be able to use snowmobiles to access 400 acres of coveted ski terrain on the back of Aspen Mountain this winter appears unlikely before the snow flies, a U.S. Forest Service official said Tuesday, but a compromise a Ski group hopes to ease powder huff 09/11/2005 A group fighting the Aspen Skiing Co. for easier access to premium powder stashes hopes to convince the Pitkin County commissioners Sept. 13 to intervene on its behalf Trail Travails - Aspen Times September 20, 2005 09/10/2005 A group called Powder to the People is using the U.S. Forest Service�s travel planning process in the White River National Forest to try to ensure access to some of the best backcountry skiing in Aspen. Powder hounds bark; BOCC listens Concerned that the public is being deprived from using 400 acres of "primo ski terrain" on the back of Aspen Mountain, a local activist on Wednesday appealed to the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners to look into the situation. USFS Special Use Permit Application and Denial Actually, kind of what we expected.........skied today, it was pretty epic...........see you out there! DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Forest Service. White River National Forest, Colorado, Travel Management Plan. 04/29/2005 Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.Forest Service, USDA. Motorized Vehicle Regulations "County Management Plan" This is a draft of a county initiative to try and manage the Richmond Ridge/Little Annie areas. Snowmobilers make progress on Richmond Ridge access issues 03/25/2005 The future of backcountry skiing on land adjacent to Aspen Mountain is looking brighter for a group of snowmobilers....... Q & A topics Q&A section 1st draft Sleds vs. Skico in the backcountry 02/25/2005 On the back of Aspen Mountain exists an enormous winter playground choked with deep powder... County Airs Grievances Over Forest Direction Everything from tuft-eared cats to snowmobiling on the backside of Aspen Mountain was addressed in a quarterly meeting between the U.S. Forest Service and Pitkin County commissioners Tuesday. Backcountry brouhaha 01/05/2005 "A winter ago, Andrew Wilz zoomed his snowmobile along Richmond Ridge, then down the roads that access McFarland's and Wine Tree ski runs ".....Aspen daily News reporter Troy Hooper writes of storm brewing between Ski Co and backcountry powder skiers, |
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