Braaaaaap
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Are you a recent transplant to the north woods? I can tell you that there is nothing new about this "negative trend". It's not a trend; it's the way it has been for decades. I've actually seen a reduction in the snowmobile drinking culture, since I started sledding in the 90s. It used to be almost universally accepted, and now many groups are "save it until after the ride". That was unheard of back then. Same for trespassing. It's not a bigger problem now than it was 10, 20, or 30 years ago, although it might seem like it to some, due to the internet or due to their youth. I do think the anti-snowmobile sentiment (among north woods locals) is stronger than ever. There are probably multiple factors with that, particularly the fact that many of them can no longer afford newer sleds (envy), and that we had a huge influx of urban tree-huggers buying northwoods property.Here you go, more problems for some of us to blow off. I went looking for the post from last week complaining about sledders running into or narrowly missing the groomer. There were also sledders flipping off the groomer operator. I couldn't find it but that one was in the Vilas paper.
I hadn't seen this one from January 29th.
Another trail closure
You can continue to minimalize these problems but it isn't going to change the negative trend that is happening. Anti-sled people have momentum and they are using each of these mishaps to further their cause.
And it really doesn't matter what any of our opinions are, the landowners opinion is the only one that matters.