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Who Owns the Cirque? On Localism in the Backcountry
Some thoughts on localism and who owns the clique — managing through kindness our scarcity of powder.
Who, if anyone, gets to police local spots? Who gets to “protect” our scarce resource, powder, for select locals? Is it the best local free skier who has lived here for less than a decade? Is it sponsored athletes at all? Is the true local who has been yo-yoing for 20 years and feels entitled to park their sled beyond the wilderness boundary the enforcer? Should localism even be a concern?
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