Winter Recreation News

• 10/11/11 - Summit County Snowmobilers Face Changes in National Forest
• 1/27/11 - WWA and BCFF Articles in Outdoor USA Magazine
• 1/24/11 - WWA's Mark Menlove Addresses Snowmobile Dealers
• 2/10/11 - Storm Brews over Noisy Use of National Forests
• 1/30/11 - Wisherd Ridge: Backcountry skiers find secluded spots by snowmobile
• 1/24/11 - Judges Uphold Ban on Motorized Travel in Badger Two Medicine
• 10/21/10 - "Backcountry Magazine's" Friends and Foes of the Backcountry
• 9/17/10 - Winter Wildlands Alliance and 90 supporting groups petition Forest Service to remove snowmobile loophole
• 9/17/10 - Snowmobile Petition Synopsis
• 9/22/10 - Groups want feds to manage snowmobiles
• 9/22/10 - Environmental group insists on snowmobile regulation
• 10/05/10 - Michigan Forest Plan Doesn't Cut It Court Says
• 5/06/10 - Smithers: A backcountry success story
• 3/03/10 - Trail networks help snowmobilers, skiers avoid conflict
• 3/02/10 - Hyalite Canyon Community shows support for keeping Bozeman's favorite playground open in winter
• 2/06/10 - Backcountry dilemma - Too much love can be a problem
• 1/27/10 - Forest Service partners with non-profit to protect public lands
• 1/09/10 - Seasons of Change: West Yellowstone's timeless appeal adds a new chapter
• 12/30/09 - Mount Jefferson Access Rises to Forefront of Forest Bill Controversy
• 12/30/09 - Idaho Senators Need to Heed More Than Just Snowmobilers
• 12/21/09 - Peace in the Backcountry
• 12/21/09 - WWA Speaks Out in Mountain Sports + Living
• 12/15/09 - Guest Opinion: Yellowstone Draws Visitors for New Adventures
• 12/15/09 - Yellowstone Resurgence: Winter Changes are Welcome News for Skiers
• 11/24/09 - The TH Interview: Jeremy Jones - Founder of Protect our Winters
• 11/5/09 - Pre-Season Snow Flies on Screen
• 11/5/09 - Advocating For the Peace and Quiet of Winter
• 11/3/09 - Tester Bill Creates Jobs, Protects Forest
• 9/18/09 - Judge Won't Block Snowmobile Limit
• 9/01/09 - Badger-Two Medicine Travel Plan to Take Effect October 1
• 8/07/09 - Take Back The Park - Salt Lake Tribune
• 7/31/09 - Feds Cut Number Of Snowmobiles In The Park
• 7/31/09 - Mark Menlove, Peter Metcalf - Senate Should Join House To Keep Climate Bill On Right Path
• 7/31/09 - Snowmobiles and Sanity
• 7/10/09 -Don't Open The Door
• 4/03/09 -Winter Wildlands Supports the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
• 4/03/09 -Snowmobilers Cited In Lassen Park For High Marking
• 4/03/09 -A Natural Alliance, Finally
• 3/20/09 -Motorized Travel Banned In Badger
• 3/13/09 -Snowmobilers Heaven is Hell on Wildlife
• 3/13/09 -A Line in the Snow
• 3/12/09 - WWA Testifies before Congress on Climate Change
• 3/12/09 - WWA Supports the FLAME Act
• 3/12/09 - Recession Stress and Yellowstone's Good Tidings
• 2/17/09 - The Big LePowSki Hits Brighton
• 2/03/09 - Why Backcountry Skiers and Snowshoers Should Care about the Economic Stimulus Bill
• 2/03/09 - David Horst column Attacks on Wildlife Deserve our Outrage
• 1/28/09 - Climate Change Lessons from the Slopes
• 1/07/09 - U.S. Forest Service to Patrol Winter Playgrounds
• 12/03/08 - Forest Travel Plan Eyes 1,500 miles of Closures
• 10/27/08 - U.S. Judge Reverses Plan to Expand Snowmobile Access in National Parks
• 9/13/08 - Forest Service will restrict the back of Ajax
• 6/13/08 - Zimo Program helps keep Children involved in outdoors
• 6/13/08 - Judge Limits Late Snowmobiling in Montana
• 6/02/08 - Karhu Joins Winter Wildlands´ Human-powered Advocacy
• 5/20/08 - New Report Documents the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Public Health Impacts of Off-Road Vehicle Use in California
• 4/10/08 - Forest Service Tries Again with Planning Rules
• 4/03/08 - Outdoor Alliance Takes Strong Stand
• 4/02/08 - Protecting Idaho´s Roadless Areas
• 4/01/08 - Welcome trends in Yellowstone Winter Visitation
• 2/13/08 - Snowmobiles and Public Lands: Unacceptable Impacts on a Winter Landscape
• 1/28/08 - Students get Opportunity to take to Trails
• 1/22/08 - Lynx Pinched by Recreation
• 1/10/08 - Danger Zones
• 1/10/08 - Ticked-off Moose, Skiers Clash
• 11/30/07 - Sled Plan Ignores People
• 11/30/07 - Thin ice at Arctic Cat
• 11/20/07 - Snowshoe and Ski the length of Vermont
• 11/01/07 - Yellowstone sleds: Snowmobiles should be phased out
• 11/01/07 - Get Rid of Snowmobiles in Yellowstone
• 11/01/07 - Backcountry Film Festival Hits the Road
• 11/01/07 - Forest Service eyes changes on back of Ajax
• 10/26/07 - Backcountry Film Festival Tour Schedule
• 10/26/07 - WWA BC Film Festival Film Description
• 10/18/07 - Wrong place for noisy machines
• 10/18/07 - Forest users sound off on Rocky Mountain Ranger district travel plan
• 10/16/07 - Setting Limits on Snowmobiles
• 9/07/07 - Melting into History - Glacier Park
• 9/07/07 - Process Begins to Alter Bitterroot Travel Rules
• 9/07/07 - Winter Use Plan Released
• 9/07/07 - Park Plan Reduces Number of Snowmobiles
• 8/30/07 - Off-Road Riders are on Notice
• 8/06/07 - Renovation Makes Backcountry Accessible for All
• 6/04/07 - WWA's comments on Yellowstone Winter Use Plan
• 6/25/07 - Sounds of Modern Life 'Litter' Parks
• 6/20/07 - Park Snowmobile Plan Not Stringent Enough
• 6/06/07 - Keeping a Watch on Winter
• 5/29/07 - Shhh! Ten Ways to Quiet Noisy National Parks
• 3/20/07 - Truth-Hope-Action
• 3/31/07 - Mark Menlove: Snowmobilers Have Plenty of Backcountry Access
• 3/26/07 - Former Park Directors Oppose Yellowstone Snowmobile Increase
• 3/23/07 - Outdoor Alliance 2007 Platform
• 3/19/07 - The Romance of Deceleration
• 3/16/07 - Ullr Race: Snowmobilers, skiers at odds
• 1/17/07 - Snow Job
• 1/17/07 - Yellowstone Proposal Sets Greater Access
• 1/17/07 - Keep It Quiet
• 1/17/07 - Skier Fights Global Warming
• 1/17/07 - Keep a Natural Silence on Snowshoes in Vermont
• 1/17/07 - Both Sides Claim Victory in Battle Over Caribou Area
• 01/17/07 - N J Dem Grills Park Chief on Snowmobiles
• 01/17/07 - Three to be Cited for Riding in Closed Area
• 01/17/07 - Forest Truce Affects Skiing, Snowmobiling
• 01/17/07 - Forest Service Irked by Wilderness Sledders
• 01/17/07 - Congressmen Want Limits on Yellowstone Snowmobiles
• 01/17/07 - Bill Would Toughen Standards on Noise from Off-Road Vehicles
• 01/17/07 - Skiers, Snowmobilers Continue to Clash in Backcountry
• 01/17/07 - Ski group pushes to limit snowmobiles on Togwotee Pass
• 01/17/07 - Forest recreation decision appealed
• 01/17/07 - Collision course?
• 01/06/07 - Flathead snowmobile plan challenged as threat to grizzlies
• 01/04/07 - Judge to Park inholder: take a hike (or ski)
• 12/18/06 - Skiers Take on Snowmobilers Over a Utah Canyon
• 12/17/06 - Unhappy Trails: Splitting Turnagain Pass
• 10/24/06 - Eight REI Stewardship Award Winners Announced
• 10/16/06 - Forest Proposal Slices the Heart of Traditional Winter Recreation
• 09/26/06 - Trail Break Fall 2006
• 09/26/06 - Judge Bans Snowmobiles to Protect Endangered Caribou in Norhtern Idaho
• 09/24/06 - Delicate Terrain
• 07/10/06 - Drafting the Future of the Parks
  
• 06/20/06 - Environmentalists praise reversal of policy on parks
  
• 03/12/06 - Sarah Michael honored for founding Alliance
  
• 03/09/06 - Snow Packs: Cross-country skiers group together for adventures
  
• 03/08/06 - Winter Wildlands honors commissioner
  
• 03/02/06 - Motor mayhem in the parks
  
• 02/27/06 - Crossroads in the National Parks
  
• 01/15/06 - Craig Medred: Common courtesy demands thinking about the other guy
  
• 01/15/06 - Recreationists ticketed during wilderness sting
  
• 11/29/05 - Wheelchairs and wilderness can coexist
  
• 08/23/05 - Eavesdropping on America's National Parks
• 06/27/05 - Yellowstone winter use will get another study
• 06/20/05 - Proposed restrictions on motorized use on the Gallatin wouldn't have much impact, study shows
• 05/01/05 - Middle ground can be reached on foot and ATV
• 04/27/05 - Snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, seek snow compromise
• 04/20/05 - Snowmobiling in Yellowstone down sharply
• 04/11/05 - Snowplaners sue for park access
• 04/05/05 - Reactions mixed to forest-use proposal: Public remarks sought on Caribou area plan
• 03/23/05 - Ruling could hurt snowmobile tourism
• 03/21/05 - Forest Service Chief Accepts Wasatch-Cache Plan
• 03/20/05 - Changing industry: Snowmobile sales plummet, but enthusiasts say the sport still thriving
• 03/19/05 - Retired ranger complains about illegal snowmobile activity
• 03/01/05 - Norton: Nature Best Seen by Motor
• 02/25/05 - Sleds vs. Skico in the backcountry
• 02/25/05 - Snow cat use rankles some in forest
• 02/25/05 - Rangers Tickets Snowmobilers Who Didn't Know They Were in the Park or Just Couldn't Resist.
• 02/09/05 - Snowcoaches find more use in Yellowstone Park
• 01/13/04 - Higher Court Leaves Snowmobile Phaseout in Place In Yellowstone
• 01/12/04 - Grassroots Ski/Snowshoe Groups Ready for New Growth
• 12/18/03 - Skiers Can Help Yellowstone Towns Cope With Snowmobile Rule
• 08/27/03 - Skiers: Park Service Sells Out to Snowmobile Lobby — Again
• 08/15/03 - Atlas Takes a Stand for Snowshoers
• 07/25/03 - Idaho ATV Resolution Backed by Nation's Counties
• 05/17/03 - Skiers vow to end Yellowstone snowmobiling before next season
• 03/06/03 - Skiers welcome new Yellowstone Protection Act
• 02/20/03 - Skiers decry Park Service plan to keep snowmobiles in Yellowstone
• 02/16/03 - Skiers, snowshoers 'Stand Up for Yellowstone' at President's Day rally
• 12/26/02 - Skiers, snowshoers plan to 'Stand Up for Yellowstone' at President's Day Rally
• 11/18/02 - Park Service: Keep snowmobiles in Yellowstone, add more machines
• 09/19/02 - Bush Administration's emission rules fall short in efforts to control off-road pollution
• 08/09/02 - Local Environmental, Rec Leaders to Share Skills, Learn Organizing in Boise
• 08/09/02 - Winter Wildlands Alliance Expands Board, Staff
• 08/08/02 - Skiers, Snowshoers Win Permanent Access at Tahoe Meadows
• 08/08/02 - Winter Wildlands Adds Human Voices to Yellowstone Snowmobile Debate