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Former Pro-Skier Fined $10,000 and 160-Hours Public Service for Snowmobiling in Closed Keystone Resort, CO

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Former pro-skier David Lesh received $10,000 in fines and 160-hours of useful public service yesterday after illegally riding his snowmobile in a closed Keystone Resort, CO, in April 2020. Half of the 160-hours must be served with the White River National Forest. Judge Gordon Gallagher revealed that he had received several letters from members of the public requesting that he put […]

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SnowBrains | January 13, 2022
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Former Pro-Skier David Lesh Fires Attorney, Postponing Sentencing, in Keystone Resort, CO, Illegal Snowmobiling Case

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Former pro-skier David Lesh should have been in court today for his sentencing after being found guilty of illegally riding a snowmobile at a terrain park in closed Keystone Resort on April 24, 2020, and undertaking an unauthorized commercial venture on national forestland. However, his decision earlier this month to fire his attorney means he will not face sentencing today, […]

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SnowBrains | December 21, 2021
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Former Pro-Skier David Lesh Found Guilty of Riding Snowmobile at Closed Keystone Resort, CO to Promote His Business

David Lesh, keystone

Former pro-skier David Lesh has been found guilty of illegally riding a snowmobile at a terrain park in closed Keystone Resort on April 24, 2020, and undertaking an unauthorized commercial venture on national forestland. Lesh’s own social media pictures played a part in the conviction. US Magistrate Judge Gordon Gallagher ruled that Lesh’s social media campaign with photos on or pretending […]

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SnowBrains | October 25, 2021
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Former Pro-Skier Fails in Attempt to Have Charges Dropped | Will Face Trial in July

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David Lesh has been denied having two criminal charges dropped for alleged illegal activity on national forest lands by a Federal judge. The former pro-skier will still face trial. The charges are that Lesh operated a snowmobile in a closed Keystone ski area and that he used forest lands to promote his clothing brand without the required permit. The ruling judge has […]

SnowBrains | May 25, 2021
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Former Pro-Skier Has 5 Criminal Charges Against Him Dropped | 2 Other Charges Will Still be Pursued

Maroon Bells, Aspen Wage

Former pro-skier David Lesh had five criminal counts against him dropped by the US Government yesterday, Vail Daily is reporting. The counts relate to the alleged trespassing in Hanging Lake last summer. The charges for allegedly snowmobiling at a closed Keystone Resort, CO, and using forest lands to promote his clothing brand without the required permit will still be pursued. Lesh pleaded […]

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SnowBrains | February 12, 2021
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Colorado Man Photoshopped Images of Himself Defecating in Iconic Lake to ‘Bait Them into Charging Me’

Maroon Bells, Aspen Wage

Former pro-skier David Lesh was in court yesterday, facing petty offenses over his alleged abuse of public land, where he pleaded ‘not guilty’ and requested that his case be heard by a jury. Lesh, called ‘the most hated man in the Rockies’ in a recent New Yorker article, is facing six charges relating to trespassing incidents in Glenwood Canyon’s Hanging […]

SnowBrains | January 12, 2021
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Colorado Man Banned From National Forest Land for Defecating in Lake Claims Image Was Photoshopped – He’s Never Been to Maroon Lake

Maroon Bells, Aspen Wage

After blatantly disregarding the law and disrespecting the land, former pro-skier David Lesh is upset that he has been banned from national forest land. Unable to stage marketing events for his clothing company or participate in skiing competitions, Lesh was in court last Thursday in an attempt to have the ban overturned. He lost. Related: Colorado Man Banned From All […]

SnowBrains | December 14, 2020
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Colorado Man Banned From All US Forest Service Lands After Defecating in Iconic Lake

Maroon Bells, Aspen Wage

Former pro-skier David Lesh, 35, will no longer be allowed to enter the millions of acres of US Forest Service lands thanks to the Instagram picture of himself defecating into the iconic Maroon Bells Lake near Aspen, CO he shared last month. Related: Virtika Outerwear CEO David Lesh Turns New Leaf, Announces Priesthood and Path to Salvation To Right Wrongs […]

SnowBrains | November 2, 2020
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