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South Lake Tahoe, CA to Enforce Mandatory Masks With $100 and $500 Fines for Violators

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In an effort to address the biggest issues affecting South Lake Tahoe, including masking, litter, and the impact of increased tourism, a special meeting Tuesday night voted to punish people not wearing masks, and businesses not wearing masks. Local residents are reaching the limit of their patience, with protests being organized and Sherry McConkey writing and begging officials to standup and […]

SnowBrains | August 20, 2020
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UPDATE: Utah Man Cited for BASE Jumping in Zion National Park Fined and Banned

Marshall Miller was cited last month for illegally BASE jumping in Zion National Park. He and two companions BASE jumped from the top of the Great White Throne, an iconic white Navajo sandstone monolith on March 28. The group was also cited for violating a raptor nesting enclosure and camping out of bounds. Miller has since pled guilty to taking […]

SnowBrains | April 9, 2020
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Lake Louise Ski Area, Canada Facing Millions in Fines After Illegally Cutting Down Endangered Species of Tree

Lake Louise ski resort is currently involved in a sentencing hearing after pleading guilty in December to illegally cutting down about 150 trees in 2013, some of which were the endangered species whitebark pine trees. Lake Louise Ski Area Ltd. pleaded guilty to charges under the Canada National Parks Act and the Species at Risk Act. Under the Species at […]

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SnowBrains | July 13, 2018
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Aspen Fines Four Skiers $250 each and Pulls Passes for Ducking Ropes

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Four people caught skiing in a closed area at Snowmass on Friday paid a steep price for their brief indulgence, reports the Aspen Times. The four skiers became the first people to be fined $250 each for violating the Snowmass Village municipal code, forbidding people from skiing closed areas, said Snowmass Village Sgt. Dave Heivly. In addition, ski patrollers yanked […]

Steven Agar | February 20, 2018
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