What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for Public Lands and the Ski Industry? Ski areas across the country are beginning to feel impacts from the shutdown of the Federal Government, on top of huge cuts to the Federal workforce earlier this year. Since October 1, almost 750,000 Federal workers have been furloughed, including 12,744 workers out of the 32,390 current employees of the Forest Service, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Lapse […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | October 9, 2025 0 Comments
How Is the Government Shutdown Affecting Backcountry Skiers? As the federal government shutdown drags on, its impacts are being felt by people across the country and in all walks of life, including backcountry skiers and other snowsports enthusiasts, reports Winter Wildlands. The vast majority of winter backcountry recreation occurs on Forest Service and Park Service lands, and since the shutdown began most of the people who care for […] SnowBrains | January 18, 2019 1 Comment
Crystal Mountain, WA Offers Free Weekday Lift Tickets to Furloughed Government Employees Starting Thursday, January 17, 2019, all Federal employees who are furloughed due to the government shutdown will receive a free weekday lift ticket or scenic ticket for the Mt. Rainier Gondola at Crystal Mountain, WA. “We realize that many federal employees are caught in the middle of the battle that’s going on in DC and we’d like to invite them […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2019 0 Comments
“How the Government Shutdown Affects Our National Parks” – Outside Magazine We know that we’re all curious about how this government shutdown is affecting our national park. We understand that they are closed, but can we still go into them are enjoy our land, our parks, our rights? That answer appears to be decided ‘NO’. The saddest thing is that even Grand Canyon permit holders (for rafting the Colorado River) are being turned away… How the Shutdown Affects National Parks Grand Canyon permit holders turned away By: STEPHEN WAYNE KASICA Yosemite National Park turns 123 today, but […] SnowBrains | October 2, 2013 8 Comments
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