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[VIDEO] New Film “Inaccessible” From Pro Skier Griffin Post Explores the Future of Public Land Access

A new ski documentary premiering this December is tackling one of the most critical and least understood issues in outdoor recreation: access to America’s public lands. Produced by onX and starring professional skier Griffin Post, Inaccessible premieres December 10, 2025, and takes viewers deep into Montana’s Crazy Mountains—a spectacular and contentious stretch of terrain where public land borders private property […]
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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 […]
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Top Snowboard Athletes Urge Action as Roadless Rule Faces Repeal, Threatening the United States’ Prime Backcountry Ski Terrain

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a landmark 2001 policy that protects roughly 45 million acres of national forest across 37 states. Conservation groups and athletes warn the rollback would open prized backcountry terrain to logging, road construction, and development—and the public has until Friday, September 19, to weigh in. Related: USDA […]
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USDA Moves to Roll Back Roadless Rule, Putting 45 Million Acres of National Forest at Risk

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a landmark policy that has protected roughly 45 million acres of national forest across 37 states for nearly a quarter century. The Trump administration announced it will publish a Notice of Intent to roll back the rule on Friday, August 29, initiating a process that […]
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Trump’s New Bill Passes: Key Impacts on the Ski Industry

President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill has passed and the ski industry finds itself staring down a future shaped by fossil fuel expansion, climate policy rollbacks, and deep cuts to public lands funding. While the bill promises energy independence and economic growth, it also poses a risk to shorter ski seasons due to the potential for warmer temperatures. For ski towns, resort […]
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Public Urged to Help Protect 58 Million Acres of National Forest as Trump Administration Moves to Repeal Roadless Rule

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More than 50 million acres of protected U.S. forestlands could face new threats as the Trump administration moves to eliminate longstanding environmental safeguards. On June 23, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the administration intends to rescind the Forest Service Roadless Rule, a federal policy that has safeguarded vast swaths of national forestland from new road construction, logging, […]
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What’s Left at the Forest Service? The Aftermath of the DOGE Cuts and How They Have Weakened Our Public Lands

The Forest Service is in trouble. Already faced with budget uncertainty, the Forest Service and the rest of the U.S. Department of Agriculture fell into the sights of the legally dubious Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, led by billionaire Elon Musk, vowed to cut Forest Service staff across the board by 10% as part of their purge of the Federal […]
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Sending It to the Legislature: Ski Mountaineer Caroline Gleich’s Campaign for U.S. Senate

This November, Utah voters will be faced with a unique opportunity: to elect the first professional skier to the U.S. Senate. Caroline Gleich, a 38-year-old professional ski mountaineer and Park City resident, is running for Mitt Romney’s seat after he said in a speech that it was “time for a new generation” of leaders. Gleich hopes to continue to fight […]
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Trump Exempts Guides and Outfitters from Minimum Wage Mandate

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On the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend, President Trump issued an executive order that gives more flexibility to guides and outfitters that operate in National Parks and other public lands. The Exemption from Executive Order 13658 for Recreational Services on Federal Lands lifts the $10.10 minimum wage requirement previously mandated in 2014. According to President Trump, the current mandate was negatively […]
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Grand Teton National Park, Free Entrance On Saturday To Celebrate National Public Lands Day

Celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday with FREE admission to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Located near the town of Jackson, Wyoming and on of our favorite ski resorts in the world Jackson Hole. Get out into the National Forests and enjoy fall colors, amazing hiking weather and the snow dusted peaks of the Tetons. National Park Service, U.S. […]
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