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It's much better than your equivalency, Todd. Backcountry skiing and
snowmobiling are drastically different and have completely different effects
on the environment. Mountain bikes and e-bikes just don't. In fact, I would
argue that mountain bikes and e-bikes are more similar than skiing and
snowboarding. Snowboarders actually do scrape a ton of snow off the runs, and
have a tendency to sit in the middle of the hill. In many cases, areas were
once delineated between skiers and snowboarders, just like many areas were
once off-limits for any and all mountain biking.
Like Dave said, if you're going to compare them to motorcycles then we're just
wasting our time here. Clinging to arbitrary definitions over rational,
objective discussion isn't going to get us anywhere.
Jan. 11, 2017, 4:56 p.m. - Gavitron
#!markdown It's much better than your equivalency, Todd. Backcountry skiing and snowmobiling are drastically different and have completely different effects on the environment. Mountain bikes and e-bikes just don't. In fact, I would argue that mountain bikes and e-bikes are more similar than skiing and snowboarding. Snowboarders actually do scrape a ton of snow off the runs, and have a tendency to sit in the middle of the hill. In many cases, areas were once delineated between skiers and snowboarders, just like many areas were once off-limits for any and all mountain biking. Like Dave said, if you're going to compare them to motorcycles then we're just wasting our time here. Clinging to arbitrary definitions over rational, objective discussion isn't going to get us anywhere.