"More sanctioned blue trails means more black+ trails."
I haven't seen this play out at all. From my experience over the last decade or so, the more sanctioned blue trails have popped up, the more the sanctioned black+ trails are pressured into having roll-arounds, or reducing the risk factor of the features that make them black+, for the sake of those with less-then-black+ skill level. It seems to me that people have forgotten (or didn't learn) that it's OK to skip a trail because it's above your capability.
June 20, 2023, 8:55 a.m. - Mammal
"More sanctioned blue trails means more black+ trails." I haven't seen this play out at all. From my experience over the last decade or so, the more sanctioned blue trails have popped up, the more the sanctioned black+ trails are pressured into having roll-arounds, or reducing the risk factor of the features that make them black+, for the sake of those with less-then-black+ skill level. It seems to me that people have forgotten (or didn't learn) that it's OK to skip a trail because it's above your capability.