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I'm not a rich person , like some Whistler residents , so $25 a picture is a bit steep , so have never bought one . But if they were $10 each I probably would of bought 5-10 over the season . But like most things in Whistler , high rent , low wages etc , people that run businesses here are far to greedy , and now a lot of seasonaires are voting with there feet , hence the lack of labour in town this summer ! As for the bike park its self , probably still the best , but not for long , if WBP management continue to make a pigs ear of it , as they did this summer !

Sorry but this isn't classical music 😉

No, it's a red herring.

Numerous studies have found the environmental impact from biking and hiking to be about the same, and the impact from equestrian use greater than either biking or hiking. A quick Google search will turn up several papers.

Tire tracks leading in and out of mud puddles is actually a good thing. It means bikers are following IMBA trail etiquette and staying on the trail tread. Hikers will often walk around a puddle to avoid getting their feet wet. Walking or biking around a mud puddle leads to trail widening and often secondary trails or "braids" arise, increasing the environmental impact.
What's the #1 factor in trail damage? Not biking. Not hiking. Not equestrian use. It's trail design. Design a trail well, and it will last. Design it poorly, and it will fall apart in short order no matter who is using it.
There is a perception that droves of mountain bikers are damaging trails, but often the reality is the trail was never designed properly in the first place, and it's falling apart from a drastic increase in use, not the type of use. Replace the droves of mountain bikers with droves of hikers or horses and a poorly designed trail will fall apart like house of cards.

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