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ill-advised strategy
Our stoopid midwest ski area calls any ungroomed area “backcountry”, cut runs inbounds at a ski area they call “backcountry”, so there’s a whole lot of people here who are learning that word has no association with danger or being prepared in any way. There are alarming cliff and danger type signs all over mild terrain. Someday one of these people from here will get himself killed out west because these idiots at our local hill taught them the “backcountry” and “cliff area”s are not anything to worry about.
I’ve been harping on this for awhile, nobody cares...they think I’m a crazy person.