Welcome to The Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile CLUB!!
Ophir Creek/Greenhorn Mountain
Pueblo, Westcliffe, Co
Ophir Creek/Greenhorn Mountain
Pueblo, Westcliffe, Co
CSA is now accepting applications for the $2,500 Royal Collard Scholarship.
This year's topic: Engaging the next generation on evolving challenges for maintaining snowmobile access.
Applications are due by June 30th. Award will be announced at the August meeting.
Click on the CSA link for more information.
https://www.snowmobilecolo.com/
Or email to:
Quick reminder that the CSA Quarterly Meeting will be held in Salida,CO at the Hampton Inn & Suites located at 785 US-50. Rate is $142/night. 719-539-7850
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
COLORADO SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION
PO Box 575
Hartsel, CO 80449
844-4cosnow (426-7669)
info@snowmobilecolo.com
Click on the CSA link for more information
We are contacting you to update an issue we have been monitoring and has taken some troubling developments. We are asking for your input in opposition. Discussions around the management of the Dolores River have spanned more than 15 years and recent developments appear to have taken two different paths. Understanding this relationship is critical to building consensus and many interests are confusing the two efforts. Wild and Scenic River designations and many others were proposed in recent forest plans for the areas and not pursued. Many areas were also proposed as Wilderness Character areas or areas of critical environmental concern and also not pursued. Since June 2022, there has been a Legislative Proposal to designate a corridor around the Dolores River as a National Conservation Area which covered roughly 53,000 acres and a special management area covering an additional 15,000 acres. Support for the Proposal has been limited.
Various special interest groups have now sought to pursue a new direction of addressing their desires for management of the areas. These interests seek the designation of a much larger and more restrictive National Monument allegedly protecting the Dolores River. This Proposal would restrict access to more than 400,000 acres. While the Monument Proposal claims to protect motorized usage, it really prohibits any future development of trails in the monument. Many of these areas could be developed to expand recreational access for the public. It is important to note that as of March 15, 2024 there was not even a website available for the public to investigate the Proposal.
Our challenges around the Moab area highlight the need for these types of designations to be meaningfully addressed. Monuments developed in this manner simply have a long history of failing. Assertions from groups that have historically opposed multiple uses that multiple uses are protected are simply insufficient to support any monument designation or legislation.
Our concerns for your comments in opposition (please rewrite in your own to ensure they are not consolidated).
1. This Monument Proposal needs a lot of work to become viable. While the supporters tout many flashy concepts and ideas, the Proposal fails to address how these concepts would actually be achieved on the ground. In the Monument Proposal, unplanned recreation is allegedly a threat but it fails to recognize that recreational development in the area already has to be planned. It is federal lands and NEPA is always a requirement.
2. While the Proposal repeatedly addresses the Rimrocker trail as a value, recreational opportunities in the area extend far beyond just the Rimrocker. The network of trails around the Rimrocker are worthy of protection as much as the Trail itself.
2. Much of what the Proposal is seeking has been previously proposed in various Resource Management Plan and not applied after site specific analysis. These reasons must be addressed.
3. Monument Proposal seeks designation of Wilderness areas – many of these would have HUGE impacts on multiple use recreation opportunities.
4. Most local counties have opposed the Monument Proposal.
5. The Supporters of the Proposal assert that this Proposal is open for discussion. We are asking for time to discuss the Proposal before designations are provided for. The current effort simply puts the cart before the horse in terms of process.
Upcoming Public meeting (we are aware notice is totally insufficient but also did not arrange the meeting)
Senator Hickenlooper is hosting a listening session on Monday, April 22 at 5:00 pm
Colorado Mesa University’s Meyer Ballroom,
2nd floor in the University Center (1455 N 12th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501).
More information on these efforts from the supporters of the Proposal:
Where to provide electronic comments:
Email John | Senator John Hickenlooper (senate.gov)
Contact | Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (house.gov)
Deadline for comments
Sooner rather than later
The Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile club is a family oriented club; that likes to focus on building friendships, helping one another & SNOWMOBILING!
The Greenhorn/Ophir Creek area is made up of easy trails, wide open meadows &
is a great area for beginners!
But don't let our mountain fool you!
We may be small, but we are mighty!
There are hidden areas great for boon docking & high upper meadows that hold deep powder!
Some days you can go out & never see another riding group, even though the parking lot is full!
You might say, we have the best of both worlds on our mountain!
From wild to mild!
We work hard year round to keep your favorite riding areas open to motorized access, protecting your Right to Ride.
Also working as a liaison between the winter motorized community and our local Forest Service office to keep areas open and work on improved parking facilities and trails.
Please join and support the Clubs where you ride. Stay informed and help protect your favorite riding areas!! We are all in this TOGETHER!! Thanks for your support!! JOIN NOW!
The Sangre Snowrunners Snowmobile Club are the people who are responsible for keeping the trails groomed & cleared for ALL outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy year round!!
The Ophir Creek & Greenhorn Mountain trail system
is located off of Highway 165, near mile
marker 11 in the
San Isabel National Forest. The deep powder, well groomed trails & beautiful views of the
Wet Mountains is a snowmobilers paradise!
Club dues are spent solely to promote snowmobiling!!
Ophir Creek Road , FSR 360, Colorado 81069, United States
When using the upper parking lot, PLEASE park diagonally below the TURN AROUND SIGN so we can get as many vehicles parked as possible.
Also, if you have a vehicle with NO trailer,
please park below the large parking area; along the road to the north of the creek crossing.
You can also park on the edge of the road, down from the upper parking lot.
Please leave room for passing vehicles.
Please take a look at the diagram below for an example of parking at the upper lot.
THE CLUB IS ONLY IN CHARGE OF GROOMING THE TRAILS, NOT THE ROAD OR PARKING LOT.
We are trying to get a more unified parking arrangement in the turn around area in the upper parking lot at Ophir Creek.
If everyone will try to park like the diagram on the left, this should help drivers park safely plus add more vehicles in the upper lot.
This sign board will also be posted at the turn around area.
We hope that we will have everyone's cooperation.
Thank you,
Sangre Snowrunners.
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