The biggest problem I have with people drinking in the backcountry is when I blow up beer in my bags, its hard to bring enough for me and my buddies to get blitzed on and not have a couple casualties of war. That being said it does help achieve the sick lines....just sayin
I agree that it is long overdue for a headon wreck but at the same time how safe is it to ride on a river that never properly freezes with a bar at the other end. I use the blindman for two things, pounding beers and doing mach chicken. Would I take my kids on the blindman for a sunday...
Was up at the onion lake area a couple weeks ago and we were able to get up to the area on quads. Snow is about 2ft deep tops and the alpine part is still pretty scarce. Will be going there in a few weeks again.