Steamboat Resort Ski Area Use Prohibitions

Signed Forest OrderMap

Order Number: # MBRTB-HPBE-2024-339A

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland

Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District 

Use Prohibitions

PROHIBITIONS 

Pursuant to 16 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 551 and 36 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”).

1. Possessing or using a bicycle in the Described Area except on trails designated for bicycle use. 36 CFR 261.53(e).
2. Possessing or using a hang glider in the Described Area. 36 CFR 261.53(e). 
3. Possessing or using any motorized vehicle in the Described Area. 36 CFR 261.53(e).
4. Possessing or using a class 1 or 2 electric bicycle in the Described Area except on trails designated for electric bicycle use. 36 CFR 261.53(e). 

EXEMPTIONS 

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty. 

DESCRIBED AREA 

The Described Area is all NFS lands within the boundaries of the Steamboat Resort Ski Area as depicted in Exhibit A. The Described Area is located in Routt County, Colorado, in Section 25 Township 6 North, Range 84 West 6th Principal Meridian. 

PURPOSE 

The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety. 

IMPLEMENTATION 

1. This Order shall be in effect from December 4, 2024 at 12:00am through June 1, 2029 at 12:00am, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Area is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mbr/alerts-notices.
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5. Contact the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District in Steamboat Springs, CO, (970) 870-2299 and Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland Supervisor’s Office in Laramie, WY, (307) 745-2300, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes MBRTB-HPBE-2024-144B signed May 23, 2024 and any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Area.