It&#x27;s kind of sad.<p>A while back the same happened to Colorado&#x27;s most prolific ski bum. He spent decades living out of his vehicle, working odd jobs, and dedicating his life to skiing as much as possible.<p>He wasn&#x27;t a nuisance by any measure of the word. I remember seeing his old camper every time ai&#x27;d go to Arapahoe Basin (aka The Legend), the local&#x27;s favorite mountain, far removed from the crowded resort towns.<p>Then one day it was gone...<p>It turns out, somebody in local government wanted to send a message that ski bums are no longer welcome. So they started regularly harassing him until they found a reason to pin him with a charge and send him to jail.<p>Here&#x27;s the news story:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.denverpost.com&#x2F;ci_14158633" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.denverpost.com&#x2F;ci_14158633</a><p>The local ski&#x2F;snowboarding community was pretty pissed about it because he was well known&#x2F;liked and really didn&#x27;t deserve to be treated with such indignity.<p>I&#x27;ve spent my fair share of time skiing&#x2F;snowboarding and living in mountain towns. They all have corrupt, exploitative, local governments run by terrible people.<p>Don&#x27;t even get me started on Granby, CO. The town that made national news for the guy who armor plated a bulldozer and destroyed a large portion of downtown before killing himself. He wasn&#x27;t crazy, the town used zoning laws to destroy his business and livelihood.