{"id":806892,"date":"2020-04-28T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382385"},"modified":"2020-04-28T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T23:15:00","slug":"part-time-breckenridge-resident-posts-photos-snowmobiling-at-keystone-resort-which-is-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/part-time-breckenridge-resident-posts-photos-snowmobiling-at-keystone-resort-which-is-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Part-time Breckenridge resident posts photos snowmobiling at Keystone Resort, which is closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"52.800310197751\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><\/figure>\n<p>KEYSTONE RESORT \u2014 Part-time Breckenridge resident David Lesh has once again stepped into the public spotlight by posting controversial photos on his social media.<\/p>\n<p>After being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/feds-cite-alleged-rogue-snowmobiler-david-lesh-for-aspen-area-incident\/\">cited for snowmobiling in off-limits terrain in Aspen last summer<\/a>, the 34-year-old outdoor clothing company owner, who also lives part-time in Denver, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_ZSiX_lVkH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted photos of him snowmobiling at a terrain park<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> at Keystone Resort on Sunday on his Instagram page. Lesh posted the photos with the caption, \u201csolid park sesh, no lift ticket needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keystone spokeswoman Loryn Roberson said the resort is aware of the trespassing that took place over the weekend and is working with law enforcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all Colorado ski areas are closed under Gov. Jared Polis\u2019 executive order. Summit County ski areas are closed to all activity, including uphill access. In March, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arapahoe_Basin\/status\/1243560230803259393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1243560230803259393&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitdaily.com%2Fnews%2Fforest-service-monitors-forest-access-points-but-doesnt-anticipate-new-major-closures%2F\">local ski areas urged people to respect the closures<\/a> to protect local communities and first responders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cKeystone Resort is currently closed to the public, and any violation of this closure is considered trespassing,\u201d Roberson wrote in an email. \u201cTrespassing is a crime, and we are currently working with our law enforcement partners. Violations such as this can also result in a loss of future skiing and riding privileges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberson reminded people that uphill access is closed at all of Vail Resorts\u2019 Colorado locations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>White River National Forest Mountain Sports Program Manager Roger Poirier said the U.S. Forest Service law enforcement staff is working with the Summit County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the ski resort to coordinate a response to any violations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being in violation of the statewide executive order and local public health order, Lesh also appears to be in violation of Colorado\u2019s Ski Safety Act, which reads: \u201cNo person shall knowingly enter upon public or private lands from an adjoining ski area when such land has been closed by its owner and so posted by the owner or by the ski area operator. \u2026 Any person who violates any of the provisions \u2026 is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Summit County\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.summit.co.us\/DocumentCenter\/View\/28134\/Amended-PHO-April-28-Final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">updated public health order<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>, which went into effect Monday, said that ski areas are to remain closed to \u201cdiscourage residents of other counties and states from visiting Summit County.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.254797441365\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 sd-4 pl-4\" readability=\"19.081545064378\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your financial support is critical to help us keep our communities informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on our residents and businesses. 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After being cited for snowmobiling in off-limits terrain in Aspen last summer, the 34-year-old outdoor clothing company owner, who also lives part-time in Denver, posted photos of him snowmobiling at a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-806892","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-12 17:43:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}