Let's wage war on whippers!

On a snow less seasons like this one, every bit of terrain preparation counts and a smooth slope can be opened with a minimum amount of snow. I think it's passed time for our local ski resorts to wage an all-out war on whippers.

You know what I'm talking about, these awful twigs and growing bushes or aspen shoots that are often more intimidating than harmful to skiers and stand on their way, until the time more snow comes or they get chewed up by the edges of our boards.

Okay, I'm not even mentioning the larger elderberry bushes that are to be avoided at all costs...

I feel the resorts should draft a brigade armed with machetes and loppers. In return, they'd reward these trailblazers with free ski pass... Another idea to chew on!