By public I mean dirt jumps or skills areas located in city or county parks, built by volunteers but official and approved by the land manager.
What happens at public dirt jumps when the weather gets bad such as extended rain, snow, wet ground (general late fall, winter, and early spring weather)? Is a sign with basic jump park rules including info such as 'Do not ride when wet' enough? Or are the jumps physically closed off somehow such as with chains across the trail or tarps on the lips? I understand that closing off jumps is something private areas can and probably should do, but is that something that public areas are or should be doing? If so then who decides when they are open or closed, since there is not officially any trail boss to report to being a public place, and park staff may not understand or care what conditions are good or bad?
What happens at public dirt jumps when the weather gets bad such as extended rain, snow, wet ground (general late fall, winter, and early spring weather)? Is a sign with basic jump park rules including info such as 'Do not ride when wet' enough? Or are the jumps physically closed off somehow such as with chains across the trail or tarps on the lips? I understand that closing off jumps is something private areas can and probably should do, but is that something that public areas are or should be doing? If so then who decides when they are open or closed, since there is not officially any trail boss to report to being a public place, and park staff may not understand or care what conditions are good or bad?